Financial Survey: Svenska Handelsbanken Ab Publ (OTCMKTS:SVNLY) vs. Mvb Financial (NASDAQ:MVBF)

Mvb Financial (NASDAQ:MVBF) and Svenska Handelsbanken Ab Publ (OTCMKTS:SVNLY) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk and profitability.

Profitability

This table compares Mvb Financial and Svenska Handelsbanken Ab Publ’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mvb Financial	9.46%	3.93%	0.39%
Svenska Handelsbanken Ab Publ	17.64%	14.23%	0.72%

Volatility & Risk

Mvb Financial has a beta of 0.87, indicating that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Svenska Handelsbanken Ab Publ has a beta of 0.62, indicating that its stock price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Mvb Financial and Svenska Handelsbanken Ab Publ”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Mvb Financial	$144.76 million	2.28	$26.94 million	$1.67	15.25
Svenska Handelsbanken Ab Publ	$21.75 billion	1.43	$2.42 billion	$0.70	11.19

Svenska Handelsbanken Ab Publ has higher revenue and earnings than Mvb Financial. Svenska Handelsbanken Ab Publ is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Mvb Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

52.7% of Mvb Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.9% of Mvb Financial shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Mvb Financial and Svenska Handelsbanken Ab Publ, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Mvb Financial	0	2	4	0	2.67
Svenska Handelsbanken Ab Publ	3	1	1	0	1.60

Mvb Financial currently has a consensus target price of $33.67, suggesting a potential upside of 32.18%. Given Mvb Financial’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Mvb Financial is more favorable than Svenska Handelsbanken Ab Publ.

Dividends

Mvb Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Svenska Handelsbanken Ab Publ pays an annual dividend of $0.58 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.4%. Mvb Financial pays out 40.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Svenska Handelsbanken Ab Publ pays out 82.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Summary

Mvb Financial beats Svenska Handelsbanken Ab Publ on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Mvb Financial

MVB Financial Corp. operates as bank holding company for MVB Bank, Inc that provides financial services to individuals and corporate clients. The company operates through three segments: CoRe Banking, Mortgage Banking, and The Financial Holding Company. It offers various demand deposit accounts, savings accounts, money market accounts, and certificates of deposit; and commercial, consumer, and real estate mortgage loans, as well as lines of credit. The company also provides debit cards; cashier's checks; safe deposit rental facilities; and non-deposit investment services, as well as financial technology (Fintech) banking services. In addition, it offers fintech solutions for the gaming, payments, banking-as-a-service, and digital asset sectors; fraud prevention services for merchants, credit agencies, Fintech companies, and other vendors; and digital products and web and mobile applications for forward-thinking community banks, credit unions, digital banks, and Fintech companies. It operates full-service branches in West Virginia and Virginia. MVB Financial Corp. was founded in 1997 and is based in Fairmont, West Virginia.

About Svenska Handelsbanken Ab Publ

Svenska Handelsbanken AB (publ) provides various banking products and services for private and corporate customers primarily in Sweden, the United Kingdom, Norway, the Netherlands, the United States, Luxembourg, Finland, and Poland. The company offers savings, transactions, business, currency, and investment accounts, as well as accounts for cash pool, and forestry and agriculture; mortgage and committed loans, and private loans; mutual funds; pension products; credit and debit cards; and payment and reconciliation services, as well as foreign exchange rate services. It also provides financing for investments, such as equipment, cars, computers, and other inventories, as well as vehicle and real estate financing services; green loans and advisor services; investment and other financing services; medical care, and group and health insurance products; forestry and farming banking products; and online and mobile banking services, as well as various banking services for children and young people. In addition, the company offers financial services, that includes asset management, transactional banking, corporate finance, financing, markets, trade finance, market information and research services to large corporations; cash management solutions; and various corporate banking services to small and medium-sized companies and large corporates, as well as private banking services. Svenska Handelsbanken AB (publ) was incorporated in 1871 and is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.