AIB Group (AIBG) Competitors

NatWest Group (LON:NWG) and AIB Group (LON:AIBG) are both large-cap financial services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation, community ranking, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends and earnings.

Does the media favor NWG or AIBG?

In the previous week, NatWest Group had 1 more articles in the media than AIB Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for NatWest Group and 0 mentions for AIB Group. AIB Group's average media sentiment score of 0.10 beat NatWest Group's score of 0.00 indicating that NatWest Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
NatWest Group	Neutral
AIB Group	Neutral

Which has higher earnings and valuation, NWG or AIBG?

NatWest Group has higher revenue and earnings than AIB Group. AIB Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NatWest Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
NatWest Group	£13.75B	2.03	£4.18B	£0.47	680.00
AIB Group	£4.52B	2.34	£2B	£0.65	672.02

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in NWG or AIBG?

NatWest Group received 66 more outperform votes than AIB Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 72.73% of users gave AIB Group an outperform vote while only 71.01% of users gave NatWest Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
NatWest Group	Outperform Votes 98 71.01%	Underperform Votes 40 28.99%
AIB Group	Outperform Votes 32 72.73%	Underperform Votes 12 27.27%

Is NWG or AIBG more profitable?

AIB Group has a net margin of 45.56% compared to AIB Group's net margin of 31.09%. NatWest Group's return on equity of 15.06% beat AIB Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
NatWest Group	31.09%	11.72%	0.64%
AIB Group	45.56%	15.06%	1.55%

Do analysts prefer NWG or AIBG?

NatWest Group currently has a consensus price target of GBX 309.38, suggesting a potential downside of 3.20%. Given AIB Group's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe NatWest Group is more favorable than AIB Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
NatWest Group	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71
AIB Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Which has more volatility and risk, NWG or AIBG?

NatWest Group has a beta of 1.31, indicating that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AIB Group has a beta of 1.69, indicating that its stock price is 69% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in NWG or AIBG?

39.9% of NatWest Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.6% of AIB Group shares are held by institutional investors. 27.1% of NatWest Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 32.5% of AIB Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is NWG or AIBG a better dividend stock?

NatWest Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 17 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. AIB Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 23 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. NatWest Group pays out 3,617.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. AIB Group pays out 3,538.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Summary

AIB Group beats NatWest Group on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.