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Bank of Ireland Group (BIRG) Competitors

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GBX 11.88 -0.24 (-1.98%)
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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 media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends and valuation.

Bank of Ireland Group has higher revenue and 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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Lloyds Banking Group£28.75B1.61£4.79B£7.919.64
Bank of Ireland Group£406.20B0.03£147.90B£1.478.06

Lloyds Banking Group presently has a consensus price target of GBX 64.25, indicating a potential downside of 15.68%. Given Lloyds Banking Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Lloyds Banking Group is more favorable than Bank of Ireland Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Lloyds Banking Group
1 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
Bank of Ireland Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

Lloyds Banking Group has a beta of 1.23, suggesting that its stock price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bank of Ireland Group has a beta of 1.15, suggesting that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Lloyds Banking Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Bank of Ireland Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 70 per share and has a dividend yield of 589.2%. Lloyds Banking Group pays out 37.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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.

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 0.47 beat Bank of Ireland Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Lloyds Banking Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Lloyds Banking Group
6 Very Positive mention(s)
4 Positive mention(s)
9 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Bank of Ireland Group
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

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.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Lloyds Banking Group16.66% 11.22% 0.57%
Bank of Ireland Group 36.41%12.22%1.03%

50.2% of Lloyds Banking Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.6% of Bank of Ireland Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Lloyds Banking Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Bank of Ireland Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company 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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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding BIRG and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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BIRG vs. The Competition

MetricBank of Ireland GroupBanks IndustryFinancial SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£11.92B£17.73B£6.44B£2.94B
Dividend Yield9.45%4.30%4.17%5.02%
P/E Ratio8.068.9213.54139.16
Price / Sales0.0347.011,772.05216,994.46
Price / Cash0.0014.2548.9127.99
Price / Book0.000.651.414.62
Net Income£147.90B£16.75B£1.25B£5.90B
7 Day Performance0.92%0.64%1.32%0.78%
1 Month Performance-1.62%2.99%3.55%4.90%
1 Year Performance20.32%24.77%15.75%32.11%

Bank of Ireland Group Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
BIRG
Bank of Ireland Group
N/AGBX 11.88
-2.0%
N/A+25.6%£11.92B£406.20B8.0610,845
LLOY
Lloyds Banking Group
1.2552 of 5 stars
GBX 76.16
+1.7%
GBX 64.25
-15.6%
+40.1%£46.18B£28.75B9.6359,400
NWG
NatWest Group
3.0866 of 5 stars
GBX 507.79
+2.7%
GBX 526.67
+3.7%
+64.0%£40.65B£24.36B9.1261,000Gap Up
AIBG
AIB Group
N/AGBX 570
+0.4%
N/A+42.0%£15.92B£5.27B7.7910,551
VMUK
Virgin Money UK
N/AN/AN/AN/A£2.83B£1.58B946.098,110
TBCG
TBC Bank Group
N/AGBX 4,440
+2.3%
N/A+80.5%£2.52B£2.74B2.0210,267Gap Up
BOCH
Bank of Cyprus Holdings Public
N/AN/AGBX 595
+∞
N/A£1.66B£1.07B2,678.572,847High Trading Volume
NBS
Nationwide Building Society
N/AGBX 130.95
-0.4%
N/AN/A£1.40B£1.07T0.9318,099Positive News
PTSB
Permanent TSB Group
N/AGBX 2
flat
N/A+50.4%£1.17B£104.62B11.083,330News Coverage
Gap Down
MTRO
Metro Bank
N/AGBX 127.40
-0.3%
N/A+257.8%£871.10M£752.96M-35.614,286
CBG
Close Brothers Group
2.9966 of 5 stars
GBX 372
+3.0%
GBX 550
+47.8%
-12.7%£560.46M£1.30B5.614,000Gap Up

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This page (LON:BIRG) was last updated on 7/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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