Macro Bank (NYSE:BMA – Get Free Report) is one of 920 public companies in the “Banks” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its peers? We will compare Macro Bank to related businesses based on the strength of its profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, risk and earnings.
Dividends
Macro Bank pays an annual dividend of $3.67 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.9%. Macro Bank pays out 80.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. As a group, “Banks” companies pay a dividend yield of 9.3% and pay out 29.0% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Macro Bank lags its peers as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.
Volatility and Risk
Macro Bank has a beta of 1.37, suggesting that its share price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Macro Bank’s peers have a beta of 0.61, suggesting that their average share price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Macro Bank and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Macro Bank | 5.95% | 8.65% | 2.04% |
| Macro Bank Competitors | 15.24% | 9.38% | 0.92% |
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Macro Bank and its peers top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Macro Bank | $4.72 billion | $231.60 million | 13.51 |
| Macro Bank Competitors | $37.75 billion | $2.41 billion | 18.94 |
Macro Bank’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than Macro Bank. Macro Bank is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
47.7% of shares of all “Banks” companies are held by institutional investors. 18.3% of Macro Bank shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 9.8% of shares of all “Banks” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Macro Bank and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Macro Bank | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2.75 |
| Macro Bank Competitors | 7444 | 30085 | 27632 | 1436 | 2.35 |
Macro Bank presently has a consensus target price of $101.25, suggesting a potential upside of 63.94%. As a group, “Banks” companies have a potential upside of 15.33%. Given Macro Bank’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Macro Bank is more favorable than its peers.
Summary
Macro Bank peers beat Macro Bank on 8 of the 15 factors compared.
Macro Bank Company Profile
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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