Nationwide Building Society (NBS) Competitors GBX 129.50 -1.00 (-0.77%) As of 07/15/2025 11:29 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsHeadlinesBuy This Stock NBS vs. VMUK, TBCG, BOCH, PTSB, MTRO, CBG, STB, ARBB, CBKD, and MFXShould you be buying Nationwide Building Society stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Nationwide Building Society include Virgin Money UK (VMUK), TBC Bank Group (TBCG), Bank of Cyprus Holdings Public (BOCH), Permanent TSB Group (PTSB), Metro Bank (MTRO), Close Brothers Group (CBG), Secure Trust Bank (STB), Arbuthnot Banking Group (ARBB), Commercial International Bank (Egypt) S.A.E. (CBKD), and Manx Financial Group (MFX). These companies are all part of the "banks - regional" industry. Nationwide Building Society vs. Its Competitors Virgin Money UK TBC Bank Group Bank of Cyprus Holdings Public Permanent TSB Group Metro Bank Close Brothers Group Secure Trust Bank Arbuthnot Banking Group Commercial International Bank (Egypt) S.A.E. Manx Financial Group Nationwide Building Society (LON:NBS) and Virgin Money UK (LON:VMUK) are both financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, dividends, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and institutional ownership. 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 more volatility & risk, NBS or VMUK? Nationwide Building Society has a beta of 0.3, meaning that its stock price is 70% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Virgin Money UK has a beta of 1.89, meaning that its stock price is 89% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of NBS or VMUK? 138.0% of Nationwide Building Society shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.5% of Virgin Money UK shares are held by institutional investors. 17.2% of Virgin Money UK shares are held by 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 better valuation & earnings, 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 had 3 more articles in the media than Virgin Money UK. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Nationwide Building Society and 0 mentions for Virgin Money UK. Nationwide Building Society's average media sentiment score of 0.37 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 Neutral Virgin Money UK Neutral SummaryNationwide Building Society beats Virgin Money UK on 8 of the 12 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 NBS 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£1.38B£18.52B£6.30B£3.01BDividend YieldN/A4.26%4.19%5.02%P/E Ratio0.929.0313.93167.07Price / Sales0.0047.711,727.55279,951.46Price / Cash0.0414.25128.5527.97Price / Book0.000.651.944.61Net Income£151.90B£16.75B£1.24B£5.90B7 Day Performance-1.89%0.00%7.70%11.00%1 Month Performance-0.38%3.91%3.72%9.54%1 Year Performance-1.52%23.07%18.41%61.62% Nationwide Building Society Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NBSNationwide Building SocietyN/AGBX 129.50-0.8%N/A-1.1%£1.38B£1.07T0.9218,099News CoverageVMUKVirgin Money UKN/AN/AN/AN/A£2.83B£1.58B946.098,110TBCGTBC Bank GroupN/AGBX 4,805.38+1.3%N/A+60.6%£2.73B£2.74B2.1910,267News CoverageBOCHBank of Cyprus Holdings PublicN/AN/AGBX 595+∞N/A£1.66B£1.07B2,678.572,847High Trading VolumePTSBPermanent TSB GroupN/AGBX 2.06+2.0%N/A+52.5%£1.21B£104.62B11.413,330Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeMTROMetro Bank0.9294 of 5 starsGBX 129.40-0.5%GBX 150+15.9%+243.2%£884.77M£752.96M-36.174,286CBGClose Brothers Group3.1807 of 5 starsGBX 411.20+8.6%GBX 550+33.8%-20.4%£619.52M£1.30B6.204,000News CoverageSTBSecure Trust Bank4.7922 of 5 starsGBX 872+0.9%GBX 1,420+62.8%+21.5%£166.07M£361.02M6.45879Positive NewsARBBArbuthnot Banking GroupN/AGBX 970+2.6%N/A-0.6%£157.01M£239.83M5.13799Positive NewsGap DownCBKDCommercial International Bank (Egypt) S.A.E.N/AGBX 1.69-0.2%N/A+10.3%£49.80M£91.36B6.527,917News CoverageMFXManx Financial GroupN/AGBX 21.25-3.4%N/A+21.1%£25.44M£61.86M4.29177Gap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Virgin Money UK Competitors TBC Bank Group Competitors Bank of Cyprus Holdings Public Competitors Permanent TSB Group Competitors Metro Bank Competitors Close Brothers Group Competitors Secure Trust Bank Competitors Arbuthnot Banking Group Competitors Commercial International Bank (Egypt) S.A.E. 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