Nordea Bank Abp (OTCMKTS:NRDBY – Get Free Report) and Farmers & Merchants Bank of Long Beach (OTCMKTS:FMBL – Get Free Report) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership and profitability.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent ratings for Nordea Bank Abp and Farmers & Merchants Bank of Long Beach, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Nordea Bank Abp | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Farmers & Merchants Bank of Long Beach | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Earnings and Valuation
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Nordea Bank Abp | $13.79 billion | 2.88 | $3.79 billion | $1.35 | 8.23 |
| Farmers & Merchants Bank of Long Beach | $358.80 million | 1.72 | $109.00 million | $725.05 | 6.91 |
Nordea Bank Abp has higher revenue and earnings than Farmers & Merchants Bank of Long Beach. Farmers & Merchants Bank of Long Beach is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Nordea Bank Abp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Dividends
Nordea Bank Abp pays an annual dividend of $0.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.3%. Farmers & Merchants Bank of Long Beach pays an annual dividend of $112.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Nordea Bank Abp pays out 51.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Farmers & Merchants Bank of Long Beach pays out 15.4% 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.
Risk and Volatility
Nordea Bank Abp has a beta of 1.08, suggesting that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Farmers & Merchants Bank of Long Beach has a beta of 0.39, suggesting that its stock price is 61% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Nordea Bank Abp and Farmers & Merchants Bank of Long Beach’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Nordea Bank Abp | 24.69% | 15.74% | 0.78% |
| Farmers & Merchants Bank of Long Beach | 22.94% | 7.01% | 0.76% |
Institutional & Insider Ownership
0.0% of Nordea Bank Abp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.6% of Farmers & Merchants Bank of Long Beach shares are held by institutional investors. 12.8% of Farmers & Merchants Bank of Long Beach shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Nordea Bank Abp beats Farmers & Merchants Bank of Long Beach on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Nordea Bank Abp
Nordea Bank Abp offers banking products and services in Sweden, Finland, Norway, Denmark, and internationally. It operates through Personal Banking, Business Banking, Large Corporates and Institutions, and Asset and Wealth Management segments. The Personal Banking segment provides various financial services to household customers through mobile banking, over the phone, online meetings, and branch offices. The Business Banking segment offers payments, cash management, cards, working capital management, and finance solutions to corporate and personal customers. The Large Corporates and Institutions segment provides financing, cash management and payment, investment banking, and securities services, as well as capital market products and securities to corporate and institutional customers. The Asset and Wealth Management segment offers investment, savings, and risk management solutions to high net worth individuals and institutional investors. This segment also offers private banking, life and pensions products, and asset management services. Nordea Bank Abp was founded in 1820 and is headquartered in Helsinki, Finland.
About Farmers & Merchants Bank of Long Beach
Farmers & Merchants Bank of Long Beach provides various banking products and services to individuals, professionals, and small to medium-sized businesses in Los Angeles, Orange, and Santa Barbara Counties. It offers checking, savings, Christmas club savings, health savings, market rate savings, and money market accounts; demand and time deposits; certificates of deposit; and individual retirement account. The company also provides personal, home, commercial real estate, real estate and construction, and commercial business loans, as well as lines of credit; financing for residential loans comprising single-family and multifamily loans; and credit and debit cards. In addition, it offers account management, receivables and payables, and risk management services; commercial lending services; and faith-based and healthcare banking services, as well as online and mobile banking services. Farmers & Merchants Bank of Long Beach was founded in 1907 and is headquartered in Long Beach, California.
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