ING Groep (ING) Competitors

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

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, BBVA or ING?

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria has higher revenue and earnings than ING Groep. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ING Groep, 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
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria	$34.69B	1.88	$8.68B	$1.47	7.42
ING Groep	$22.42B	2.81	$4.48B	$2.26	7.96

Is BBVA or ING a better dividend stock?

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria pays an annual dividend of $0.67 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.1%. ING Groep pays an annual dividend of $1.38 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.7%. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria pays out 45.6% 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. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and ING Groep has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Does the media prefer BBVA or ING?

In the previous week, Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria had 3 more articles in the media than ING Groep. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria and 6 mentions for ING Groep. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria's average media sentiment score of 0.52 beat ING Groep's score of 0.41 indicating that ING Groep is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
ING Groep	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of BBVA or ING?

3.0% of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 4.5% of ING Groep shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, BBVA or ING?

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria has a beta of 1.33, suggesting that its stock price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ING Groep has a beta of 1.56, suggesting that its stock price is 56% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is BBVA or ING more profitable?

ING Groep has a net margin of 32.20% compared to ING Groep's net margin of 26.90%. ING Groep's return on equity of 15.34% beat Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria	26.90%	15.34%	1.08%
ING Groep	32.20%	13.15%	0.72%

Do analysts rate BBVA or ING?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
ING Groep	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in BBVA or ING?

ING Groep received 32 more outperform votes than Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 54.86% of users gave ING Groep an outperform vote while only 54.78% of users gave Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria	Outperform Votes 470 54.78%	Underperform Votes 388 45.22%
ING Groep	Outperform Votes 502 54.86%	Underperform Votes 413 45.14%

Summary

ING Groep beats Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.