Financial Analysis: Banco Itau Chile Spon (NASDAQ:ITCLY) vs. Commonwealth Bank of Australia (OTCMKTS:CMWAY)

Banco Itau Chile Spon (NASDAQ:ITCLY) and Commonwealth Bank of Australia (OTCMKTS:CMWAY) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability and earnings.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

22.2% of Banco Itau Chile Spon shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.0% of Commonwealth Bank of Australia shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Banco Itau Chile Spon and Commonwealth Bank of Australia”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Banco Itau Chile Spon	$3.99 billion	0.50	$423.68 million	$0.66	4.70
Commonwealth Bank of Australia	$42.93 billion	3.73	$6.16 billion	N/A	N/A

Commonwealth Bank of Australia has higher revenue and earnings than Banco Itau Chile Spon.

Profitability

This table compares Banco Itau Chile Spon and Commonwealth Bank of Australia’s 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%
Commonwealth Bank of Australia	N/A	N/A	N/A

Dividends

Banco Itau Chile Spon pays an annual dividend of $0.17 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. Commonwealth Bank of Australia pays an annual dividend of $3.39 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Banco Itau Chile Spon pays out 25.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Banco Itau Chile Spon and Commonwealth Bank of Australia, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Banco Itau Chile Spon	0	0	0	0	0.00
Commonwealth Bank of Australia	1	0	0	0	1.00

About Banco Itau Chile Spon

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.

About Commonwealth Bank of Australia

Commonwealth Bank of Australia provides financial services in Australia, New Zealand, and internationally. It operates through Retail Banking Services, Business Banking, Institutional Banking and Markets, and New Zealand segments. The company offers transaction, savings, and foreign currency accounts; term deposits; personal and business loans; overdrafts; equipment finance; credit cards; international payment and trade; and private banking services, as well as home and car loans. It also provides institutional banking services; funds management, superannuation, and share broking products and services; home, car, health, life, income protection, and travel insurance products, as well as retail, premium, business, offshore services. In addition, the company offers advisory services for high-net-worth individuals; equities trading and margin lending services; debt capital, transaction banking, working capital, and risk management services; and international and foreign exchange services. Commonwealth Bank of Australia was founded in 1911 and is based in Sydney, Australia.