ABN AMRO Bank (AAVMY) versus The Competition Financial Review

ABN AMRO Bank (OTCMKTS:AAVMY) is one of 925 public companies in the “Banks” industry, but how does it contrast to its competitors? We will compare ABN AMRO Bank to related businesses based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, dividends, risk, profitability and institutional ownership.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for ABN AMRO Bank and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ABN AMRO Bank	0	1	6	1	3.00
ABN AMRO Bank Competitors	7350	29653	27040	1353	2.34

As a group, “Banks” companies have a potential upside of 8.95%. Given ABN AMRO Bank’s competitors higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe ABN AMRO Bank has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

47.5% of shares of all “Banks” companies are owned by institutional investors. 9.9% of shares of all “Banks” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares ABN AMRO Bank and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ABN AMRO Bank	14.22%	9.16%	0.57%
ABN AMRO Bank Competitors	14.93%	9.46%	0.92%

Dividends

ABN AMRO Bank pays an annual dividend of $1.19 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. ABN AMRO Bank pays out 36.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Banks” companies pay a dividend yield of 8.8% and pay out 29.1% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. ABN AMRO Bank lags its competitors as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares ABN AMRO Bank and its competitors revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
ABN AMRO Bank	$19.04 billion	$2.30 billion	15.46
ABN AMRO Bank Competitors	$174.13 billion	$2.39 billion	22.60

ABN AMRO Bank’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than ABN AMRO Bank. ABN AMRO Bank is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Summary

ABN AMRO Bank competitors beat ABN AMRO Bank on 11 of the 14 factors compared.

ABN AMRO Bank Company Profile

ABN AMRO Bank N.V. provides various banking products and financial services to retail, private, and business clients in the Netherlands and internationally. It operates through three segments: Personal & Business Banking, Wealth Management, and Corporate Banking. The company provides savings and deposits products; investment and insurance products; and consumer, personal, car, and home improvement loan. It also issues, promotes, manages, and processes credit cards; trade finance, international payments, and treasury management; corporate finance and equity capital market; and revolving credit card facilities and pension schemes, as well as consumer credit and mortgages; and life and non-life insurance products. In addition, it offers asset-based solutions, including working capital solutions, equipment leases and loans, and vendor lease services; private banking and wealth-management-related services; and derivatives and equity clearing services. The company was incorporated in 2009 and is headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. ABN AMRO Bank N.V. operates as a subsidiary of Stichting Administratiekantoor Continuïteit Abn Amro Bank.