AIBG vs. LLOY, NWG, BIRG, VMUK, TBCG, BOCH, NBS, PTSB, MTRO, and CBG
Should you be buying AIB Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of AIB Group include Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY), NatWest Group (NWG), Bank of Ireland Group (BIRG), Virgin Money UK (VMUK), TBC Bank Group (TBCG), Bank of Cyprus Holdings Public (BOCH), Nationwide Building Society (NBS), Permanent TSB Group (PTSB), Metro Bank (MTRO), and Close Brothers Group (CBG). These companies are all part of the "banks - regional" industry.
AIB Group vs. Its Competitors
Lloyds Banking Group (LON:LLOY) and AIB Group (LON:AIBG) are both large-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk and earnings.
Lloyds Banking Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. AIB Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 23 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Lloyds Banking Group pays out 37.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. AIB Group pays out 31.4% 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. AIB Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
In the previous week, Lloyds Banking Group had 18 more articles in the media than AIB Group. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Lloyds Banking Group and 0 mentions for AIB Group. Lloyds Banking Group's average media sentiment score of 0.53 beat AIB Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Lloyds Banking Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Lloyds Banking Group has a beta of 1.23, meaning that its stock price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AIB Group has a beta of 1.65, meaning that its stock price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Lloyds Banking Group has higher revenue and earnings than AIB Group. AIB Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lloyds Banking Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
AIB Group has a net margin of 46.51% compared to Lloyds Banking Group's net margin of 16.66%. AIB Group's return on equity of 15.32% beat Lloyds Banking Group's return on equity.
Lloyds Banking Group currently has a consensus price target of GBX 64.25, suggesting a potential downside of 16.01%. Given Lloyds Banking Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Lloyds Banking Group is more favorable than AIB Group.
50.2% of Lloyds Banking Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.2% of AIB Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Lloyds Banking Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 21.0% of AIB Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Lloyds Banking Group and AIB Group tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:AIBG) was last updated on 7/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
