Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. OZK scored 76.0, SHG scored 69.0 — OZK leads.
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OZK
Bank OZK
Banks - Regional · Financial strength
75.6Fin
$45.08 · $4.9B
fundamentals as of
Strength gap
9.2
OZK leads
SHG
Shinhan Financial Group Co., Ltd.
Banks - Regional · Financial strength
66.4Fin
$74.59 · $35.1B
fundamentals as of
At a glance · who leads each dimension, on the model's own rules
CheapestOZK7.4x
Fastest growthSHG+4.7%
Side by side · every name on one set of axes
Growth against the P/E multiple. Up and to the right is cheaper and faster — the quality-growth idea in one picture. Points beyond the axis are pinned to the edge and marked off-scale rather than allowed to compress everything else.
Fundamentals, head-to-head
OZK
SHG
+4.2%C+
Rev
+4.7%C+
7.4xA
P/E
10.0xA-
11.3%B
ROE
8.9%C+
0.83A-
P/B
0.81A-
4.4%B+
Yield
2.7%B
Winner per row is the stronger grade; where grades tie, the better figure breaks it. A true tie or a missing value shows no highlight.
The companies
OZKBank OZK
Banks - Regional · $45.08 · beta 0.91
Why now
Banks - Regional · market cap $4.9b. 16% off the 52-week high of $53.39. 9 sell-side analysts rate this a Hold with a mean 1-yr target of $53.78 (implying +19% upside).
Moat
Net margin 45% is exceptional — pricing-power territory rare outside premium software, branded staples, and specialty pharma. ROE 11% meets the long-run market sustainable threshold — solid but not differentiated; the durability comes from elsewhere. Financial moat — scale of deposit base / underwriting franchise plus regulatory capital advantages. The largest players compound book value through cycles that erase smaller competitors.
Risk
Balance-sheet financial — book value, net interest margin, and credit loss provisions are the lever points; a rates regime change or a deterioration in the loan book moves the stock more than EPS does.
SHGShinhan Financial Group Co., Ltd.
Banks - Regional · $74.59 · beta 0.67
Why now
Banks - Regional · market cap $35.1b. 13% off the 52-week high of $85.57.
Moat
Net margin 26% sits well above the S&P median (~11%) — suggests structural pricing advantage or cost discipline competitors can't quickly close. Financial moat — scale of deposit base / underwriting franchise plus regulatory capital advantages. The largest players compound book value through cycles that erase smaller competitors.
Risk
Balance-sheet financial — book value, net interest margin, and credit loss provisions are the lever points; a rates regime change or a deterioration in the loan book moves the stock more than EPS does.
Verdict — model-derived comparison
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Common questions
Is OZK or SHG the better stock?
OZK scores higher: OZK 76.0, SHG 69.0 out of 100 on the Bull Rankings quality-growth score, which blends business quality, growth and valuation into one number. A higher score means a stronger business at a more reasonable price — it is not a price target or a recommendation.
How are OZK and SHG scored?
Each carries the same 0–100 quality-growth score used everywhere on the site, built from three pillars — quality (profitability and returns on capital), growth (revenue and earnings), and value (what you pay for them) — combined as a geometric mean, so a weak pillar cannot be papered over by a strong one.
How current is this comparison?
The whole universe is re-scored every trading day after the US market close, so the scores and fundamentals here reflect the latest published edition.