Analyzing Agri Bank China (OTCMKTS:ACGBY) and Banco Bradesco (NYSE:BBD)

Banco Bradesco (NYSE:BBD) and Agri Bank China (OTCMKTS:ACGBY) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, valuation, earnings, risk and institutional ownership.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Banco Bradesco and Agri Bank China”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Banco Bradesco	$41.79 billion	0.93	$4.24 billion	$0.39	9.37
Agri Bank China	$188.76 billion	1.29	$40.48 billion	$2.78	6.28

Agri Bank China has higher revenue and earnings than Banco Bradesco. Agri Bank China is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Banco Bradesco, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Risk and Volatility

Banco Bradesco has a beta of 0.53, indicating that its stock price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Agri Bank China has a beta of 0.11, indicating that its stock price is 89% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Banco Bradesco and Agri Bank China, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Banco Bradesco	0	0	2	0	3.00
Agri Bank China	0	1	0	1	3.00

Profitability

This table compares Banco Bradesco and Agri Bank China’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Banco Bradesco	9.24%	14.15%	1.10%
Agri Bank China	21.45%	9.51%	0.62%

Dividends

Banco Bradesco pays an annual dividend of $0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Agri Bank China pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Banco Bradesco pays out 20.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Agri Bank China pays out 25.9% 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.

Summary

Agri Bank China beats Banco Bradesco on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Banco Bradesco

Banco Bradesco S.A., together with its subsidiaries, provides various banking products and services to individuals, corporates, and businesses in Brazil and internationally. The company operates through two segments, Banking and Insurance. It provides current, savings, click, and salary accounts; real estate credit, vehicle financing, payroll loans, mortgage loans, microcredit, leasing, and personal and installment credit; overdraft and agribusiness loans; debit and business cards; financial and security services; consortium products; car, personal accident, dental, travel, and life insurance; investment products; pension products; foreign currency exchange services; capitalization bonds; and internet banking services. Banco Bradesco S.A. was founded in 1943 and is headquartered in Osasco, Brazil.

About Agri Bank China

Agricultural Bank of China Limited, together with its subsidiaries, provides banking products and services. The company operates through Corporate Banking, Personal Banking, and Treasury Operations segments. It offers demand, personal call, foreign currency call, time or demand optional, foreign exchange call, foreign exchange time, savings, agreed term, and negotiated deposit accounts, as well as certificates of deposit; and loans, including housing, consumer, business, fixed asset, working capital, real estate, and entrusted syndicated loans, as well as trade finances, guarantees and commitments, and loans with custody of export rebates accounts. The company provides credit card, debit card, payment and settlement, private banking, cash management, investment banking, custody, financial market, and financial institution services, as well as trading and wealth management services; and personal fund collection and automatic transfer services. In addition, it offers agro-related personal and corporate banking products and services; telephone, mobile, self-service, television, and SMS banking services; financial leasing services; fund management services; asset custodian services; and insurance and reinsurance related products and services. The company operates domestic branches, including specialized institutions, training institutes, tier-1 branches, tier-2 branches, tier-1 sub-branches, foundation-level branch outlets and other establishments; overseas branches in Hong Kong, Singapore, Seoul, New York, Dubai International Financial Centre, Tokyo, Frankfurt, Sydney, Luxemburg, Dubai, London, Macao, and Hanoi; and overseas representative offices in Vancouver, Taipei, Sao Paulo, and Dushanbe. The company was founded in 1951 and is based in Beijing, the People's Republic of China.