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Investors interested in Banks - Foreign stocks are likely familiar with Banco Do Brasil SA (BDORY) and Sumitomo Mitsui (SMFG). But which of these two stocks presents investors with the better value opportunity right now?

Investors interested in stocks from the Banks - Foreign sector have probably already heard of Banco Do Brasil SA (BDORY) and Sumitomo Mitsui (SMFG). But which of these two stocks presents investors with the better value opportunity right now?

Sumitomo Mitsui Finance and Leasing [RIC:RIC:SUMFL.UL] said on Monday its joint venture will acquire Macquarie Rotorcraft, the helicopter leasing business of financial giant Macquarie's asset management arm.

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Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (“SMBC”) leads a $375 million financing for the Company's Ellendale High Performance Computing (“HPC”) data center campus (the “Ellendale HPC Campus”) Provides further validation of the Ellendale HPC Campus through a partnership with one of the world's leading data center financing platforms DALLAS, Feb. 12, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Applied Digital Corporation (Nasdaq: APLD) ("Applied Digital" or the "Company"), a designer, builder, and operator of next-generation digital infrastructure for HPC applications, announced today that the Company, through its HPC subsidiary APLD HPC Holdings LLC (“APLDH”), closed a $375 million financing with SMBC. The Company used a portion of the proceeds to repay its obligations under the Macquarie Capital senior secured note, and the remaining proceeds are intended to be used to advance the development of the first and second data center buildings at the Ellendale HPC Campus.

I maintain my Buy rating for Sumitomo Mitsui Financial due to favorable NIM prospects and significant progress in portfolio rationalization, warranting a higher valuation. SMFG's NIM is expected to improve, driven by a favorable rate environment and lower funding costs, with a projected +10% net profit increase in FY26. The bank is optimizing its portfolio by divesting non-core financial investments and reallocating capital to more profitable segments, enhancing its Return On Equity.

Sumitomo Mitsui's fundamentals remain robust. The macro overhang is slowly clearing as well. A stubborn book value discount keeps the risk/reward very favorable.

Sumitomo Mitsui (SMFG) might move higher on growing optimism about its earnings prospects, which is reflected by its upgrade to a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy).

SMFG, QFIN, and DKL made it to the Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) value stocks list on August 22, 2024.

Sumitomo Mitsui (SMFG) could be a solid choice for shorter-term investors looking to capitalize on the recent price trend in fundamentally sound stocks. It is one of the many stocks that passed through our shorter-term trading strategy-based screen.