NatWest Group (NWG) Competitors

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

Does the media favor HDB or NWG?

In the previous week, HDFC Bank had 10 more articles in the media than NatWest Group. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for HDFC Bank and 18 mentions for NatWest Group. NatWest Group's average media sentiment score of 1.06 beat HDFC Bank's score of 0.80 indicating that NatWest Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
HDFC Bank	17 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
NatWest Group	10 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is HDB or NWG a better dividend stock?

HDFC Bank pays an annual dividend of $0.59 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. NatWest Group pays an annual dividend of $0.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.9%. HDFC Bank pays out 17.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. NatWest Group pays out 55.9% 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.

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

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

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in HDB or NWG?

HDFC Bank received 388 more outperform votes than NatWest Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.46% of users gave HDFC Bank an outperform vote while only 40.37% of users gave NatWest Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
HDFC Bank	Outperform Votes 432 68.46%	Underperform Votes 199 31.54%
NatWest Group	Outperform Votes 44 40.37%	Underperform Votes 65 59.63%

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, HDB or NWG?

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
HDFC Bank	$2.39T	0.08	$7.47B	$3.29	21.94
NatWest Group	$14.65B	3.53	$5.77B	$1.36	9.45

Is HDB or NWG 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
HDFC Bank	14.64%	12.19%	1.67%
NatWest Group	N/A	11.76%	0.64%

Which has more volatility and risk, HDB or NWG?

HDFC Bank has a beta of 0.68, meaning that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NatWest Group has a beta of 0.93, meaning that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate HDB or NWG?

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

Summary

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