Danske Bank (OTCMKTS:DNKEY – Get Free Report) and Macro Bank (NYSE:BMA – Get Free Report) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, profitability and valuation.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Danske Bank and Macro Bank”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Danske Bank | $8.61 billion | 4.98 | $3.49 billion | $2.17 | 12.11 |
| Macro Bank | $4,709.87 billion | 0.00 | $231.60 million | $4.23 | 23.45 |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Danske Bank and Macro Bank, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Danske Bank | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2.67 |
| Macro Bank | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2.88 |
Macro Bank has a consensus price target of $108.25, indicating a potential upside of 9.12%. Given Macro Bank’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Macro Bank is more favorable than Danske Bank.
Volatility & Risk
Danske Bank has a beta of 0.6, indicating that its stock price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Macro Bank has a beta of 1.42, indicating that its stock price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Danske Bank and Macro Bank’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Danske Bank | 40.38% | 13.14% | 0.62% |
| Macro Bank | 5.81% | 8.47% | 1.98% |
Dividends
Danske Bank pays an annual dividend of $1.58 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.0%. Macro Bank pays an annual dividend of $5.67 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.7%. Danske Bank pays out 72.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Macro Bank pays out 134.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Danske Bank is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Summary
Macro Bank beats Danske Bank on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Danske Bank
Danske Bank A/S provides various banking products and services to corporate, institutional, and international clients. The company offers insurance and pension products, mortgage finance and real-estate brokerage services, asset management and trading services in fixed income products, foreign exchange services, and equities. It also provides advisory services to personal and private banking customers; and business advisory services, including acquisition, change of ownership, strategic development, or international expansion. In addition, the company offers financing, risk management, investment, and financial advisory services for large corporates and institutions; healthcare solutions; and online and mobile banking services. It has operations in Denmark, Finland, Sweden, Norway, the United Kingdom, and internationally. The company was founded in 1871 and is headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark.
About Macro Bank
Banco Macro S.A. provides various banking products and services to retail and corporate customers in Argentina. It offers various retail banking products and services, such as savings and checking accounts, time deposits, credit and debit cards, consumer finance loans, mortgage loans, automobile loans, overdrafts, credit-related services, home and car insurance coverage, tax collection, utility payments, automated teller machines, and money transfers. The company also provides personal loans, document discounts, residential mortgages, overdrafts, pledged loans, and credit card loans to retail customers. In addition, it offers corporate banking products and services, including deposits, lending, check cashing advances and factoring, guaranteed loans, credit lines for financing foreign trade, and cash management services; and trust, payroll, and financial agency services, as well as corporate credit cards and other specialty products; and working capital facilities, credit for investment projects, and leasing and foreign trade transactions. Further, the company provides transaction services, such as cash management, collection services, payments to suppliers, payroll services, foreign exchange transactions, and foreign trade services; information services comprising Datanet and Interpymes services to corporate customers; and Internet and mobile banking services. Additionally, it offers short-term and medium-to-long-term corporate lending products. Banco Macro S.A. was incorporated in 1966 and is headquartered in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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