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Nationwide Building Society (NBS) Competitors

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NBS vs. MFX, PTSB, BGEO, LLOY, and NWG

Should 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), and NatWest Group (NWG). These companies are all part of the "banks - regional" industry.

How does Nationwide Building Society compare to Manx Financial Group?

Nationwide Building Society (LON:NBS) and Manx Financial Group (LON:MFX) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings and media sentiment.

In the previous week, Nationwide Building Society had 1 more articles in the media than Manx Financial Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Nationwide Building Society and 0 mentions for Manx Financial Group. Nationwide Building Society's average media sentiment score of 0.82 beat Manx Financial Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Nationwide Building Society is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Nationwide Building Society Positive
Manx Financial Group Neutral

Manx Financial Group has a net margin of 14.54% compared to Nationwide Building Society's net margin of 11.29%. Manx Financial Group's return on equity of 24.02% beat Nationwide Building Society's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Nationwide Building Society11.29% 11.68% 0.48%
Manx Financial Group 14.54%24.02%1.38%

Nationwide Building Society has a beta of 0.3, suggesting that its share price is 70% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Manx Financial Group has a beta of 0.62, suggesting that its share price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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 Ratio
Nationwide Building Society£6.15B0.00£151.90B£24.37 thousand0.01
Manx Financial Group£35.22M0.98£5.94M£6.234.49

138.0% of Nationwide Building Society shares are owned by institutional investors. 70.0% 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 will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Manx Financial Group beats Nationwide Building Society on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Nationwide Building Society compare to Permanent TSB Group?

Nationwide Building Society (LON:NBS) and Permanent TSB Group (LON:PTSB) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings and dividends.

In the previous week, Nationwide Building Society had 1 more articles in the media than Permanent TSB Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Nationwide Building Society and 0 mentions for Permanent TSB Group. Nationwide Building Society's average media sentiment score of 0.82 beat Permanent TSB Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Nationwide Building Society is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Nationwide Building Society Positive
Permanent TSB Group Neutral

Nationwide Building Society has higher revenue and earnings than Permanent TSB Group. Nationwide Building Society is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Permanent TSB Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Nationwide Building Society£6.15B0.00£151.90B£24.37 thousand0.01
Permanent TSB Group£655M0.02£11.40B£13.000.22

Permanent TSB Group has a net margin of 11.84% compared to Nationwide Building Society's net margin of 11.29%. Nationwide Building Society's return on equity of 11.68% beat Permanent TSB Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Nationwide Building Society11.29% 11.68% 0.48%
Permanent TSB Group 11.84%4.79%0.37%

Nationwide Building Society has a beta of 0.3, indicating that its stock price is 70% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Permanent TSB Group has a beta of 0.488, indicating that its stock price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500.

138.0% of Nationwide Building Society shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.3% of Permanent TSB Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Permanent TSB Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Nationwide Building Society beats Permanent TSB Group on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Nationwide Building Society compare to Lion Finance Group?

Lion Finance Group (LON:BGEO) and Nationwide Building Society (LON:NBS) are both financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability and earnings.

In the previous week, Lion Finance Group had 3 more articles in the media than Nationwide Building Society. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Lion Finance Group and 1 mentions for Nationwide Building Society. Nationwide Building Society's average media sentiment score of 0.82 beat Lion Finance Group's score of 0.75 indicating that Nationwide Building Society is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Lion Finance Group
2 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Nationwide Building Society
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Lion Finance Group has a beta of 0.815, meaning that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Nationwide Building Society has a beta of 0.3, meaning that its stock price is 70% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Nationwide Building Society has higher revenue and earnings than Lion Finance Group. Nationwide Building Society is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lion Finance Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Lion Finance GroupGEL4.34B112.83GEL2.28BGEL4.95 thousand2.29
Nationwide Building Society£6.15B0.00£151.90B£24.37 thousand0.01

Lion Finance Group has a net margin of 32.28% compared to Nationwide Building Society's net margin of 11.29%. Lion Finance Group's return on equity of 27.57% beat Nationwide Building Society's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Lion Finance Group32.28% 27.57% 5.73%
Nationwide Building Society 11.29%11.68%0.48%

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Lion Finance Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Nationwide Building Society
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

36.2% of Lion Finance Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 138.0% of Nationwide Building Society shares are held by institutional investors. 8.6% of Lion Finance Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Lion Finance Group beats Nationwide Building Society on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Nationwide Building Society compare to Lloyds Banking Group?

Lloyds Banking Group (LON:LLOY) and Nationwide Building Society (LON:NBS) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, risk and earnings.

In the previous week, Lloyds Banking Group had 13 more articles in the media than Nationwide Building Society. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Lloyds Banking Group and 1 mentions for Nationwide Building Society. Nationwide Building Society's average media sentiment score of 0.82 beat Lloyds Banking Group's score of 0.54 indicating that Nationwide Building Society is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Lloyds Banking Group
5 Very Positive mention(s)
6 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Nationwide Building Society
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Lloyds Banking Group has a beta of 0.935, indicating that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Nationwide Building Society has a beta of 0.3, indicating that its share price is 70% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Nationwide Building Society has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Lloyds Banking Group. Nationwide Building Society 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£20.52B2.79£4.79B£7.6012.89
Nationwide Building Society£6.15B0.00£151.90B£24.37 thousand0.01

Lloyds Banking Group has a net margin of 25.91% compared to Nationwide Building Society's net margin of 11.29%. Nationwide Building Society's return on equity of 11.68% beat Lloyds Banking Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Lloyds Banking Group25.91% 10.75% 0.57%
Nationwide Building Society 11.29%11.68%0.48%

Lloyds Banking Group presently has a consensus price target of GBX 113.44, suggesting a potential upside of 15.80%. Given Lloyds Banking Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Lloyds Banking Group is more favorable than Nationwide Building Society.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Lloyds Banking Group
1 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.56
Nationwide Building Society
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

58.1% of Lloyds Banking Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 138.0% of Nationwide Building Society shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Lloyds Banking Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Lloyds Banking Group beats Nationwide Building Society on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Nationwide Building Society compare to NatWest Group?

Nationwide Building Society (LON:NBS) and NatWest Group (LON:NWG) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, earnings, profitability, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

NatWest Group has a consensus target price of GBX 727.14, indicating a potential upside of 27.07%. Given NatWest Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe NatWest Group is more favorable than Nationwide Building Society.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Nationwide Building Society
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
NatWest Group
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.57

Nationwide Building Society has higher earnings, but lower revenue than NatWest Group. Nationwide Building Society is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NatWest Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Nationwide Building Society£6.15B0.00£151.90B£24.37 thousand0.01
NatWest Group£16.99B2.68£4.43B£69.808.20

In the previous week, NatWest Group had 27 more articles in the media than Nationwide Building Society. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for NatWest Group and 1 mentions for Nationwide Building Society. Nationwide Building Society's average media sentiment score of 0.82 beat NatWest Group's score of 0.43 indicating that Nationwide Building Society is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Nationwide Building Society
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
NatWest Group
9 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Nationwide Building Society has a beta of 0.3, meaning that its stock price is 70% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NatWest Group has a beta of 0.828, meaning that its stock price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500.

138.0% of Nationwide Building Society shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 25.5% of NatWest Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of NatWest Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

NatWest Group has a net margin of 20.12% compared to Nationwide Building Society's net margin of 11.29%. NatWest Group's return on equity of 14.55% beat Nationwide Building Society's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Nationwide Building Society11.29% 11.68% 0.48%
NatWest Group 20.12%14.55%0.64%

Summary

NatWest Group beats Nationwide Building Society on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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NBS vs. The Competition

MetricNationwide Building SocietyBanks IndustryFinancial SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£11.81M£23.98B£5.72B£2.78B
Dividend YieldN/A4.27%5.26%6.15%
P/E Ratio0.0115.1316.11366.08
Price / Sales0.0069.96994.4788,266.71
Price / Cash0.0415.0391.7127.89
Price / Book0.000.774.417.68
Net Income£151.90B£16.02B£1.15B£5.89B
7 Day PerformanceN/A1.45%1.12%8.59%
1 Month Performance1.57%4.03%4.32%6.04%
1 Year Performance-1.52%44.26%23.57%91.13%

Nationwide Building Society Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
NBS
Nationwide Building Society
N/AGBX 129.50
flat
N/A-7.2%£11.81M£6.15B0.0118,099
MFX
Manx Financial Group
N/AGBX 28
+3.7%
N/A+37.2%£34.43M£35.22M4.49177
PTSB
Permanent TSB Group
N/AGBX 2.91
+2.6%
N/A+75.3%£15.86M£655M0.223,330
BGEO
Lion Finance Group
2.9062 of 5 stars
GEL 10,840.00
-1.8%
N/A+76.9%GEL468.55BGEL4.34B2.1912,078
LLOY
Lloyds Banking Group
3.2857 of 5 stars
GBX 98.12
-1.6%
GBX 113.44
+15.6%
+38.7%£57.42B£20.03B14.2259,400

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This page (LON:NBS) was last updated on 5/7/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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