BIRG vs. NWG, AIBG, VMUK, TBCG, BOCH, NBS, PTSB, MTRO, CBG, and STB
Should you be buying Bank of Ireland Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Bank of Ireland Group include 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), Close Brothers Group (CBG), and Secure Trust Bank (STB). These companies are all part of the "banks - regional" industry.
Bank of Ireland Group vs. Its Competitors
Bank of Ireland Group (LON:BIRG) and NatWest Group (LON:NWG) are both large-cap financial services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, profitability and analyst recommendations.
60.6% of Bank of Ireland Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.1% of NatWest Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of Bank of Ireland Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 16.2% of NatWest Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Bank of Ireland Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 70 per share and has a dividend yield of 542.6%. NatWest Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 18 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Bank of Ireland Group pays out 4,748.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. NatWest Group pays out 32.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.
Bank of Ireland Group has higher revenue and earnings than NatWest Group. Bank of Ireland Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NatWest Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
NatWest Group has a consensus target price of GBX 560.83, suggesting a potential upside of 4.28%. Given NatWest Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe NatWest Group is more favorable than Bank of Ireland Group.
In the previous week, NatWest Group had 6 more articles in the media than Bank of Ireland Group. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for NatWest Group and 1 mentions for Bank of Ireland Group. Bank of Ireland Group's average media sentiment score of 0.39 beat NatWest Group's score of 0.05 indicating that Bank of Ireland Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Bank of Ireland Group has a net margin of 36.41% compared to NatWest Group's net margin of 18.21%. NatWest Group's return on equity of 13.29% beat Bank of Ireland Group's return on equity.
Bank of Ireland Group has a beta of 1.15, meaning that its share price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NatWest Group has a beta of 1.28, meaning that its share price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
NatWest Group beats Bank of Ireland Group on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (LON:BIRG) was last updated on 8/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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