Nationwide Building Society (NBS) Competitors GBX 130 0.00 (0.00%) As of 09/12/2025 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 compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings and profitability. Which has more risk & volatility, 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. 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% Does the media refer more to MFX or NBS? In the previous week, Nationwide Building Society had 7 more articles in the media than Manx Financial Group. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Nationwide Building Society and 0 mentions for Manx Financial Group. Nationwide Building Society's average media sentiment score of 0.97 beat Manx Financial Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Nationwide Building Society is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Manx Financial Group Neutral Nationwide Building Society Positive Which has stronger earnings & valuation, 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£34.40M1.23£5.94M£0.05655.53Nationwide Building Society£5.18B0.00£151.90B£252.570.51 Do institutionals & insiders 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 company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. SummaryNationwide Building Society beats Manx Financial Group 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£17.88B£6.36B£2.59BDividend YieldN/A4.25%4.31%5.30%P/E Ratio0.5138.251,777.845,410.94Price / Sales0.0060.481,341.7696,691.90Price / Cash0.0414.25127.4727.93Price / Book0.000.702.067.77Net Income£151.90B£16.75B£1.23B£5.89B7 Day Performance0.54%1.04%7.12%6.51%1 Month PerformanceN/A1.22%7.58%55.94%1 Year PerformanceN/A25.44%30.93%147.85% Nationwide Building Society Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NBSNationwide Building SocietyN/AGBX 130flatN/AN/A£11.86M£5.18B0.5118,099MFXManx Financial GroupN/AGBX 32.63-5.4%N/A+128.0%£39.06M£34.40M605.29177PTSBPermanent TSB GroupN/AGBX 2.28+0.4%N/A+38.6%£12.43M£658M17.543,330Gap UpBGEOLion Finance GroupN/A7,000.00-0.3%N/A+87.1%GEL307.05BGEL4.03B158.1912,078LLOYLloyds Banking Group2.6355 of 5 starsGBX 78.72+0.3%GBX 86.80+10.3%+42.5%£47.03B£19.10B1,192.7359,400Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeNWGNatWest Group3.9983 of 5 starsGBX 510.20+0.7%GBX 594.17+16.5%+59.3%£41.25B£15.50B856.0461,000News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeAIBGAIB GroupN/AGBX 620+2.6%N/A+45.6%£13.25B£4.67B692.7410,551News CoverageVMUKVirgin Money UKN/AN/AN/AN/A£2.83B£1.58B946.098,110TBCGTBC Bank GroupN/AGBX 4,350+2.1%N/A+56.3%£2.41B£3.24B184.3710,267News CoverageGap UpBOCHBank of Cyprus Holdings PublicN/AN/AN/AN/A£1.66B£1.07B2,678.572,847News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeMTROMetro Bank1.3372 of 5 starsGBX 123.20+1.5%GBX 155+25.8%+94.2%£829.27M£462M1,955.564,286Gap Up 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 9/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhy Trump’s “Smart Dollar” could rewrite the rulesMUST SEE: Donald Trump's Radical Overhaul of the U.S. Dollar Congress just approved President Trump's lates...Stansberry Research | SponsoredTrump's Law S.1582: $21T Dollar Revolution ComingDo you have money in any of these banks? 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