Comparing Prosus (OTCMKTS:PROSY) & China CITIC Bank (OTCMKTS:CHCJY)

China CITIC Bank (OTCMKTS:CHCJY) and Prosus (OTCMKTS:PROSY) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership and risk.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for China CITIC Bank and Prosus, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
China CITIC Bank	0	0	0	0	0.00
Prosus	0	0	0	1	4.00

Dividends

China CITIC Bank pays an annual dividend of $0.81 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. Prosus pays an annual dividend of $0.01 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%.

Risk and Volatility

China CITIC Bank has a beta of 0.08, suggesting that its share price is 92% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Prosus has a beta of 0.72, suggesting that its share price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares China CITIC Bank and Prosus”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
China CITIC Bank	$53.73 billion	0.68	$9.47 billion	N/A	N/A
Prosus	$5.47 billion	42.59	$6.61 billion	N/A	N/A

China CITIC Bank has higher revenue and earnings than Prosus.

Profitability

This table compares China CITIC Bank and Prosus’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
China CITIC Bank	N/A	N/A	N/A
Prosus	N/A	N/A	N/A

Institutional and Insider Ownership

0.0% of Prosus shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Prosus shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Prosus beats China CITIC Bank on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About China CITIC Bank

China CITIC Bank Corporation Limited provides various banking products and services in the People's Republic of China and internationally. The company operates in segments, such as Corporate Banking, Retail Banking, and Financial Market business. It accepts deposits; offers corporate and personal loans; and provides securities agency, remittance and settlement, and guarantee services, as well as investment banking and international services. The company also engages in the capital markets operations and inter-bank operations, including inter-bank money market transactions, repurchase transactions, investments, and trading in debt instruments; and derivatives and forex trading. In addition, it offers asset management, finance leasing, wealth management, ageing finance, private banking, credit card, payroll, and other non-banking financial services. The company serves corporations, government agencies, and non-financial institutions; and individual customers and micro and small enterprises. The company operates tier-one branches, tier-two branches, and sub-branches; self-service banks; and self-service terminals, as well as smart teller machines. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Beijing, the People's Republic of China. China CITIC Bank Corporation Limited operates as a subsidiary of CITIC Financial Holdings Co., Ltd.

About Prosus

Prosus N.V. engages in the e-commerce and internet businesses in Asia, Europe, Latin America, North America, and internationally. It operates internet platforms, such as classifieds, payments and fintech, food delivery, education technology, etail, ventures, social, and other internet platforms. The company was formerly known as Myriad International Holdings N.V. and changed its name to Prosus N.V. in August 2019. Prosus N.V. was incorporated in 1994 and is headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Prosus N.V. operates as a subsidiary of Naspers Limited.