BLX vs. WFC, USB, CMA, AVAL, INTR, ITCLY, NTB, PGC, ESQ, and VBNK
Should you be buying Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. include Wells Fargo & Company (WFC), U.S. Bancorp (USB), Comerica (CMA), Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores (AVAL), Inter & Co, Inc. (INTR), Banco Itau Chile Spon (ITCLY), Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son (NTB), Peapack-Gladstone Financial (PGC), Esquire Financial (ESQ), and VersaBank (VBNK).
Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC) and Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. (NYSE:BLX) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership, community ranking and risk.
In the previous week, Wells Fargo & Company had 18 more articles in the media than Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A.. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Wells Fargo & Company and 2 mentions for Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A.. Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A.'s average media sentiment score of 0.77 beat Wells Fargo & Company's score of -0.11 indicating that Wells Fargo & Company is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Wells Fargo & Company has higher revenue and earnings than Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A.. Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Wells Fargo & Company, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Wells Fargo & Company currently has a consensus price target of $58.99, indicating a potential downside of 1.55%. Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. has a consensus price target of $37.33, indicating a potential upside of 24.40%. Given Wells Fargo & Company's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. is more favorable than Wells Fargo & Company.
Wells Fargo & Company has a beta of 1.18, meaning that its stock price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. has a beta of 1.19, meaning that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Wells Fargo & Company received 1218 more outperform votes than Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.19% of users gave Wells Fargo & Company an outperform vote while only 53.65% of users gave Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. an outperform vote.
75.9% of Wells Fargo & Company shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.5% of Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Wells Fargo & Company shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Wells Fargo & Company pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.7%. Wells Fargo & Company pays out 29.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. pays out 40.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Wells Fargo & Company has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years and Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years.
Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. has a net margin of 23.58% compared to Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A.'s net margin of 15.63%. Wells Fargo & Company's return on equity of 15.26% beat Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A.'s return on equity.
Summary
Wells Fargo & Company beats Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. on 13 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.
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