NatWest Group (NWG) Competitors

Banco Santander (LON:BNC) and NatWest Group (LON:NWG) are both large-cap financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, community ranking, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment and valuation.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, BNC or NWG?

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Banco Santander	£70.85B	1.54	£14.20B	£63.81	9.29
NatWest Group	£24.36B	1.71	£4.43B	£55.69	9.33

Is BNC or NWG a better dividend stock?

Banco Santander pays an annual dividend of GBX 17 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. NatWest Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 18 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Banco Santander pays out 26.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. NatWest Group pays out 32.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Does the media refer more to BNC or NWG?

In the previous week, Banco Santander had 2 more articles in the media than NatWest Group. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Banco Santander and 1 mentions for NatWest Group. NatWest Group's average media sentiment score of 0.24 beat Banco Santander's score of 0.22 indicating that NatWest Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Banco Santander	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
NatWest Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more risk and volatility, BNC or NWG?

Banco Santander has a beta of 1.32, meaning that its share price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NatWest Group has a beta of 1.28, meaning that its share price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor BNC or NWG?

NatWest Group received 8 more outperform votes than Banco Santander when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.19% of users gave NatWest Group an outperform vote while only 64.74% of users gave Banco Santander an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Banco Santander	Outperform Votes 101 64.74%	Underperform Votes 55 35.26%
NatWest Group	Outperform Votes 109 72.19%	Underperform Votes 42 27.81%

Do analysts rate BNC or NWG?

NatWest Group has a consensus target price of GBX 526.67, suggesting a potential upside of 1.40%. Given NatWest Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe NatWest Group is more favorable than Banco Santander.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Banco Santander	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)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in BNC or NWG?

32.0% of Banco Santander shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.1% of NatWest Group shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of Banco Santander shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 16.2% of NatWest Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is BNC or NWG more profitable?

Banco Santander has a net margin of 20.05% compared to NatWest Group's net margin of 18.21%. NatWest Group's return on equity of 13.29% beat Banco Santander's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Banco Santander	20.05%	12.99%	0.73%
NatWest Group	18.21%	13.29%	0.64%

Summary

NatWest Group beats Banco Santander on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.