KBC Group (OTCMKTS:KBCSY – Get Free Report) is one of 919 public companies in the “Banks” industry, but how does it compare to its peers? We will compare KBC Group to related companies based on the strength of its dividends, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings and analyst recommendations.
Profitability
This table compares KBC Group and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| KBC Group | 15.58% | 13.42% | 0.94% |
| KBC Group Competitors | 15.65% | 9.44% | 0.93% |
Institutional and Insider Ownership
47.9% of shares of all “Banks” companies are owned by institutional investors. 9.7% of shares of all “Banks” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares KBC Group and its peers revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| KBC Group | $26.56 billion | $4.04 billion | 12.31 |
| KBC Group Competitors | $39.03 billion | $2.42 billion | 21.06 |
KBC Group’s peers have higher revenue, but lower earnings than KBC Group. KBC Group 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.
Risk & Volatility
KBC Group has a beta of 0.67, meaning that its share price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, KBC Group’s peers have a beta of 0.61, meaning that their average share price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for KBC Group and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| KBC Group | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2.29 |
| KBC Group Competitors | 7483 | 30220 | 27802 | 1478 | 2.35 |
As a group, “Banks” companies have a potential upside of 16.66%. Given KBC Group’s peers stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe KBC Group has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.
Dividends
KBC Group pays an annual dividend of $0.66 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. KBC Group pays out 12.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Banks” companies pay a dividend yield of 9.2% and pay out 28.9% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.
Summary
KBC Group peers beat KBC Group on 9 of the 15 factors compared.
KBC Group Company Profile
KBC Group NV, together with its subsidiaries, provides integrated bank-insurance services primarily for retail, private banking, small and medium sized enterprises, and mid-cap clients. The company offers demand deposits and savings accounts; home and mortgage loans; consumer finance and SME funding services; credit, investment fund and asset management, and life and non-life insurance; and cash management, payments, trade finance, lease, money market, capital market products, and stockbroking services. It also provides digital and mobile banking services. The company was formerly known as KBC Bank and Insurance Holding Company NV and changed its name to KBC Group NV in March 2005. KBC Group NV was incorporated in 1935 and is headquartered in Brussels, Belgium.
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