Nationwide Building Society (NBS) Competitors GBX 130 -0.50 (-0.38%) As of 08/1/2025 08:15 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsHeadlinesBuy This Stock NBS vs. VMUK, TBCG, BOCH, PTSB, MTRO, CBG, STB, ARBB, CBKD, and MFXShould you be buying Nationwide Building Society stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Nationwide Building Society include Virgin Money UK (VMUK), TBC Bank Group (TBCG), Bank of Cyprus Holdings Public (BOCH), Permanent TSB Group (PTSB), Metro Bank (MTRO), Close Brothers Group (CBG), Secure Trust Bank (STB), Arbuthnot Banking Group (ARBB), Commercial International Bank (Egypt) S.A.E. (CBKD), and Manx Financial Group (MFX). These companies are all part of the "banks - regional" industry. Nationwide Building Society vs. Its Competitors Virgin Money UK TBC Bank Group Bank of Cyprus Holdings Public Permanent TSB Group Metro Bank Close Brothers Group Secure Trust Bank Arbuthnot Banking Group Commercial International Bank (Egypt) S.A.E. Manx Financial Group Nationwide Building Society (LON:NBS) and Virgin Money UK (LON:VMUK) are both financial services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation and risk. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, NBS or VMUK? Nationwide Building Society has higher revenue and earnings than Virgin Money UK. Virgin Money UK is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Nationwide Building Society, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioNationwide Building Society£1.07T0.00£151.90B£141.120.92Virgin Money UK£1.58B0.00£250M£0.23N/A Does the media prefer NBS or VMUK? In the previous week, Nationwide Building Society had 10 more articles in the media than Virgin Money UK. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Nationwide Building Society and 0 mentions for Virgin Money UK. Nationwide Building Society's average media sentiment score of 0.56 beat Virgin Money UK'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 Virgin Money UK Neutral Which has more risk & volatility, NBS or VMUK? Nationwide Building Society has a beta of 0.3, suggesting that its share price is 70% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Virgin Money UK has a beta of 1.89, suggesting that its share price is 89% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders & institutionals believe in NBS or VMUK? 138.0% of Nationwide Building Society shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.5% of Virgin Money UK shares are owned by institutional investors. 17.2% of Virgin Money UK shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is NBS or VMUK more profitable? Virgin Money UK has a net margin of 15.84% compared to Nationwide Building Society's net margin of 14.17%. Nationwide Building Society's return on equity of 7.71% beat Virgin Money UK's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Nationwide Building Society14.17% 7.71% 0.48% Virgin Money UK 15.84%5.35%0.33% SummaryNationwide Building Society beats Virgin Money UK on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Nationwide Building Society News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for NBS and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address 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£1.39B£19.03B£6.33B£3.03BDividend YieldN/A4.26%4.19%5.02%P/E Ratio0.929.2814.03176.74Price / Sales0.0048.151,858.76264,367.15Price / Cash0.0414.25127.5327.97Price / Book0.000.672.244.54Net Income£151.90B£16.75B£1.23B£5.90B7 Day PerformanceN/A-0.34%-0.46%-0.92%1 Month Performance-0.76%2.71%1.90%6.15%1 Year Performance-0.68%23.86%19.37%71.63% Nationwide Building Society Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NBSNationwide Building SocietyN/AGBX 130-0.4%N/A+0.7%£1.39B£1.07T0.9218,099News CoverageVMUKVirgin Money UKN/AN/AN/AN/A£2.83B£1.58B946.098,110TBCGTBC Bank GroupN/AGBX 4,840-0.3%N/A+62.6%£2.75B£2.74B2.2010,267BOCHBank of Cyprus Holdings Public1.6781 of 5 starsN/AGBX 595+∞N/A£1.66B£1.07B2,678.572,847High Trading VolumePTSBPermanent TSB GroupN/AGBX 2.10+2.9%N/A+30.4%£1.23B£104.62B11.633,330Gap UpMTROMetro Bank0.7408 of 5 starsGBX 130.20+0.6%GBX 150+15.2%+121.9%£890.24M£752.96M-36.404,286CBGClose Brothers Group2.3881 of 5 starsGBX 397.60-1.5%GBX 469.40+18.1%-20.0%£599.03M£1.30B5.994,000STBSecure Trust Bank4.6635 of 5 starsGBX 968-2.6%GBX 1,420+46.7%+13.3%£184.35M£361.02M7.16879Positive NewsARBBArbuthnot Banking GroupN/AGBX 1,040+3.2%N/A+7.0%£168.34M£239.83M5.50799Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeCBKDCommercial International Bank (Egypt) S.A.E.N/AGBX 1.87+0.3%N/A+15.6%£54.86M£91.36B7.187,917High Trading VolumeMFXManx Financial GroupN/AGBX 30.80-0.6%N/A+59.0%£36.87M£61.86M6.21177High Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Virgin Money UK Competitors TBC Bank Group Competitors Bank of Cyprus Holdings Public Competitors Permanent TSB Group Competitors Metro Bank Competitors Close Brothers Group Competitors Secure Trust Bank Competitors Arbuthnot Banking Group Competitors Commercial International Bank (Egypt) S.A.E. 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