NatWest Group (NWG) Competitors

Banco Santander (LON:BNC) and NatWest Group (LON:NWG) are both large-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, community ranking and media sentiment.

Which has more volatility and risk, BNC or NWG?

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

Does the media refer more to BNC or NWG?

In the previous week, NatWest Group had 4 more articles in the media than Banco Santander. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for NatWest Group and 0 mentions for Banco Santander. Banco Santander's average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat NatWest Group's score of 0.34 indicating that Banco Santander is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Banco Santander	Positive
NatWest Group	Neutral

Do analysts rate BNC or NWG?

NatWest Group has a consensus target price of GBX 351, indicating a potential downside of 15.87%. Given NatWest Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe NatWest 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)	0.00
NatWest Group	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Is BNC or NWG a better dividend stock?

Banco Santander pays an annual dividend of GBX 17 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. NatWest Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 18 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. 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. 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.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, BNC or NWG?

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
Banco Santander	£47.24B	1.31	£11.32B	£0.59	681.36
NatWest Group	£13.75B	2.53	£4.19B	£0.47	887.66

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BNC or NWG?

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

Is BNC or NWG 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
Banco Santander	25.18%	12.61%	0.73%
NatWest Group	32.31%	12.28%	0.64%

Do insiders and institutionals believe in BNC or NWG?

32.0% of Banco Santander shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.1% of NatWest Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of Banco Santander shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 16.2% of NatWest Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

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