Comparing ICICI Bank (NYSE:IBN) and Horizon Bancorp (IN) (NASDAQ:HBNC)

ICICI Bank (NYSE:IBN) and Horizon Bancorp (IN) (NASDAQ:HBNC) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation and earnings.

Dividends

ICICI Bank pays an annual dividend of $0.21 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Horizon Bancorp (IN) pays an annual dividend of $0.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. ICICI Bank pays out 12.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Horizon Bancorp (IN) pays out 30.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for ICICI Bank and Horizon Bancorp (IN), as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ICICI Bank	0	1	1	2	3.25
Horizon Bancorp (IN)	0	2	3	0	2.60

Horizon Bancorp (IN) has a consensus target price of $24.00, indicating a potential upside of 15.33%. Given Horizon Bancorp (IN)’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Horizon Bancorp (IN) is more favorable than ICICI Bank.

Volatility & Risk

ICICI Bank has a beta of 0.36, indicating that its share price is 64% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Horizon Bancorp (IN) has a beta of 0.82, indicating that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares ICICI Bank and Horizon Bancorp (IN)”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ICICI Bank	$22.73 billion	5.35	$6.13 billion	$1.68	20.16
Horizon Bancorp (IN)	$405.46 million	2.64	-$150.48 million	$2.09	9.96

ICICI Bank has higher revenue and earnings than Horizon Bancorp (IN). Horizon Bancorp (IN) is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ICICI Bank, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

18.2% of ICICI Bank shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.5% of Horizon Bancorp (IN) shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of Horizon Bancorp (IN) shares are owned 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.

Profitability

This table compares ICICI Bank and Horizon Bancorp (IN)’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ICICI Bank	25.84%	14.48%	1.88%
Horizon Bancorp (IN)	26.52%	15.14%	1.63%

Summary

Horizon Bancorp (IN) beats ICICI Bank on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

About ICICI Bank

ICICI Bank Limited provides various banking products and services in India and internationally. It operates through Retail Banking, Wholesale Banking, Treasury, Other Banking, Life Insurance, and Others segments. The company offers savings, salary, pension, current, and other accounts; and time, fixed, recurring, and security deposits services. It also provides home, car, two-wheeler, personal, gold, and commercial business loans, as well as loans against securities and other loans; business loans, including working capital finance, term loans, collateral free loans, loans without financials, finance for importers and exporters, and overdraft facilities, as well as loans for new entities and card swipes; and credit, debit, prepaid, travel, forex, and corporate cards. In addition, the company offers pockets wallet; fixed income products; investment products, such as mutual funds, gold monetization schemes, initial public offerings, and other online investment services; and agri and rural business, farmer finance, tractor loans, and micro banking services, as well as other services to agri corporates. Further, it provides portfolio management, trade, foreign exchange, locker, private and NRI banking, and cash management services; family wealth and demat accounts; commercial and investment banking, capital market, custodial, and institutional banking services; health, personal accident, fire, and motor insurance, as well as distributes general and life insurance products; and Internet, mobile, and phone banking services. Additionally, the company offers securities investment, broking, trading, and underwriting services; and merchant banking, trusteeship, housing finance, pension fund management, asset management, investment advisory, points of presence, and private equity/venture capital fund management services. ICICI Bank Limited was founded in 1955 and is headquartered in Mumbai, India.

About Horizon Bancorp (IN)

Horizon Bancorp, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for Horizon Bank that engages in the provision of commercial and retail banking services. The company offers checking, saving, money market, certificate of deposits, individual retirement accounts, and time deposits, as well as non-interest- and interest-bearing demand deposits. It also provides commercial, residential real estate, mortgage, home equity, auto, personal, business, agricultural, and SBA loans, as well as credit cards. In addition, the company offers corporate and individual trust and agency, investment management, and real estate investment trust services; debit cards; treasury management; online and mobile banking; wealth, retirement, and estate and trust services; and sells various insurance products. It operates through full-service offices in northern and central Indiana and southern and central Michigan. Horizon Bancorp, Inc. was founded in 1873 and is headquartered in Michigan City, Indiana.