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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?

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

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
Manx Financial Group£37.34M0.78£5.94M£4.255.59
Nationwide Building Society£6.38B0.00£151.90B£11.60 thousand0.01

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
Manx Financial Group9.73% 15.08% 1.38%
Nationwide Building Society 6.08%5.68%0.48%

In the previous week, Nationwide Building Society had 3 more articles in the media than Manx Financial Group. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Nationwide Building Society and 0 mentions for Manx Financial Group. Nationwide Building Society's average media sentiment score of 0.25 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 Neutral

138.0% of Nationwide Building Society shares are owned by institutional investors. 54.2% 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.

Manx Financial Group has a beta of 0.685, indicating that its share price is 32% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Nationwide Building Society has a beta of 0.442, indicating that its share price is 56% less volatile than the broader market.

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 superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership and risk.

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£655M0.03£11.40B£13.000.23

Nationwide Building Society has a beta of 0.442, meaning that its share price is 56% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Permanent TSB Group has a beta of 0.471, meaning that its share price is 53% less volatile than the broader market.

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%

In the previous week, Nationwide Building Society had 3 more articles in the media than Permanent TSB Group. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Nationwide Building Society and 0 mentions for Permanent TSB Group. Nationwide Building Society's average media sentiment score of 0.25 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 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 insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company 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?

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

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£6.38B0.00£151.90B£11.60 thousand0.01
Lion Finance GroupGEL4.49B109.97GEL2.28BGEL5.14 thousand2.23

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%

In the previous week, Nationwide Building Society had 1 more articles in the media than Lion Finance Group. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Nationwide Building Society and 2 mentions for Lion Finance Group. Lion Finance Group's average media sentiment score of 0.55 beat Nationwide Building Society's score of 0.25 indicating that Lion Finance Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Nationwide Building Society has a beta of 0.442, suggesting that its share price is 56% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Lion Finance Group has a beta of 0.764, suggesting that its share price is 24% 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

138.0% of Nationwide Building Society shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.9% of Lion Finance Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.8% of Lion Finance Group 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.

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 better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability and media sentiment.

Lloyds Banking Group has a beta of 0.921, meaning that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Nationwide Building Society has a beta of 0.442, meaning that its stock price is 56% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Lloyds Banking Group had 21 more articles in the media than Nationwide Building Society. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Lloyds Banking Group and 3 mentions for Nationwide Building Society. Lloyds Banking Group's average media sentiment score of 0.37 beat Nationwide Building Society's score of 0.25 indicating that Lloyds Banking Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

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
Lloyds Banking Group25.91% 10.75% 0.57%
Nationwide Building Society 6.08%5.68%0.48%

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£20.52B2.98£4.79B£7.6013.83
Nationwide Building Society£6.38B0.00£151.90B£11.60 thousand0.01

Lloyds Banking Group currently has a consensus target price of GBX 113.44, suggesting a potential upside of 7.94%. Given Lloyds Banking Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, 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, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

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 business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings and risk.

NatWest Group currently has a consensus target price of GBX 727.14, suggesting a potential upside of 14.01%. Given NatWest Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly 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

In the previous week, Nationwide Building Society had 2 more articles in the media than NatWest Group. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Nationwide Building Society and 1 mentions for NatWest Group. Nationwide Building Society's average media sentiment score of 0.25 beat NatWest Group's score of 0.00 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
NatWest 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
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

25.5% of NatWest Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 138.0% of Nationwide Building Society shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of NatWest Group shares are held 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.

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 14.97% beat Nationwide Building Society's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
NatWest Group20.12% 14.97% 0.64%
Nationwide Building Society 6.08%5.68%0.48%

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£16.99B2.99£4.43B£69.809.14
Nationwide Building Society£6.38B0.00£151.90B£11.60 thousand0.01

NatWest Group has a beta of 0.823, indicating that its share price is 18% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Nationwide Building Society has a beta of 0.442, indicating that its share price is 56% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

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

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NBS vs. The Competition

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MetricNationwide Building SocietyBanks IndustryFinancial SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£1.18B£24.66B£6.03B£2.88B
Dividend YieldN/A4.19%5.27%6.15%
P/E Ratio0.0115.7616.39366.85
Price / Sales0.0072.671,432.9886,443.43
Price / Cash0.0415.0686.6727.85
Price / Book0.000.806.648.01
Net Income£151.90B£16.02B£1.13B£5.89B
7 Day Performance-0.29%0.84%0.33%0.08%
1 Month Performance0.19%1.42%1.67%1.15%
1 Year PerformanceN/A33.06%20.92%72.12%

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 129
flat		N/A-1.7%£1.18B£6.38B0.0118,099
MFX
Manx Financial Group
N/AGBX 25
+6.4%		N/A-8.3%£30.74M£37.34M5.88177
PTSB
Permanent TSB Group
N/AGBX 2.96
+3.7%		N/A+56.0%£16.13M£655M0.233,330
BGEO
Lion Finance Group
2.5229 of 5 stars		GEL 11,100.00
+6.4%		N/A+74.4%GEL479.22BGEL4.49B2.1612,078
LLOY
Lloyds Banking Group
2.782 of 5 stars		GBX 102.35
+4.3%		GBX 113.44
+10.8%		+38.4%£59.63B£20.52B13.4759,400

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