Analyzing ANZ Group (OTCMKTS:ANZBY) & Société Générale Société anonyme (OTCMKTS:SCGLY)

ANZ Group (OTCMKTS:ANZBY) and Société Générale Société anonyme (OTCMKTS:SCGLY) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, dividends, earnings and risk.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares ANZ Group and Société Générale Société anonyme”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ANZ Group	$43.63 billion	N/A	$4.31 billion	N/A	N/A
Société Générale Société anonyme	$28.99 billion	1.54	$3.77 billion	$1.29	8.67

ANZ Group has higher revenue and earnings than Société Générale Société anonyme.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

1.0% of Société Générale Société anonyme shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of ANZ Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for ANZ Group and Société Générale Société anonyme, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ANZ Group	0	0	0	0	0.00
Société Générale Société anonyme	0	4	0	2	2.67

Profitability

This table compares ANZ Group and Société Générale Société anonyme’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ANZ Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
Société Générale Société anonyme	14.96%	4.49%	0.22%

Summary

Société Générale Société anonyme beats ANZ Group on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About ANZ Group

ANZ Group Holdings Limited provides various banking and financial products and services in Australia and internationally. It offers home and personal loans, deposits, and credit cards through the branch network, home loan specialists, contact centers, self-service channels, and third-party brokers, as well as financial planning services. It also provides asset financing for small business owners, medium and large commercial customers, high net worth individuals, and family groups. In addition, it offers documentary trade, supply chain and commodity financing, cash management solutions, deposits, payments, and clearing services; loan syndication, loan structuring and execution, project and export finance, debt structuring and acquisition finance, and corporate advisory services, as well as loan products; and risk management services. Further, the company provides banking and wealth management services to consumer, and private banking and small business banking customers through its Internet and app-based digital solutions, network of branches, mortgage specialists, relationship managers, and contact centers; and traditional relationship banking and financial solutions for small, medium, and large enterprises, agricultural business segments, and government and government-related entities. Additionally, it offers retail products, and traditional relationship banking and financial solutions. The company serves retail customers, small to medium-sized enterprises, institutional customers, and governments. The company was founded in 1835 and is based in Melbourne, Australia.

About Société Générale Société anonyme

Société Générale Société anonyme provides banking and financial services to individuals, corporates, and institutional clients in Europe and internationally. It operates through French Retail Banking, International Retail Banking & Financial Services, and Global Banking and Investor Solutions. It offers retail banking services, such as consumer credit, vehicle leasing and fleet management, online banking, wealth management, and equipment and vendor finance services; and insurance products, including home, vehicle, family, health, and mortgage insurance. The company also provides corporate and investment banking, securities, business consulting, consumer finance, advisory and financing, and asset management and private banking services. In addition, it offers brokerage, cash management, payment, factoring/reverse factoring, export financing, trade finance, cash clearing and correspondent banking, and receivables and supply chain financing services. Société Générale Société anonyme was incorporated in 1864 and is headquartered in Paris, France.