ING Groep (ING) Competitors

Royal Bank of Canada (NYSE:RY) and ING Groep (NYSE:ING) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, earnings, dividends and media sentiment.

Is RY or ING more profitable?

ING Groep has a net margin of 32.20% compared to ING Groep's net margin of 12.12%. ING Groep's return on equity of 14.98% beat Royal Bank of Canada's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Royal Bank of Canada	12.12%	14.98%	0.82%
ING Groep	32.20%	13.15%	0.72%

Does the media refer more to RY or ING?

In the previous week, Royal Bank of Canada had 10 more articles in the media than ING Groep. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Royal Bank of Canada and 8 mentions for ING Groep. ING Groep's average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat Royal Bank of Canada's score of 0.41 indicating that Royal Bank of Canada is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Royal Bank of Canada	9 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
ING Groep	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has higher valuation & earnings, RY or ING?

Royal Bank of Canada has higher revenue and earnings than ING Groep. ING Groep is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Royal Bank of Canada, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Royal Bank of Canada	$87.48B	1.77	$11.02B	$8.06	13.56
ING Groep	$24.43B	2.56	$4.48B	$2.26	7.92

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in RY or ING?

45.3% of Royal Bank of Canada shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 4.5% of ING Groep shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate RY or ING?

Royal Bank of Canada currently has a consensus target price of $137.67, indicating a potential upside of 25.99%. Given ING Groep's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Royal Bank of Canada is more favorable than ING Groep.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Royal Bank of Canada	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
ING Groep	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Which has more volatility and risk, RY or ING?

Royal Bank of Canada has a beta of 0.85, indicating that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ING Groep has a beta of 1.56, indicating that its stock price is 56% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is RY or ING a better dividend stock?

Royal Bank of Canada pays an annual dividend of $4.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. ING Groep pays an annual dividend of $1.38 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.7%. Royal Bank of Canada pays out 50.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. ING Groep pays out 61.1% 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. Royal Bank of Canada has raised its dividend for 14 consecutive years and ING Groep has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in RY or ING?

Royal Bank of Canada received 204 more outperform votes than ING Groep when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 55.77% of users gave Royal Bank of Canada an outperform vote while only 54.86% of users gave ING Groep an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Royal Bank of Canada	Outperform Votes 706 55.77%	Underperform Votes 560 44.23%
ING Groep	Outperform Votes 502 54.86%	Underperform Votes 413 45.14%

Summary

Royal Bank of Canada beats ING Groep on 16 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.