ING Group (ING) vs. Its Rivals Financial Contrast

ING Group (NYSE:ING) is one of 919 public companies in the “Banks” industry, but how does it contrast to its peers? We will compare ING Group to similar businesses based on the strength of its risk, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares ING Group and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ING Group	28.02%	12.36%	0.61%
ING Group Competitors	15.62%	9.43%	0.93%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

4.5% of ING Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.0% of shares of all “Banks” companies are owned by institutional investors. 9.7% of shares of all “Banks” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for ING Group and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ING Group	0	4	9	1	2.79
ING Group Competitors	7494	30254	27863	1490	2.35

ING Group currently has a consensus price target of $34.50, suggesting a potential upside of 4.41%. As a group, “Banks” companies have a potential upside of 14.56%. Given ING Group’s peers higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe ING Group has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Dividends

ING Group pays an annual dividend of $0.78 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. ING Group pays out 28.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Banks” companies pay a dividend yield of 8.9% and pay out 28.9% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares ING Group and its peers revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
ING Group	$26.06 billion	$9.42 billion	12.10
ING Group Competitors	$9.95 billion	$2.42 billion	21.05

ING Group has higher revenue and earnings than its peers. ING Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Risk & Volatility

ING Group has a beta of 0.89, indicating that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ING Group’s peers have a beta of 0.61, indicating that their average share price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

ING Group beats its peers on 9 of the 15 factors compared.

About ING Group

ING Group, formally ING Groep N.V., is a Netherlands-based financial institution focused primarily on banking. It serves individuals, businesses and other organizations through digital and branch-based banking services. Its products and services include current and savings accounts, payments, mortgages, consumer loans, business lending, cash management and trade finance. ING also provides corporate and investment banking services, including financing and financial-markets solutions. Headquartered in Amsterdam, ING serves customers across Europe and has wholesale banking operations in markets around the world.