BIRG vs. LLOY, NWG, AIBG, VMUK, TBCG, BOCH, NBS, PTSB, MTRO, and CBG
Should you be buying Bank of Ireland Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Bank of Ireland Group include Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY), NatWest Group (NWG), AIB Group (AIBG), 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.
Bank of Ireland Group vs. Its Competitors
Lloyds Banking Group (LON:LLOY) and Bank of Ireland Group (LON:BIRG) are both large-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment and dividends.
Lloyds Banking Group has a beta of 1.23, suggesting that its share price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bank of Ireland Group has a beta of 1.15, suggesting that its share price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Lloyds Banking Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.03 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Bank of Ireland Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.63 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. Lloyds Banking Group pays out 48.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Bank of Ireland Group pays out 53.0% 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.
In the previous week, Lloyds Banking Group had 20 more articles in the media than Bank of Ireland Group. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Lloyds Banking Group and 1 mentions for Bank of Ireland Group. Lloyds Banking Group's average media sentiment score of 0.45 beat Bank of Ireland Group's score of 0.29 indicating that Lloyds Banking Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Bank of Ireland Group has a net margin of 36.41% compared to Lloyds Banking Group's net margin of 16.66%. Bank of Ireland Group's return on equity of 12.22% beat Lloyds Banking Group's return on equity.
Bank of Ireland Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Lloyds Banking Group. Bank of Ireland 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.
Lloyds Banking Group currently has a consensus target price of GBX 86.80, indicating a potential upside of 8.59%. Given Lloyds Banking Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Lloyds Banking Group is more favorable than Bank of Ireland Group.
58.1% of Lloyds Banking Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.8% of Bank of Ireland Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Lloyds Banking Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Bank of Ireland Group 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.
Summary
Lloyds Banking Group beats Bank of Ireland Group on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:BIRG) was last updated on 9/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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