UniCredit (OTCMKTS:UNCFF) and Banco Bradesco (NYSE:BBDO) Financial Survey

UniCredit (OTCMKTS:UNCFF) and Banco Bradesco (NYSE:BBDO) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Risk & Volatility

UniCredit has a beta of 0.72, meaning that its stock price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Banco Bradesco has a beta of 0.58, meaning that its stock price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations for UniCredit and Banco Bradesco, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
UniCredit	0	0	0	0	0.00
Banco Bradesco	0	0	1	0	3.00

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
UniCredit	23.69%	16.24%	1.30%
Banco Bradesco	9.85%	13.78%	1.11%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares UniCredit and Banco Bradesco”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
UniCredit	$41.32 billion	2.59	$12.35 billion	N/A	N/A
Banco Bradesco	$41.79 billion	N/A	$4.24 billion	$0.39	7.78

UniCredit has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Banco Bradesco.

Summary

UniCredit beats Banco Bradesco on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About UniCredit

UniCredit S.p.A. provides commercial banking services in Italy, Germany, Central Europe, and Eastern Europe. It offers retail, private, and wealth management solutions; and institutional investor solutions. The company also provides corporate finance advisory, rating advisory, financial sponsor, patient capital, capital structure advisory, and finance solutions, as well as securities services. In addition, it offers transactional and risk management, and strategic advisory and funding services; group trade and correspondent banking services; and payments and cash management solutions. The company serves SME, corporate, multinational corporate, financial institution, and public sector clients, as well as retail, private banking, wealth management, and family office clients. The company was founded in 1870 and is headquartered in Milan, Italy.

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.