Head to Head Analysis: Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (NYSE:SMFG) & First Republic Bank (OTCMKTS:FRCB)

Profitability

This table compares Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group and First Republic Bank’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group	12.61%	8.52%	0.44%
First Republic Bank	N/A	N/A	N/A

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group and First Republic Bank”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group	$5,118.87 billion	0.02	$6.12 billion	$1.03	14.00
First Republic Bank	$6.75 billion	0.00	$1.67 billion	N/A	N/A

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group has higher revenue and earnings than First Republic Bank.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

3.8% of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.0% of First Republic Bank shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of First Republic Bank shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Risk & Volatility

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group has a beta of 0.4, indicating that its stock price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Republic Bank has a beta of 1.83, indicating that its stock price is 83% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Dividends

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group pays an annual dividend of $0.11 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. First Republic Bank pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 41,538.5%. Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group pays out 10.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Summary

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group beats First Republic Bank on 7 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides banking, leasing, securities, credit card, and consumer finance services in Japan, the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and Oceania. It operates through Wholesale Business Unit, Retail Business Unit, Global Business Unit, and Global Markets Business Unit segments. The company was incorporated in 2002 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

About First Republic Bank

As of May 1, 2023, First Republic Bank went out of business. Previously, First Republic Bank provided private banking, private business banking, and private wealth management services to clients in metropolitan areas in the United States. The company was founded in 1985 and was headquartered in San Francisco, California. First Republic Bank now trades on OTCPK.