Banco Comercial Portugues (BPCGY) and Its Competitors Critical Survey

Banco Comercial Portugues (OTCMKTS:BPCGY) is one of 86 publicly-traded companies in the “BANKS – FOREIGN” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its rivals? We will compare Banco Comercial Portugues to similar companies based on the strength of its risk, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares Banco Comercial Portugues and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Banco Comercial Portugues	15.89%	9.44%	0.76%
Banco Comercial Portugues Competitors	17.41%	12.83%	1.08%

Dividends

Banco Comercial Portugues pays an annual dividend of $0.15 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Banco Comercial Portugues pays out 16.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “BANKS – FOREIGN” companies pay a dividend yield of 3.1% and pay out 35.2% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Banco Comercial Portugues and its rivals gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Banco Comercial Portugues	$5.82 billion	$980.79 million	9.99
Banco Comercial Portugues Competitors	$1,360.88 billion	$6.67 billion	13.25

Banco Comercial Portugues’ rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Banco Comercial Portugues. Banco Comercial Portugues is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Risk and Volatility

Banco Comercial Portugues has a beta of 0.22, meaning that its stock price is 78% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Banco Comercial Portugues’ rivals have a beta of 0.78, meaning that their average stock price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

25.4% of shares of all “BANKS – FOREIGN” companies are owned by institutional investors. 4.9% of shares of all “BANKS – FOREIGN” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Banco Comercial Portugues and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Banco Comercial Portugues	0	1	0	1	3.00
Banco Comercial Portugues Competitors	1307	4305	4604	268	2.37

As a group, “BANKS – FOREIGN” companies have a potential upside of 10.20%. Given Banco Comercial Portugues’ rivals higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Banco Comercial Portugues has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Summary

Banco Comercial Portugues rivals beat Banco Comercial Portugues on 12 of the 15 factors compared.

Banco Comercial Portugues Company Profile

Banco Comercial Português, S.A., a private sector bank, engages in the provision of various banking and financial products and services in Portugal and internationally. It operates through Retail Banking; Companies, Corporate & Investment Banking; Private Banking; Foreign Business; and Other segments. It offers a range of financial products and services, including current accounts, payment systems, savings and investment products, private banking, asset management, and investment banking services, such as mortgage loans, personal loans, commercial banking, leasing, factoring and insurance, and others. The company is also involved in the provision of investment fund and real estate management, e-commerce, web portal, real estate investment fund, trade finance, trust, consulting, brokerage, marketing, and real estate services, as well as internet, telephone, and mobile banking services. Banco Comercial Português, S.A. was incorporated in 1985 and is based in Porto, Portugal.