DNB Bank ASA (OTCMKTS:DNBBY – Get Rating) and Grupo Financiero Banorte (OTCMKTS:GBOOY – Get Rating) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends and valuation.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares DNB Bank ASA and Grupo Financiero Banorte's gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
Get DNB Bank ASA alerts:| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| DNB Bank ASA | $7.12 billion | 4.06 | $2.95 billion | N/A | N/A |
| Grupo Financiero Banorte | $7.68 billion | 3.11 | $1.73 billion | $3.18 | 13.03 |
DNB Bank ASA has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Grupo Financiero Banorte.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
0.1% of DNB Bank ASA shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.0% of Grupo Financiero Banorte shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.Risk and Volatility
DNB Bank ASA has a beta of 1.34, suggesting that its share price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Grupo Financiero Banorte has a beta of 1.11, suggesting that its share price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Dividends
DNB Bank ASA pays an annual dividend of $0.86 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. Grupo Financiero Banorte pays an annual dividend of $2.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.6%. Grupo Financiero Banorte pays out 85.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for DNB Bank ASA and Grupo Financiero Banorte, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| DNB Bank ASA | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2.29 |
| Grupo Financiero Banorte | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.67 |
DNB Bank ASA currently has a consensus price target of $175.50, suggesting a potential upside of 840.59%. Given DNB Bank ASA's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe DNB Bank ASA is more favorable than Grupo Financiero Banorte.
Profitability
This table compares DNB Bank ASA and Grupo Financiero Banorte's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| DNB Bank ASA | 36.11% | 11.69% | 0.89% |
| Grupo Financiero Banorte | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Summary
DNB Bank ASA beats Grupo Financiero Banorte on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About DNB Bank ASA
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DNB Bank ASA provides financial services for retail and corporate customers in Norway and internationally. The company offers personal banking products and services, including savings and investment products; loans, such as home mortgages, and car and consumer loans; pet, home and property, travel, and personal insurance products, as well as insurance products for vehicles; retirement savings products; foreign exchange and treasury activities; and Internet and mobile banking services, as well as cards. It also provides business banking products and services comprising savings and investment products consisting of savings accounts, fixed rate deposits, exchange traded products, bonds and commercial papers, asset management, and equity services; financing, such as installment loans, overdraft facility, bank guarantees, leasing, factoring, and trade and export financing services; transaction banking services; research, commodities, bonds and commercial papers, corporate finance, debt capital market, equities, foreign exchange and interest rates, and securities services; and Internet services, including online equity trading, online FX trading, e-confirmation, equities execution, and investor and margin accounts, as well as pension services. In addition, the company provides investment banking services, such as mergers and acquisition, and equity and debt capital market services; foreign exchange, interest rates, equities, commodities, fixed income, research, private equity, and securities services; and corporate banking services. Further, it offers private banking services. The company offers its products and services to various sectors, including energy; financial institutions; healthcare; manufacturing; packaging and forest products; seafood; shipping, offshore, and logistics; and telecom, media, and technology. DNB Bank ASA was founded in 1822 and is headquartered in Oslo, Norway.
About Grupo Financiero Banorte
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Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV is a holding company, which engages in the provision of banking services. It operates through the following segments: Holding, Banorte, Savings and Forecast, Landlord and Factor, Storage, and Brokerage house Banorte. The company was founded in 1899 and is headquartered in Mexico City, Mexico.
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