Nationwide Building Society (NBS) Competitors GBX 130 0.00 (0.00%) As of 06:41 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsHeadlinesBuy This Stock NBS vs. MFX, PTSB, BGEO, LLOY, NWG, AIBG, VMUK, TBCG, BOCH, and MTROShould you be buying Nationwide Building Society stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Nationwide Building Society include Manx Financial Group (MFX), Permanent TSB Group (PTSB), Lion Finance Group (BGEO), Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY), NatWest Group (NWG), AIB Group (AIBG), Virgin Money UK (VMUK), TBC Bank Group (TBCG), Bank of Cyprus Holdings Public (BOCH), and Metro Bank (MTRO). These companies are all part of the "banks - regional" industry. Nationwide Building Society vs. Its Competitors Manx Financial Group Permanent TSB Group Lion Finance Group Lloyds Banking Group NatWest Group AIB Group Virgin Money UK TBC Bank Group Bank of Cyprus Holdings Public Metro Bank Manx Financial Group (LON:MFX) and Nationwide Building Society (LON:NBS) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation and dividends. Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of MFX or NBS? 138.0% of Nationwide Building Society shares are owned by institutional investors. 69.5% of Manx Financial 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. Is MFX or NBS more profitable? Nationwide Building Society has a net margin of 14.17% compared to Manx Financial Group's net margin of 9.60%. Manx Financial Group's return on equity of 16.03% beat Nationwide Building Society's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Manx Financial Group9.60% 16.03% 1.38% Nationwide Building Society 14.17%7.71%0.48% Which has more volatility & risk, MFX or NBS? Manx Financial Group has a beta of 0.62, suggesting that its share price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Nationwide Building Society has a beta of 0.3, suggesting that its share price is 70% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor MFX or NBS? In the previous week, Manx Financial Group had 2 more articles in the media than Nationwide Building Society. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Manx Financial Group and 0 mentions for Nationwide Building Society. Nationwide Building Society's average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat Manx Financial Group's score of 1.14 indicating that Nationwide Building Society is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Manx Financial Group Positive Nationwide Building Society Positive Which has higher valuation and earnings, MFX or NBS? Nationwide Building Society has higher revenue and earnings than Manx Financial Group. Nationwide Building Society is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Manx Financial Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioManx Financial Group£35.22M0.91£5.94M£0.06427.77Nationwide Building Society£5.18B0.00£151.90B£252.570.51 SummaryManx Financial Group beats Nationwide Building Society on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks. 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New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding NBS and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart NBS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricNationwide Building SocietyBanks IndustryFinancial SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£11.86M£18.28B£6.43B£2.61BDividend YieldN/A4.24%4.31%5.28%P/E Ratio0.5136.851,353.494,440.52Price / Sales0.0059.981,459.48100,568.39Price / Cash0.0414.25127.6427.90Price / Book0.000.683.528.86Net Income£151.90B£16.75B£1.22B£5.89B7 Day Performance0.08%-0.14%0.82%0.81%1 Month Performance0.58%1.23%6.45%5.86%1 Year Performance-1.66%25.97%40.92%154.98% Nationwide Building Society Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NBSNationwide Building SocietyN/AGBX 130flatN/A-1.8%£11.86M£5.18B0.5118,099Positive NewsMFXManx Financial GroupN/AGBX 28.13-6.3%N/A+96.3%£33.67M£34.40M521.80177Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumePTSBPermanent TSB GroupN/AGBX 2.27+3.2%N/A+28.6%£12.37M£658M17.463,330BGEOLion Finance GroupN/A7,664.39+0.2%N/A+112.1%GEL335.75BGEL4.03B165.2612,078News CoverageAnalyst ForecastLLOYLloyds Banking Group2.9532 of 5 starsGBX 83.42-0.5%GBX 89.40+7.2%+48.3%£49.49B£19.10B1,263.9459,400Trending NewsNWGNatWest Group3.8613 of 5 starsGBX 526.80+1.0%GBX 613.33+16.4%+57.8%£42.43B£15.50B883.8961,000AIBGAIB GroupN/AGBX 678+1.5%N/A+64.0%£14.49B£4.67B757.5410,551VMUKVirgin Money UKN/AN/AN/AN/A£2.83B£1.58B946.098,110TBCGTBC Bank GroupN/AGBX 4,579.63+0.8%N/A+78.6%£2.54B£3.24B192.9910,267BOCHBank of Cyprus Holdings PublicN/AN/AN/AN/A£1.66B£1.07B2,678.572,847High Trading VolumeMTROMetro Bank2.284 of 5 starsGBX 119.40-1.5%GBX 155+29.8%+73.3%£803.88M£462M760.514,286News CoverageGap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Manx Financial Group Competitors Permanent TSB Group Competitors Lion Finance Group Competitors Lloyds Banking Group Competitors NatWest Group Competitors AIB Group Competitors Virgin Money UK Competitors TBC Bank Group Competitors Bank of Cyprus Holdings Public Competitors Metro Bank Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (LON:NBS) was last updated on 10/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBitcoin grabs headlines, but smart money likes this tokenBitcoin grabs headlines, but smart money likes this token My research team has identified the token positio...Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredBuilding The Infrastructure for the Coming Financial ResetWhile China pushes nearly $1 trillion through its new digital currency, one emerging company is quietly buildi...Intellistake | SponsoredMagnificent 7 being replaced by the “Hidden 7”?BULLISH: It's time to buy this 'hidden' AI stock An award-winning stock-rating system has turned BULLISH on...Chaikin Analytics | SponsoredCapital Gains Tax Strategies for SeniorsCapital gains taxes can take a bite out of your retirement income—unless you have a smart strategy. 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