Woori Bank (WF) Competitors

NatWest Group (NYSE:NWG) and Woori Bank (NYSE:WF) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, dividends and institutional ownership.

Is NWG or WF a better dividend stock?

NatWest Group pays an annual dividend of $0.77 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.7%. Woori Bank pays an annual dividend of $1.37 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. NatWest Group pays out 51.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Woori Bank pays out 17.5% 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 more risk and volatility, NWG or WF?

NatWest Group has a beta of 1.01, meaning that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Woori Bank has a beta of 1.04, meaning that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate NWG or WF?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
NatWest Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Woori Bank	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Do insiders & institutionals believe in NWG or WF?

1.3% of NatWest Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.4% of Woori Bank shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is NWG or WF more profitable?

Woori Bank has a net margin of 11.56% compared to NatWest Group's net margin of 0.00%. NatWest Group's return on equity of 12.33% beat Woori Bank's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
NatWest Group	N/A	12.33%	0.69%
Woori Bank	11.56%	8.27%	0.56%

Does the media refer more to NWG or WF?

In the previous week, NatWest Group had 3 more articles in the media than Woori Bank. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for NatWest Group and 4 mentions for Woori Bank. NatWest Group's average media sentiment score of 0.76 beat Woori Bank's score of 0.53 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	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Woori Bank	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, NWG or WF?

NatWest Group has higher revenue and earnings than Woori Bank. Woori Bank 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	$36.57B	1.48	$6.14B	$1.49	9.00
Woori Bank	$19.04B	0.71	$2.09B	$7.84	7.01

Summary

NatWest Group beats Woori Bank on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.