Bank of Ireland Group (BIRG) Competitors GBX 10.12 -0.34 (-3.29%) As of 04/17/2025 12:21 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesBuy This Stock BIRG vs. NWG, AIBG, VMUK, TBCG, BGEO, BOCH, NBS, PTSB, MTRO, and CBGShould you be buying Bank of Ireland Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Bank of Ireland Group include NatWest Group (NWG), AIB Group (AIBG), Virgin Money UK (VMUK), TBC Bank Group (TBCG), Bank of Georgia Group (BGEO), Bank of Cyprus Holdings Public (BOCH), Nationwide Building Society (NBS), Permanent TSB Group (PTSB), Metro Bank (MTRO), and Close Brothers Group (CBG). These companies are all part of the "banks - regional" industry. Bank of Ireland Group vs. NatWest Group AIB Group Virgin Money UK TBC Bank Group Bank of Georgia Group Bank of Cyprus Holdings Public Nationwide Building Society Permanent TSB Group Metro Bank Close Brothers Group NatWest Group (LON:NWG) and Bank of Ireland Group (LON:BIRG) are both large-cap financial services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, community ranking, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, risk, valuation and institutional ownership. Is NWG or BIRG more profitable? Bank of Ireland Group has a net margin of 36.41% compared to NatWest Group's net margin of 18.21%. NatWest Group's return on equity of 13.29% beat Bank of Ireland Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets NatWest Group18.21% 13.29% 0.64% Bank of Ireland Group 36.41%12.22%1.03% Do analysts rate NWG or BIRG? NatWest Group presently has a consensus target price of GBX 526.67, suggesting a potential upside of 14.68%. Given NatWest Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe NatWest Group is more favorable than Bank of Ireland Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score NatWest Group 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Bank of Ireland Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Which has stronger valuation & earnings, NWG or BIRG? Bank of Ireland Group has higher revenue and earnings than NatWest Group. Bank of Ireland 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioNatWest Group£24.36B1.51£4.43B£55.698.25Bank of Ireland Group£406.20B0.02£147.90B£1.476.86 Does the MarketBeat Community prefer NWG or BIRG? NatWest Group received 48 more outperform votes than Bank of Ireland Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 77.22% of users gave Bank of Ireland Group an outperform vote while only 72.67% of users gave NatWest Group an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformNatWest GroupOutperform Votes10972.67% Underperform Votes4127.33% Bank of Ireland GroupOutperform Votes6177.22% Underperform Votes1822.78% Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of NWG or BIRG? 52.1% of NatWest Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.6% of Bank of Ireland Group shares are held by institutional investors. 16.2% of NatWest Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Bank of Ireland Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has more risk and volatility, NWG or BIRG? NatWest Group has a beta of 1.28, meaning that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bank of Ireland Group has a beta of 1.15, meaning that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor NWG or BIRG? In the previous week, NatWest Group had 1 more articles in the media than Bank of Ireland Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for NatWest Group and 1 mentions for Bank of Ireland Group. Bank of Ireland Group's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat NatWest Group's score of 0.74 indicating that Bank of Ireland Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment NatWest Group 0 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Bank of Ireland Group 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is NWG or BIRG a better dividend stock? NatWest Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 18 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Bank of Ireland Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 70 per share and has a dividend yield of 692.0%. NatWest Group pays out 32.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Bank of Ireland Group pays out 4,748.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. SummaryNatWest Group beats Bank of Ireland Group on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Bank of Ireland Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BIRG and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart BIRG vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBank of Ireland GroupBanks IndustryFinancial SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£10.15B£6.10B£3.69B£2.50BDividend Yield9.45%4.26%4.15%4.91%P/E Ratio6.868.0713.95129.96Price / Sales0.0239.071,657.73233,433.26Price / Cash0.0014.2550.4028.23Price / Book0.000.583.344.41Net Income£147.90B£16.75B£1.24B£5.86B1 Month Performance-15.06%-1.90%0.30%-1.34%1 Year Performance1.36%16.22%14.75%41.10% Bank of Ireland Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BIRGBank of Ireland GroupN/AGBX 10.12-3.3%N/A+1.3%£10.15B£406.20B6.8610,845NWGNatWest Group3.2432 of 5 starsGBX 456.90+2.4%GBX 477.50+4.5%+66.8%£36.57B£24.36B8.2061,000AIBGAIB GroupN/AGBX 484-0.6%N/A+10.8%£13.52B£5.27B6.6210,551News CoverageVMUKVirgin Money UKN/AN/AN/AN/A£2.83B£1.58B946.098,110TBCGTBC Bank GroupN/AGBX 4,340+2.1%N/A+41.7%£2.47B£2.74B1.9810,267BGEOBank of Georgia GroupN/AGBX 5,480+1.9%N/A+10.0%£2.42B£3.09B1.069,398News CoverageBOCHBank of Cyprus Holdings PublicN/AN/AGBX 595+∞N/A£1.66B£1.07B2,678.572,847High Trading VolumeNBSNationwide Building SocietyN/AGBX 129.20-0.6%N/AN/A£1.38B£1.07T0.9218,099High Trading VolumePTSBPermanent TSB GroupN/AGBX 1.52+3.1%N/A-6.1%£891.67M£104.62B8.423,330MTROMetro BankN/AGBX 93.40+2.4%N/A+195.7%£638.62M£752.96M-26.114,286Negative NewsCBGClose Brothers Group3.7316 of 5 starsGBX 298.20+2.5%GBX 550+84.4%-32.8%£449.27M£1.30B4.494,000Gap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies NatWest Group Competitors AIB Group Competitors Virgin Money UK Competitors TBC Bank Group Competitors Bank of Georgia Group Competitors Bank of Cyprus Holdings Public Competitors Nationwide Building Society Competitors Permanent TSB Group Competitors Metro Bank Competitors Close Brothers Group Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (LON:BIRG) was last updated on 4/19/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon Set to Shock the World by May 1st ?Tech legend Jeff Brown recently traveled to the industrial zone of South Memphis to investigate what he believ...Brownstone Research | Sponsored[Action Required] Claim Your FREE IRS Loophole GuideThis shouldn't surprise anyone who's been paying attention, but... 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