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Nationwide Building Society (NBS) Competitors

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As of 07/31/2026 12:33 PM Eastern
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NBS vs. MFX, FCAP, PTSB, TCF, and AGM

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), Cavendish Financial (FCAP), Permanent TSB Group (PTSB), Theracryf (TCF), and Applied Graphene Materials (AGM). These companies are all part of the "regional banks" 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 finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, valuation, institutional ownership and dividends.

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 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£6.38B0.00£151.90B£11.60 thousand0.01
Manx Financial Group£37.34M0.81£5.94M£4.255.82

Nationwide Building Society has a beta of 0.444, meaning that its stock price is 56% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Manx Financial Group has a beta of 0.685, meaning that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Nationwide Building Society had 1 more articles in the media than Manx Financial Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Nationwide Building Society and 1 mentions for Manx Financial Group. Manx Financial Group's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Nationwide Building Society's score of 0.52 indicating that Manx Financial Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Nationwide Building Society
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Manx Financial Group
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

138.0% of Nationwide Building Society shares are held by institutional investors. 54.2% of Manx Financial 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

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

How does Nationwide Building Society compare to Cavendish Financial?

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

9.2% of Cavendish Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 138.0% of Nationwide Building Society shares are owned by institutional investors. 85.6% of Cavendish Financial shares are owned by company 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.

Nationwide Building Society has a net margin of 6.08% compared to Cavendish Financial's net margin of -17.16%. Nationwide Building Society's return on equity of 5.68% beat Cavendish Financial's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Cavendish Financial-17.16% -18.69% -9.31%
Nationwide Building Society 6.08%5.68%0.48%

Nationwide Building Society has higher revenue and earnings than Cavendish Financial. Cavendish Financial 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 Ratio
Cavendish Financial£32.15M0.00-£5.52M-£0.03N/A
Nationwide Building Society£6.38B0.00£151.90B£11.60 thousand0.01

Cavendish Financial has a beta of 0.88, meaning that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Nationwide Building Society has a beta of 0.444, meaning that its stock price is 56% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Nationwide Building Society had 2 more articles in the media than Cavendish Financial. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Nationwide Building Society and 0 mentions for Cavendish Financial. Nationwide Building Society's average media sentiment score of 0.52 beat Cavendish Financial's score of 0.00 indicating that Nationwide Building Society is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Cavendish Financial Neutral
Nationwide Building Society Positive

Summary

Nationwide Building Society beats Cavendish Financial on 10 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 finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, risk, dividends, earnings and institutional ownership.

Permanent TSB Group has a net margin of 14.72% compared to Nationwide Building Society's net margin of 6.08%. Permanent TSB Group's return on equity of 6.28% 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%
Permanent TSB Group 14.72%6.28%0.37%

In the previous week, Nationwide Building Society had 1 more articles in the media than Permanent TSB Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Nationwide Building Society and 1 mentions for Permanent TSB Group. Nationwide Building Society's average media sentiment score of 0.52 beat Permanent TSB Group's score of 0.02 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)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Permanent TSB Group
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
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£6.38B0.00£151.90B£11.60 thousand0.01
Permanent TSB Group£677M0.02£11.40B£13.000.23

138.0% of Nationwide Building Society shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.6% 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 company is poised for long-term growth.

Nationwide Building Society has a beta of 0.444, meaning that its share price is 56% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Permanent TSB Group has a beta of 0.448, meaning that its share price is 55% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

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

How does Nationwide Building Society compare to Theracryf?

Nationwide Building Society (LON:NBS) and Theracryf (LON:TCF) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, risk and profitability.

Nationwide Building Society has a net margin of 6.08% compared to Theracryf's net margin of -792.17%. Nationwide Building Society's return on equity of 5.68% beat Theracryf's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Nationwide Building Society6.08% 5.68% 0.48%
Theracryf -792.17%-37.30%-48.26%

Nationwide Building Society has a beta of 0.444, meaning that its share price is 56% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Theracryf has a beta of 1.406, meaning that its share price is 41% more volatile than the broader market.

138.0% of Nationwide Building Society shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.2% of Theracryf shares are owned by institutional investors. 23.1% of Theracryf shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Nationwide Building Society has higher revenue and earnings than Theracryf. Theracryf 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 Ratio
Nationwide Building Society£6.38B0.00£151.90B£11.60 thousand0.01
TheracryfN/AN/A-£5.45M-£0.13N/A

In the previous week, Nationwide Building Society had 2 more articles in the media than Theracryf. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Nationwide Building Society and 0 mentions for Theracryf. Nationwide Building Society's average media sentiment score of 0.52 beat Theracryf'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
Theracryf Neutral

Summary

Nationwide Building Society beats Theracryf on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Nationwide Building Society compare to Applied Graphene Materials?

Nationwide Building Society (LON:NBS) and Applied Graphene Materials (LON:AGM) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, risk and analyst recommendations.

138.0% of Nationwide Building Society shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.7% of Applied Graphene Materials shares are held by institutional investors. 9.8% of Applied Graphene Materials shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Nationwide Building Society has a net margin of 6.08% compared to Applied Graphene Materials' net margin of 0.00%. Nationwide Building Society's return on equity of 5.68% beat Applied Graphene Materials' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Nationwide Building Society6.08% 5.68% 0.48%
Applied Graphene Materials N/A -66.04%-38.72%

Nationwide Building Society has higher revenue and earnings than Applied Graphene Materials. Applied Graphene Materials 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 Ratio
Nationwide Building Society£6.38B0.00£151.90B£11.60 thousand0.01
Applied Graphene Materials£127K0.00-£3.26M-£0.05N/A

Nationwide Building Society has a beta of 0.444, meaning that its stock price is 56% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Applied Graphene Materials has a beta of 0.72, meaning that its stock price is 28% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Nationwide Building Society had 2 more articles in the media than Applied Graphene Materials. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Nationwide Building Society and 0 mentions for Applied Graphene Materials. Nationwide Building Society's average media sentiment score of 0.52 beat Applied Graphene Materials' 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
Applied Graphene Materials Neutral

Summary

Nationwide Building Society beats Applied Graphene Materials on 10 of the 12 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 IndustryFinance SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£11.69M£23.50B£13.87B£2.83B
Dividend YieldN/A3.22%5.95%6.15%
P/E Ratio0.0128.0928.68368.44
Price / Sales0.009.76460.9283,484.28
Price / Cash0.0416.1744.5027.89
Price / Book0.001.383.687.08
Net Income£151.90B£2.57B£1.31B£5.89B
7 Day Performance-0.29%0.64%3.60%6.25%
1 Month Performance-0.68%2.41%0.12%0.12%
1 Year Performance-1.44%30.98%13.02%64.12%

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 128.13
flat		N/A-1.4%£11.69M£6.38B0.0118,099
MFX
Manx Financial Group
N/AGBX 24
-2.0%		N/A-16.2%£29.51M£37.34M5.65177
FCAP
Cavendish Financial
N/AN/AN/AN/A£28.61M£32.15MN/A220
PTSB
Permanent TSB Group
N/AGBX 2.94
+0.3%		N/A+38.7%£16.02M£655M0.233,330
TCF
Theracryf
N/AGBX 0.20
+2.6%		N/A-20.0%£4.30MN/AN/A10

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This page (LON:NBS) was last updated on 8/3/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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