Banco Itau Chile Spon (ITCLY) versus Its Rivals Critical Comparison

Banco Itau Chile Spon (NASDAQ:ITCLY) is one of 69 publicly-traded companies in the “Commercial banks, not elsewhere classified” industry, but how does it compare to its competitors? We will compare Banco Itau Chile Spon to related businesses based on the strength of its institutional ownership, risk, valuation, earnings, profitability, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

22.2% of Banco Itau Chile Spon shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 26.6% of shares of all “Commercial banks, not elsewhere classified” companies are owned by institutional investors. 8.1% of shares of all “Commercial banks, not elsewhere classified” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Dividends

Banco Itau Chile Spon pays an annual dividend of $0.17 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. Banco Itau Chile Spon pays out 25.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Commercial banks, not elsewhere classified” companies pay a dividend yield of 3.1% and pay out 29.4% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Banco Itau Chile Spon is clearly a better dividend stock than its competitors, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Banco Itau Chile Spon and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Banco Itau Chile Spon	0	0	0	0	N/A
Banco Itau Chile Spon Competitors	722	2420	2411	123	2.34

As a group, “Commercial banks, not elsewhere classified” companies have a potential upside of 37.88%. Given Banco Itau Chile Spon’s competitors higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Banco Itau Chile Spon has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Banco Itau Chile Spon and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Banco Itau Chile Spon	$3.99 billion	$423.68 million	4.70
Banco Itau Chile Spon Competitors	$48.94 billion	$3.13 billion	10.66

Banco Itau Chile Spon’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Banco Itau Chile Spon. Banco Itau Chile Spon is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Profitability

This table compares Banco Itau Chile Spon and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Banco Itau Chile Spon	10.54%	10.65%	0.91%
Banco Itau Chile Spon Competitors	15.94%	12.80%	1.24%

Summary

Banco Itau Chile Spon competitors beat Banco Itau Chile Spon on 9 of the 11 factors compared.

Banco Itau Chile Spon Company Profile

Banco Ita? Chile provides banking services principally in Chile and Colombia. It provides wholesale and corporate banking; real estate and construction and retail, private, companies and personal banking services, as well as treasury and other financial services. Banco Ita? Chile, formerly known as Ita? Corpbanca, is based in Santiago, Chile.