
Investors interested in stocks from the Banks - Foreign sector have probably already heard of Grupo Financiero Galicia (GGAL) and Sumitomo Mitsui (SMFG). But which of these two stocks presents investors with the better value opportunity right now?
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. provides commercial banking, finance leasing, securities, consumer finance, and other services primarily in Japan. The company is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
| Revenue (TTM) | $4.72T |
| Gross Profit (TTM) | $4.72T |
| EBITDA | — |
| Operating Margin | 40.90% |
| Return on Equity | 8.57% |
| Return on Assets | 0.42% |
| Revenue/Share (TTM) | $739.18 |
| Book Value | $15.33 |
| Price-to-Book | 1.69 |
| Price-to-Sales (TTM) | 0.04 |
| EV/Revenue | 5.66 |
| EV/EBITDA | — |
| Quarterly Earnings Growth (YoY) | 35.00% |
| Quarterly Revenue Growth (YoY) | 24.80% |
| Shares Outstanding | $6.35B |
| Float | $6.33B |
| % Insiders | 0.01% |
| % Institutions | 2.13% |
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Investors interested in stocks from the Banks - Foreign sector have probably already heard of Grupo Financiero Galicia (GGAL) and Sumitomo Mitsui (SMFG). But which of these two stocks presents investors with the better value opportunity right now?

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I'm sticking with a 'Buy' rating for Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group following my assessment of its valuations and prospects. SMFG revealed its updated mid-teens ROE goal for the long run; I think this is achievable with cost-cutting moves and domestic rate hikes. The stock's current P/B of around 1.3x is undemanding, considering the significant discount to its U.S. peers.
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