LLOY vs. HSBA, BNC, BARC, NWG, RKT, COB, BUR, BCG, BOY, and TRST
Should you be buying Lloyds Banking Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Lloyds Banking Group include HSBC (HSBA), Banco Santander (BNC), Barclays (BARC), NatWest Group (NWG), Reckitt Benckiser Group (RKT), Cobham (COB), Burford Capital (BUR), Baltic Classifieds Group (BCG), Bodycote (BOY), and Trustpilot Group (TRST). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry.
Lloyds Banking Group vs. Its Competitors
HSBC (LON:HSBA) and Lloyds Banking Group (LON:LLOY) are both large-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership and risk.
HSBC pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Lloyds Banking Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.03 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. HSBC pays out 63.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Lloyds Banking Group pays out 48.0% 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.
HSBC has a beta of 0.52, meaning that its share price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lloyds Banking Group has a beta of 1.23, meaning that its share price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500.
HSBC has a net margin of 34.63% compared to Lloyds Banking Group's net margin of 16.66%. HSBC's return on equity of 12.54% beat Lloyds Banking Group's return on equity.
HSBC has higher revenue and earnings than Lloyds Banking Group. HSBC 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.
HSBC currently has a consensus target price of GBX 980.83, indicating a potential downside of 2.69%. Lloyds Banking Group has a consensus target price of GBX 89.40, indicating a potential upside of 8.39%. Given Lloyds Banking Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Lloyds Banking Group is more favorable than HSBC.
In the previous week, Lloyds Banking Group had 9 more articles in the media than HSBC. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Lloyds Banking Group and 11 mentions for HSBC. Lloyds Banking Group's average media sentiment score of 0.45 beat HSBC's score of 0.21 indicating that Lloyds Banking Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
28.2% of HSBC shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.1% of Lloyds Banking Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of HSBC shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Lloyds Banking Group shares are owned 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.
Summary
Lloyds Banking Group beats HSBC on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (LON:LLOY) was last updated on 9/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
