Akbank Turk Anonim Sirketi (OTCMKTS:AKBTY) and Barclays (NYSE:BCS) Head to Head Comparison

Akbank Turk Anonim Sirketi (OTCMKTS:AKBTY) and Barclays (NYSE:BCS) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk and profitability.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

3.4% of Barclays shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of Barclays shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Akbank Turk Anonim Sirketi and Barclays”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Akbank Turk Anonim Sirketi	$17.96 billion	N/A	$1.29 billion	$0.46	6.33
Barclays	$34.23 billion	2.10	$8.06 billion	$2.17	9.36

Barclays has higher revenue and earnings than Akbank Turk Anonim Sirketi. Akbank Turk Anonim Sirketi is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Barclays, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Risk & Volatility

Akbank Turk Anonim Sirketi has a beta of 0.81, suggesting that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Barclays has a beta of 1.14, suggesting that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Akbank Turk Anonim Sirketi and Barclays, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Akbank Turk Anonim Sirketi	0	0	0	0	0.00
Barclays	0	1	4	0	2.80

Profitability

This table compares Akbank Turk Anonim Sirketi and Barclays’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Akbank Turk Anonim Sirketi	6.30%	17.19%	1.55%
Barclays	22.11%	8.49%	0.40%

Dividends

Akbank Turk Anonim Sirketi pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Barclays pays an annual dividend of $0.31 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Akbank Turk Anonim Sirketi pays out 8.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Barclays pays out 14.3% 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

Barclays beats Akbank Turk Anonim Sirketi on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Akbank Turk Anonim Sirketi

Akbank T.A.S., together with its subsidiaries, provides various banking products and services in Turkey and internationally. It operates through Consumer Banking and Private Banking; Commercial Banking, Corporate Banking, and SME Banking; and Treasury, Other, and Unallovated segments. The company’s consumer banking services comprise deposit accounts, retail loans, commercial installment loans, credit cards, insurance products, and asset management services, as well as bank cards, investment funds trading, automatic payment, foreign currency trading, safe deposit box rental, cheques, money transfer, investment banking, and telephone and internet banking. It also offers services to large, medium, and small size corporate and commercial customers that include Turkish Lira (TL) and foreign currency denominated working capital loans financing for investments, foreign trade financing, derivative instruments for hedging purposes of foreign currency and interest risk, letters of credit, foreign currency trading, corporate finance, and deposit and cash management services, as well as project finance loans; and working capital management, delivering cash management services based on customers’ requests, such as collection and payment services, and liquidity and information management. In addition, the company engages in treasury activities consisting of TL and foreign currency spot and forward transactions, treasury and government bonds, Eurobonds, and private sector bond transactions, as well as derivative trading activities; and marketing and pricing activities related to treasury products. Further, it provides financial leasing services, investment and pension funds management, and portfolio management, as well as offers payment services and issues electronic money. Akbank T.A.S. was incorporated in 1948 and is headquartered in Istanbul, Turkey.

About Barclays

Barclays PLC provides various financial services in the United Kingdom, Europe, the Americas, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. The company operates through Barclays UK and Barclays International division segments. It offers financial services, such as retail banking, credit cards, wholesale banking, investment banking, wealth management, and investment management services. In addition, the company engages in securities dealing activities. The company was formerly known as Barclays Bank Limited and changed its name to Barclays PLC in January 1985. Barclays PLC was founded in 1690 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.