Critical Analysis: Danske Bank (OTCMKTS:DNKEY) & UniCredit (OTCMKTS:UNCFF)

UniCredit (OTCMKTS:UNCFF) and Danske Bank (OTCMKTS:DNKEY) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, profitability, valuation and dividends.

Volatility and Risk

UniCredit has a beta of 0.7, indicating that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Danske Bank has a beta of 0.61, indicating that its stock price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares UniCredit and Danske Bank”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
UniCredit	$48.38 billion	3.74	$10.52 billion	N/A	N/A
Danske Bank	$8.18 billion	5.07	$3.43 billion	$2.02	12.31

UniCredit has higher revenue and earnings than Danske Bank.

Profitability

This table compares UniCredit and Danske Bank’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
UniCredit	N/A	N/A	N/A
Danske Bank	40.42%	13.01%	0.61%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for UniCredit and Danske Bank, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
UniCredit	0	0	0	0	0.00
Danske Bank	0	1	4	0	2.80

Summary

Danske Bank beats UniCredit on 6 of the 9 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 Danske Bank

Danske Bank A/S provides various banking products and services to corporate, institutional, and international clients. The company offers insurance and pension products, mortgage finance and real-estate brokerage services, asset management and trading services in fixed income products, foreign exchange services, and equities. It also provides advisory services to personal and private banking customers; and business advisory services, including acquisition, change of ownership, strategic development, or international expansion. In addition, the company offers financing, risk management, investment, and financial advisory services for large corporates and institutions; healthcare solutions; and online and mobile banking services. It has operations in Denmark, Finland, Sweden, Norway, the United Kingdom, and internationally. The company was founded in 1871 and is headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark.