NatWest Group (NWG) Competitors

NatWest Group (NYSE:NWG) and HDFC Bank (NYSE:HDB) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, valuation, community ranking, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk and earnings.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in NWG or HDB?

HDFC Bank received 388 more outperform votes than NatWest Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.57% of users gave HDFC Bank an outperform vote while only 40.37% of users gave NatWest Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
NatWest Group	Outperform Votes 44 40.37%	Underperform Votes 65 59.63%
HDFC Bank	Outperform Votes 432 68.57%	Underperform Votes 198 31.43%

Does the media refer more to NWG or HDB?

In the previous week, HDFC Bank had 21 more articles in the media than NatWest Group. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for HDFC Bank and 8 mentions for NatWest Group. NatWest Group's average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat HDFC Bank's score of 0.94 indicating that NatWest Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
NatWest Group	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
HDFC Bank	22 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend NWG or HDB?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
NatWest Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
HDFC Bank	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is NWG or HDB a better dividend stock?

NatWest Group pays an annual dividend of $0.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.1%. HDFC Bank pays an annual dividend of $0.59 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. NatWest Group pays out 55.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. HDFC Bank pays out 17.9% 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.

Which has better earnings & valuation, NWG or HDB?

HDFC Bank has higher revenue and earnings than NatWest Group. NatWest Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than HDFC Bank, 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	$14.65B	2.94	$5.77B	$1.36	7.88
HDFC Bank	$2.39T	0.07	$7.47B	$3.29	19.79

Which has more volatility and risk, NWG or HDB?

NatWest Group has a beta of 0.93, suggesting that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, HDFC Bank has a beta of 0.92, suggesting that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in NWG or HDB?

1.3% of NatWest Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.6% of HDFC Bank shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of HDFC Bank shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is NWG or HDB more profitable?

HDFC Bank has a net margin of 14.64% compared to NatWest Group's net margin of 0.00%. HDFC Bank's return on equity of 12.19% beat NatWest Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
NatWest Group	N/A	11.76%	0.64%
HDFC Bank	14.64%	12.19%	1.67%

Summary

HDFC Bank beats NatWest Group on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.