Financial Comparison: Erste Group Bank (EBKDY) versus Its Rivals

Erste Group Bank (OTCMKTS:EBKDY) is one of 919 public companies in the “Banks” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its peers? We will compare Erste Group Bank to related companies based on the strength of its risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, profitability and valuation.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

0.4% of Erste Group Bank shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.8% of shares of all “Banks” companies are held by institutional investors. 9.7% of shares of all “Banks” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Erste Group Bank and its peers top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Erste Group Bank	$23.77 billion	$3.97 billion	11.85
Erste Group Bank Competitors	$37.81 billion	$2.42 billion	21.33

Erste Group Bank’s peers have higher revenue, but lower earnings than Erste Group Bank. Erste Group 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.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Erste Group Bank and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Erste Group Bank	0	1	5	1	3.00
Erste Group Bank Competitors	7492	30250	27848	1488	2.35

As a group, “Banks” companies have a potential upside of 14.25%. Given Erste Group Bank’s peers higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Erste Group Bank has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Volatility and Risk

Erste Group Bank has a beta of 0.99, suggesting that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Erste Group Bank’s peers have a beta of 0.52, suggesting that their average share price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Dividends

Erste Group Bank pays an annual dividend of $0.27 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Erste Group Bank pays out 4.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Banks” companies pay a dividend yield of 8.9% and pay out 28.9% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Profitability

This table compares Erste Group Bank and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Erste Group Bank	18.44%	10.44%	0.95%
Erste Group Bank Competitors	15.64%	9.43%	0.93%

Summary

Erste Group Bank beats its peers on 9 of the 15 factors compared.

About Erste Group Bank

Erste Group Bank is an Austrian financial services group headquartered in Vienna. Its history dates to 1819, when it was established as Erste österreichische Spar-Casse to provide savings services to the public. The group offers retail and corporate banking services, including accounts, savings products, loans, mortgages, payment services and financing for businesses. It also provides services such as securities and investment products, supported by digital banking channels. Erste Group serves customers in Austria and several Central and Eastern European countries, including the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Croatia and Serbia.