Nationwide Building Society (NBS) Competitors GBX 130.50 +0.50 (+0.38%) As of 04/17/2025 Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsHeadlinesBuy This Stock NBS vs. VMUK, BGEO, TBCG, BOCH, PTSB, MTRO, CBG, ARBB, STB, and CBKDShould you be buying Nationwide Building Society stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Nationwide Building Society include Virgin Money UK (VMUK), Bank of Georgia Group (BGEO), TBC Bank Group (TBCG), Bank of Cyprus Holdings Public (BOCH), Permanent TSB Group (PTSB), Metro Bank (MTRO), Close Brothers Group (CBG), Arbuthnot Banking Group (ARBB), Secure Trust Bank (STB), and Commercial International Bank (Egypt) S.A.E. (CBKD). These companies are all part of the "banks - regional" industry. Nationwide Building Society vs. Virgin Money UK Bank of Georgia Group TBC Bank Group Bank of Cyprus Holdings Public Permanent TSB Group Metro Bank Close Brothers Group Arbuthnot Banking Group Secure Trust Bank Commercial International Bank (Egypt) S.A.E. Nationwide Building Society (LON:NBS) and Virgin Money UK (LON:VMUK) are both financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, community ranking, institutional ownership and profitability. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in NBS or VMUK? Virgin Money UK received 17 more outperform votes than Nationwide Building Society when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 72.41% of users gave Nationwide Building Society an outperform vote while only 61.07% of users gave Virgin Money UK an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformNationwide Building SocietyOutperform Votes6372.41% Underperform Votes2427.59% Virgin Money UKOutperform Votes8061.07% Underperform Votes5138.93% Which has more volatility and risk, NBS or VMUK? Nationwide Building Society has a beta of 0.3, suggesting that its stock price is 70% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Virgin Money UK has a beta of 1.89, suggesting that its stock price is 89% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is NBS or VMUK more profitable? Virgin Money UK has a net margin of 15.84% compared to Nationwide Building Society's net margin of 14.17%. Nationwide Building Society's return on equity of 7.71% beat Virgin Money UK's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Nationwide Building Society14.17% 7.71% 0.48% Virgin Money UK 15.84%5.35%0.33% Which has stronger earnings and valuation, NBS or VMUK? Nationwide Building Society has higher revenue and earnings than Virgin Money UK. Virgin Money UK is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Nationwide Building Society, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioNationwide Building Society£1.07T0.00£151.90B£141.120.92Virgin Money UK£1.58B0.00£250M£0.23N/A Does the media refer more to NBS or VMUK? In the previous week, Nationwide Building Society's average media sentiment score of 0.50 beat Virgin Money UK's score of 0.00 indicating that Nationwide Building Society is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Nationwide Building Society Positive Virgin Money UK Neutral Do institutionals & insiders believe in NBS or VMUK? 138.0% of Nationwide Building Society shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.5% of Virgin Money UK shares are owned by institutional investors. 17.2% of Virgin Money UK shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. SummaryNationwide Building Society beats Virgin Money UK on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Nationwide Building Society News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for NBS 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 NBS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricNationwide Building SocietyBanks IndustryFinancial SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£1.39B£6.32B£3.70B£2.52BDividend YieldN/A4.28%4.16%4.80%P/E Ratio0.928.0813.97130.69Price / Sales0.0040.701,660.40234,951.35Price / Cash0.0414.2550.4928.35Price / Book0.000.603.364.43Net Income£151.90B£15.75B£1.18B£5.88B7 Day Performance0.49%1.33%2.02%2.87%1 Month Performance-0.34%-1.96%0.26%-0.96%1 Year Performance-99.03%15.96%9.47%22.28% Nationwide Building Society Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NBSNationwide Building SocietyN/AGBX 130.50+0.4%N/AN/A£1.39B£1.07T0.9218,099VMUKVirgin Money UKN/AN/AN/AN/A£2.83B£1.58B946.098,110BGEOBank of Georgia GroupN/AGBX 4,988+5.1%N/A+11.5%£2.20B£3.09B0.969,398News CoverageGap UpTBCGTBC Bank GroupN/AGBX 3,746.20+4.9%N/A+39.6%£2.13B£2.74B1.7010,267Gap UpBOCHBank of Cyprus Holdings PublicN/AN/AGBX 595+∞N/A£1.66B£1.07B2,678.572,847High Trading VolumePTSBPermanent TSB GroupN/AGBX 1.49+6.8%N/A-4.6%£874.07M£104.62B8.253,330Gap UpMTROMetro BankN/AGBX 86.10+6.2%N/A+189.2%£588.71M£752.96M-24.074,286CBGClose Brothers Group3.5138 of 5 starsGBX 281.60+4.5%GBX 550+95.3%-34.8%£424.26M£1.30B4.244,000Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeARBBArbuthnot Banking GroupN/AGBX 931+11.2%N/A-11.7%£150.69M£239.83M4.93799Gap UpSTBSecure Trust Bank4.3855 of 5 starsGBX 532flatGBX 1,420+166.9%-17.3%£101.32M£361.02M3.94879Gap UpCBKDCommercial International Bank (Egypt) S.A.E.N/AGBX 1.44+0.8%N/A-9.8%£42.40M£91.36B5.557,917 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Virgin Money UK Competitors Bank of Georgia Group Competitors TBC Bank Group Competitors Bank of Cyprus Holdings Public Competitors Permanent TSB Group Competitors Metro Bank Competitors Close Brothers Group Competitors Arbuthnot Banking Group Competitors Secure Trust Bank Competitors Commercial International Bank (Egypt) S.A.E. 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