Comparing DBS Group (OTCMKTS:DBSDY) & Svenska Handelsbanken Ab Publ (OTCMKTS:SVNLY)

DBS Group (OTCMKTS:DBSDY) and Svenska Handelsbanken Ab Publ (OTCMKTS:SVNLY) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings and risk.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings for DBS Group and Svenska Handelsbanken Ab Publ, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
DBS Group	0	1	0	1	3.00
Svenska Handelsbanken Ab Publ	3	3	0	0	1.50

Dividends

DBS Group pays an annual dividend of $8.05 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Svenska Handelsbanken Ab Publ pays an annual dividend of $0.58 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.3%. Svenska Handelsbanken Ab Publ pays out 81.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

0.2% of DBS Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares DBS Group and Svenska Handelsbanken Ab Publ’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
DBS Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
Svenska Handelsbanken Ab Publ	17.61%	14.18%	0.76%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares DBS Group and Svenska Handelsbanken Ab Publ”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
DBS Group	$28.07 billion	4.72	$8.37 billion	N/A	N/A
Svenska Handelsbanken Ab Publ	$21.75 billion	1.27	$2.42 billion	$0.71	9.86

DBS Group has higher revenue and earnings than Svenska Handelsbanken Ab Publ.

Volatility and Risk

DBS Group has a beta of 0.51, suggesting that its share price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Svenska Handelsbanken Ab Publ has a beta of 0.61, suggesting that its share price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

DBS Group beats Svenska Handelsbanken Ab Publ on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About DBS Group

DBS Group Holdings Ltd provides commercial banking and financial services in Singapore, Hong Kong, rest of Greater China, South and Southeast Asia, and internationally. The company’s Consumer Banking/Wealth Management segment offers banking and related financial services, including current and savings accounts, fixed deposits, loans and home finance, cards, payments, investment, and insurance products for individual customers. Its Institutional Banking segment provides financial services and products for bank and non-bank financial institutions, government-linked companies, large corporates, and small and medium sized businesses. Its products and services comprise short-term working capital financing and specialized lending; cash management, trade finance, and securities and fiduciary services; treasury and markets products; and corporate finance and advisory banking, as well as capital markets solutions. The company’s Treasury Markets segment is involved in the structuring, market-making, and trading in a range of treasury products. DBS Group Holdings Ltd was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in Singapore.

About Svenska Handelsbanken Ab Publ

Svenska Handelsbanken AB (publ) provides various banking products and services for private and corporate customers primarily in Sweden, the United Kingdom, Norway, the Netherlands, the United States, Luxembourg, Finland, and Poland. The company offers savings, transactions, business, currency, and investment accounts, as well as accounts for cash pool, and forestry and agriculture; mortgage and committed loans, and private loans; mutual funds; pension products; credit and debit cards; and payment and reconciliation services, as well as foreign exchange rate services. It also provides financing for investments, such as equipment, cars, computers, and other inventories, as well as vehicle and real estate financing services; green loans and advisor services; investment and other financing services; medical care, and group and health insurance products; forestry and farming banking products; and online and mobile banking services, as well as various banking services for children and young people. In addition, the company offers financial services, that includes asset management, transactional banking, corporate finance, financing, markets, trade finance, market information and research services to large corporations; cash management solutions; and various corporate banking services to small and medium-sized companies and large corporates, as well as private banking services. Svenska Handelsbanken AB (publ) was incorporated in 1871 and is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.