KB Financial Group (KB) vs. Its Competitors Head to Head Survey

KB Financial Group (NYSE:KB) is one of 919 publicly-traded companies in the “Banks” industry, but how does it contrast to its competitors? We will compare KB Financial Group to similar businesses based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership and profitability.

Dividends

KB Financial Group pays an annual dividend of $2.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. KB Financial Group pays out 23.2% 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.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for KB Financial Group and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
KB Financial Group	0	0	2	1	3.33
KB Financial Group Competitors	7497	30259	27867	1491	2.35

As a group, “Banks” companies have a potential upside of 14.94%. Given KB Financial Group’s competitors higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe KB Financial Group has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

11.5% of KB Financial Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.0% of shares of all “Banks” companies are held by institutional investors. 69.0% of KB Financial Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 9.7% of shares of all “Banks” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility & Risk

KB Financial Group has a beta of 1.09, meaning that its share price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, KB Financial Group’s competitors have a beta of 0.61, meaning that their average share price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares KB Financial Group and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
KB Financial Group	17.67%	10.11%	0.76%
KB Financial Group Competitors	15.62%	9.43%	0.93%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares KB Financial Group and its competitors revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
KB Financial Group	$23.41 billion	$4.04 billion	10.07
KB Financial Group Competitors	$9.95 billion	$2.42 billion	21.13

KB Financial Group has higher revenue and earnings than its competitors. KB Financial Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Summary

KB Financial Group beats its competitors on 10 of the 15 factors compared.

KB Financial Group Company Profile

KB Financial Group Inc. is a South Korean financial holding company headquartered in Seoul. Established in 2008, it brings together businesses serving individual, corporate and institutional customers, with operations centered primarily in South Korea and an international presence through overseas offices and subsidiaries. Its businesses include commercial and retail banking through KB Kookmin Bank, as well as securities and investment banking, insurance, credit cards, asset management, and consumer and corporate finance.