Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY) Competitors GBX 70.32 -0.46 (-0.65%) As of 11:50 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesSustainabilityBuy This Stock LLOY vs. BNC, BARC, NWG, RKT, COB, BUR, BCG, TRST, BOY, and DFSShould you be buying Lloyds Banking Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Lloyds Banking Group include Banco Santander (BNC), Barclays (BARC), NatWest Group (NWG), Reckitt Benckiser Group (RKT), Cobham (COB), Burford Capital (BUR), Baltic Classifieds Group (BCG), Trustpilot Group (TRST), Bodycote (BOY), and DFS Furniture (DFS). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. Lloyds Banking Group vs. Banco Santander Barclays NatWest Group Reckitt Benckiser Group Cobham Burford Capital Baltic Classifieds Group Trustpilot Group Bodycote DFS Furniture Banco Santander (LON:BNC) and Lloyds Banking Group (LON:LLOY) are both large-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, profitability, valuation, community ranking, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment and analyst recommendations. Which has more volatility & risk, BNC or LLOY? Banco Santander has a beta of 1.32, meaning that its stock price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lloyds Banking Group has a beta of 1.23, meaning that its stock price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in BNC or LLOY? Lloyds Banking Group received 2155 more outperform votes than Banco Santander when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.57% of users gave Lloyds Banking Group an outperform vote while only 64.74% of users gave Banco Santander an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformBanco SantanderOutperform Votes10164.74% Underperform Votes5535.26% Lloyds Banking GroupOutperform Votes225670.57% Underperform Votes94129.43% Is BNC or LLOY a better dividend stock? Banco Santander pays an annual dividend of GBX 17 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Lloyds Banking Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Banco Santander pays out 26.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Lloyds Banking Group pays out 37.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Do institutionals and insiders believe in BNC or LLOY? 32.0% of Banco Santander shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 50.2% of Lloyds Banking Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of Banco Santander shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Lloyds Banking Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is BNC or LLOY more profitable? Banco Santander has a net margin of 20.05% compared to Lloyds Banking Group's net margin of 16.66%. Banco Santander's return on equity of 12.99% beat Lloyds Banking Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Banco Santander20.05% 12.99% 0.73% Lloyds Banking Group 16.66%11.22%0.57% Which has higher valuation and earnings, BNC or LLOY? Banco Santander has higher revenue and earnings than Lloyds Banking Group. Banco Santander is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lloyds Banking Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBanco Santander£70.85B1.33£14.20B£63.818.05Lloyds Banking Group£28.75B1.48£4.79B£7.918.85 Do analysts rate BNC or LLOY? Lloyds Banking Group has a consensus target price of GBX 62.40, suggesting a potential downside of 10.83%. Given Lloyds Banking Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Lloyds Banking Group is more favorable than Banco Santander.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Banco Santander 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Lloyds Banking Group 1 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Does the media prefer BNC or LLOY? In the previous week, Lloyds Banking Group had 20 more articles in the media than Banco Santander. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Lloyds Banking Group and 1 mentions for Banco Santander. Lloyds Banking Group's average media sentiment score of 0.61 beat Banco Santander's score of 0.37 indicating that Lloyds Banking Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Banco Santander 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Lloyds Banking Group 10 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryLloyds Banking Group beats Banco Santander on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Lloyds Banking Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for LLOY 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 LLOY vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricLloyds Banking GroupBanks IndustryFinancial SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£42.43B£6.14B£3.66B£2.46BDividend Yield0.05%4.26%4.20%4.95%P/E Ratio8.858.0713.91129.85Price / Sales1.4839.471,649.55230,531.38Price / Cash0.1114.2550.1927.95Price / Book0.930.573.324.42Net Income£4.79B£16.75B£1.23B£5.79B7 Day Performance5.49%1.57%4.99%2.86%1 Month Performance0.23%-1.67%4.56%3.52%1 Year Performance38.79%16.67%8.86%101.63% Lloyds Banking Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LLOYLloyds Banking Group1.3361 of 5 starsGBX 70.32-0.6%GBX 62.40-11.3%+42.1%£42.64B£28.75B8.8959,400BNCBanco SantanderN/AGBX 498+2.8%N/A+39.2%£91.41B£70.85B7.80206,500Gap UpBARCBarclays2.2837 of 5 starsGBX 270.40+5.1%GBX 317.14+17.3%+55.8%£38.82B£24.93B7.9587,400Gap UpNWGNatWest Group2.298 of 5 starsGBX 446.10+3.6%GBX 477.50+7.0%+69.6%£35.71B£24.36B8.0161,000Positive NewsGap UpHigh Trading VolumeRKTReckitt Benckiser Group0.5563 of 5 starsGBX 4,839+1.5%GBX 4,788.50-1.0%+17.6%£33.01B£13.78B22.1426,000Gap DownCOBCobhamN/AN/AN/AN/A£3.96B£1.97B-86.5810,898BURBurford Capital2.7227 of 5 starsGBX 1,009+7.0%GBX 1,600+58.6%-11.7%£2.78B£299.55M18.05140Gap DownBCGBaltic Classifieds Group0.5155 of 5 starsGBX 314.18+0.9%GBX 297-5.5%+44.0%£1.80B£92.71M47.09130Gap DownHigh Trading VolumeTRSTTrustpilot Group2.1772 of 5 starsGBX 206+1.7%GBX 335+62.6%+6.6%£1.08B£222.55M68.29820Insider TradeNews CoverageNegative NewsBOYBodycote3.0433 of 5 starsGBX 476.16+3.4%GBX 812.50+70.6%-29.4%£852.71M£739.54M14.334,833Earnings ReportNegative NewsGap UpHigh Trading VolumeDFSDFS Furniture2.6412 of 5 starsGBX 130+0.4%GBX 185+42.3%+14.2%£299.58M£964.48M-69.6120,200 Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BNC Competitors BARC Competitors NWG Competitors RKT Competitors COB Competitors BUR Competitors BCG Competitors TRST Competitors BOY Competitors DFS 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:LLOY) was last updated on 4/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners[Action Required] Claim Your FREE IRS Loophole GuideThis shouldn't surprise anyone who's been paying attention, but... 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