KBC Group (OTCMKTS:KBCSF – Get Rating) is one of 237 public companies in the “Banks—Regional” industry, but how does it contrast to its rivals? We will compare KBC Group to related companies based on the strength of its risk, dividends, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and earnings.
Profitability
This table compares KBC Group and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| KBC Group | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| KBC Group Competitors | 33.25% | 9.95% | 0.87% |
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares KBC Group and its rivals gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| KBC Group | N/A | N/A | 67.33 |
| KBC Group Competitors | $3.06 billion | $714.37 million | 299.97 |
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for KBC Group and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| KBC Group | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| KBC Group Competitors | 1032 | 3000 | 2934 | 29 | 2.28 |
As a group, “Banks—Regional” companies have a potential upside of 518.87%. Given KBC Group’s rivals higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe KBC Group has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
20.1% of KBC Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 31.4% of shares of all “Banks—Regional” companies are held by institutional investors. 14.7% of shares of all “Banks—Regional” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
KBC Group rivals beat KBC Group on 8 of the 8 factors compared.
About KBC Group
KBC Group NV, together with its subsidiaries, provides integrated bank-insurance services primarily for retail, private banking, small and medium sized enterprises, and mid-cap clients. The company offers demand deposits and savings accounts; home and mortgage loans; consumer finance and SME funding services; credit, investment fund and asset management, and life and non-life insurance; and cash management, payments, trade finance, lease, money market, capital market products, and stockbroking services. It also provides digital and mobile banking services. The company was formerly known as KBC Bank and Insurance Holding Company NV and changed its name to KBC Group NV in March 2005. KBC Group NV was incorporated in 1935 and is headquartered in Brussels, Belgium.
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