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Nationwide Building Society (NBS) Competitors

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GBX 129.50 0.00 (0.00%)
As of 05/29/2026
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NBS vs. MFX, PTSB, BGEO, LLOY, and NWG

Should you buy Nationwide Building Society stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Nationwide Building Society with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with 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 investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation and media sentiment.

Manx Financial Group has a net margin of 9.73% compared to Nationwide Building Society's net margin of 6.08%. Manx Financial Group's return on equity of 15.08% beat Nationwide Building Society's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Nationwide Building Society6.08% 5.68% 0.48%
Manx Financial Group 9.73%15.08%1.38%

Nationwide Building Society has a beta of 0.3, indicating that its stock price is 70% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Manx Financial Group has a beta of 0.702, indicating that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the broader market.

138.0% of Nationwide Building Society shares are owned by institutional investors. 70.0% of Manx Financial Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

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£35.22M0.88£5.94M£6.234.04

In the previous week, Manx Financial Group had 1 more articles in the media than Nationwide Building Society. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Manx Financial Group and 0 mentions for Nationwide Building Society. Nationwide Building Society's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Manx Financial Group'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Nationwide Building Society Neutral
Manx Financial Group Neutral

Summary

Manx Financial Group beats Nationwide Building Society on 8 of the 12 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 profitability, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

Permanent TSB Group has a net margin of 11.84% compared to Nationwide Building Society's net margin of 6.08%. Nationwide Building Society's return on equity of 5.68% beat Permanent TSB Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Nationwide Building Society6.08% 5.68% 0.48%
Permanent TSB Group 11.84%4.79%0.37%

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

In the previous week, Nationwide Building Society's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Permanent TSB Group'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Nationwide Building Society Neutral
Permanent TSB Group Neutral

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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Nationwide Building Society has a beta of 0.3, suggesting that its stock price is 70% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Permanent TSB Group has a beta of 0.488, suggesting that its stock price is 51% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Nationwide Building Society beats Permanent TSB Group on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Nationwide Building Society compare to Lion Finance Group?

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

Lion Finance Group has a net margin of 32.18% compared to Nationwide Building Society's net margin of 6.08%. Lion Finance Group's return on equity of 27.26% beat Nationwide Building Society's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Nationwide Building Society6.08% 5.68% 0.48%
Lion Finance Group 32.18%27.26%5.73%

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
Nationwide Building Society£6.15B0.00£151.90B£24.37 thousand0.01
Lion Finance GroupGEL4.49B106.92GEL2.28BGEL4.95 thousand2.24

In the previous week, Lion Finance Group had 3 more articles in the media than Nationwide Building Society. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Lion Finance Group and 0 mentions for Nationwide Building Society. Lion Finance Group's average media sentiment score of 0.79 beat Nationwide Building Society's score of 0.00 indicating that Lion Finance Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Nationwide Building Society Neutral
Lion Finance Group Positive

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

Nationwide Building Society has a beta of 0.3, meaning that its share price is 70% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Lion Finance Group has a beta of 0.815, meaning that its share price is 19% less volatile than the broader market.

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
Lion Finance Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Summary

Lion Finance Group beats Nationwide Building Society on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Nationwide Building Society compare to Lloyds Banking Group?

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

Lloyds Banking Group has a net margin of 25.91% compared to Nationwide Building Society's net margin of 6.08%. Lloyds Banking Group's return on equity of 10.75% beat Nationwide Building Society's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Nationwide Building Society6.08% 5.68% 0.48%
Lloyds Banking Group 25.91%10.75%0.57%

Nationwide Building Society has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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
Nationwide Building Society£6.15B0.00£151.90B£24.37 thousand0.01
Lloyds Banking Group£20.52B2.90£4.79B£7.6013.41

Lloyds Banking Group has a consensus price target of GBX 113.44, indicating a potential upside of 11.33%. Given Lloyds Banking Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Lloyds Banking 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
Lloyds Banking Group
1 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.56

In the previous week, Lloyds Banking Group had 13 more articles in the media than Nationwide Building Society. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Lloyds Banking Group and 0 mentions for Nationwide Building Society. Lloyds Banking Group's average media sentiment score of 0.45 beat Nationwide Building Society's score of 0.00 indicating that Lloyds Banking Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Nationwide Building Society Neutral
Lloyds Banking Group Neutral

Nationwide Building Society has a beta of 0.3, meaning that its share price is 70% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Lloyds Banking Group has a beta of 0.935, meaning that its share price is 6% less volatile than the broader market.

138.0% of Nationwide Building Society shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.1% of Lloyds Banking Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Lloyds Banking Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Lloyds Banking Group beats Nationwide Building Society on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Nationwide Building Society compare to NatWest Group?

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

Nationwide Building Society has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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
NatWest Group£16.99B2.81£4.43B£69.808.59
Nationwide Building Society£6.15B0.00£151.90B£24.37 thousand0.01

NatWest Group has a beta of 0.828, meaning that its share price is 17% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Nationwide Building Society has a beta of 0.3, meaning that its share price is 70% less volatile than the broader market.

NatWest Group presently has a consensus target price of GBX 727.14, indicating a potential upside of 21.31%. Given NatWest Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe NatWest Group is more favorable than Nationwide Building Society.

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

NatWest Group has a net margin of 20.12% compared to Nationwide Building Society's net margin of 6.08%. 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
NatWest Group20.12% 14.55% 0.64%
Nationwide Building Society 6.08%5.68%0.48%

In the previous week, NatWest Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Nationwide Building Society'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
NatWest Group Neutral
Nationwide Building Society Neutral

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

Summary

NatWest Group beats Nationwide Building Society on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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NBS vs. The Competition

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MetricNationwide Building SocietyBanks IndustryFinancial SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£11.81M£23.14B£5.79B£2.83B
Dividend YieldN/A4.27%5.21%6.07%
P/E Ratio0.0115.0516.13365.74
Price / Sales0.0071.161,065.8887,759.94
Price / Cash0.0415.0494.7327.89
Price / Book0.000.786.487.79
Net Income£151.90B£16.02B£1.14B£5.89B
7 Day Performance0.39%0.05%1.08%0.82%
1 Month PerformanceN/A1.36%2.84%10.96%
1 Year Performance-0.58%31.53%20.49%78.69%

Nationwide Building Society Competitors List

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CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
NBS
Nationwide Building Society
N/AGBX 129.50
flat		N/AN/A£11.81M£6.15B0.0118,099
MFX
Manx Financial Group
N/AGBX 23.50
-6.0%		N/A+30.6%£28.89M£35.22M3.77177
PTSB
Permanent TSB Group
N/AGBX 2.91
+1.9%		N/A+65.8%£15.86M£655M0.223,330
BGEO
Lion Finance Group
2.4319 of 5 stars		GEL 11,160.00
+0.9%		N/A+66.3%GEL482.38BGEL4.49B2.2512,078
LLOY
Lloyds Banking Group
3.2052 of 5 stars		GBX 101.20
+0.0%		GBX 113.44
+12.1%		+32.0%£59.09B£20.52B13.3259,400

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