NatWest Group (NWG) Competitors

NatWest Group (LON:NWG) and Banco Santander (LON:BNC) 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 dividends, community ranking, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment and risk.

Does the media favor NWG or BNC?

In the previous week, NatWest Group had 1 more articles in the media than Banco Santander. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for NatWest Group and 0 mentions for Banco Santander. NatWest Group's average media sentiment score of 0.51 beat Banco Santander's score of 0.00 indicating that NatWest Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
NatWest Group	Positive
Banco Santander	Neutral

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of NWG or BNC?

52.1% of NatWest Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 32.0% of Banco Santander shares are held by institutional investors. 16.2% of NatWest Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Banco Santander shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer NWG or BNC?

NatWest Group received 5 more outperform votes than Banco Santander when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.11% of users gave NatWest Group an outperform vote while only 64.74% of users gave Banco Santander an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
NatWest Group	Outperform Votes 106 72.11%	Underperform Votes 41 27.89%
Banco Santander	Outperform Votes 101 64.74%	Underperform Votes 55 35.26%

Which has higher valuation & earnings, NWG or BNC?

Banco Santander has higher revenue and earnings than NatWest Group. Banco Santander 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	2.40	£4.19B	£0.47	841.49
Banco Santander	£47.24B	1.19	£11.32B	£0.59	617.80

Do analysts rate NWG or BNC?

NatWest Group presently has a consensus target price of GBX 351, suggesting a potential downside of 11.25%. Given NatWest Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe NatWest Group is more favorable than Banco Santander.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
NatWest Group	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Banco Santander	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has more volatility and risk, NWG or BNC?

NatWest Group has a beta of 1.28, indicating that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Banco Santander has a beta of 1.32, indicating that its stock price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is NWG or BNC more profitable?

NatWest Group has a net margin of 32.31% compared to Banco Santander's net margin of 25.18%. Banco Santander's return on equity of 12.61% beat NatWest Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
NatWest Group	32.31%	12.28%	0.64%
Banco Santander	25.18%	12.61%	0.73%

Is NWG or BNC a better dividend stock?

NatWest Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 18 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. Banco Santander pays an annual dividend of GBX 17 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. NatWest Group pays out 3,829.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Banco Santander pays out 2,881.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Banco Santander is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

NatWest Group beats Banco Santander on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.