Comparing Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (NYSE:BBVA) & Banco de Sabadell (OTCMKTS:BNDSF)

Banco de Sabadell (OTCMKTS:BNDSF) and Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (NYSE:BBVA) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings and risk.

Profitability

This table compares Banco de Sabadell and Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Banco de Sabadell	N/A	N/A	N/A
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria	27.55%	16.40%	1.17%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Banco de Sabadell and Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Banco de Sabadell	N/A	N/A	N/A	$0.08	23.81
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria	$37.15 billion	1.59	$8.68 billion	$1.74	5.80

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria has higher revenue and earnings than Banco de Sabadell. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Banco de Sabadell, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

11.8% of Banco de Sabadell shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.0% of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria 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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Banco de Sabadell and Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Banco de Sabadell	0	0	0	0	N/A
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria	1	1	1	1	2.50

Summary

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria beats Banco de Sabadell on 8 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Banco de Sabadell

Banco de Sabadell, S.A. provides banking products and services to personal, business, and private customers in Spain and internationally. The company offers retail banking products, such as current and savings accounts, personal loans, cards, and mortgages. It also provides financial products and services to large and medium enterprises, SMEs, shops and self-employed workers, private individuals, and professionals; and consumer finance, asset management, and bancassurance services. In addition, the company offers corporate banking services, including financing services, transactional banking services, and other complex custom solutions in finance, treasury, and import/export, among others. Further, it provides insurance and pension products. The company was founded in 1881 and is based in Alicante, Spain.

About Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. provides retail banking, wholesale banking, and asset management services in the United States, Spain, Mexico, Turkey, South America, and internationally. The company offers savings account, demand deposits, and time deposits; and loan products, such as residential mortgages, other households, credit card loans, loans to enterprises and public sector, as well as consumer finance. It provides insurance and asset management business, including corporate, commercial, SME, payment systems, retail, private and investment banking, pension and life insurance, leasing, factoring, and brokerage. The company provides its products through online and mobile channels. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. was founded in 1857 and is headquartered in Bilbao, Spain.