SHG vs SUNB Comparison

Shinhan Financial Group Co Ltd is a Korean banking group. Along with its subsidiaries the company provides, comprehensive financial services which consist of commercial banking services, credit card services, securities services, insurance, credit services, and asset management services, including securities investment trust management, investment advisory, call transaction, domestic and foreign private equity fund business, and other services. The majority of the revenue is generated from its Banking business which includes retail, corporate, international, and other banking services the company offers.

Sunbelt Rentals (formerly UK-based Ashtead Group) is the number two equipment rental company in the US (11% market share), with a smaller presence in Canada and the UK. Sunbelt operates a rental fleet of just over $15 billion across a network of 1,200 stores in the US, nearly CAD 2 billion of fleet and 135 stores in Canada, and GBP 1.1 billion and 190 stores in the UK. The company has experienced rapid growth over the past decade as its customers increasingly turn to rental versus owning equipment outright. The general tool business has been augmented by the Specialty Rental business, which has grown to 30% of the mix. Revenue is now greater than 50% nonconstruction, with the remainder focused more directly on commercial construction.