NatWest Group (NWG) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility & risk, HSBA or NWG?

HSBC has a beta of 0.52, suggesting that its share price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NatWest Group has a beta of 1.28, suggesting that its share price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate HSBA or NWG?

HSBC presently has a consensus target price of GBX 997.50, indicating a potential downside of 0.62%. NatWest Group has a consensus target price of GBX 613.33, indicating a potential upside of 8.64%. Given NatWest Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe NatWest Group is more favorable than HSBC.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
HSBC	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
NatWest Group	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Does the media refer more to HSBA or NWG?

In the previous week, HSBC had 8 more articles in the media than NatWest Group. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for HSBC and 9 mentions for NatWest Group. NatWest Group's average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat HSBC's score of 0.34 indicating that NatWest Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
HSBC	2 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
NatWest Group	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better earnings & valuation, HSBA or NWG?

HSBC has higher revenue and earnings than NatWest Group. NatWest Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than HSBC, 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
HSBC	£69.07B	2.51	£29.03B	£101.00	9.94
NatWest Group	£15.50B	2.92	£4.43B	£59.60	9.47

Is HSBA or NWG a better dividend stock?

HSBC pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. NatWest Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 21.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. HSBC pays out 0.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. NatWest Group pays out 36.1% 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.

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

28.2% of HSBC shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 25.5% of NatWest Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of HSBC shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of NatWest Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is HSBA or NWG more profitable?

HSBC has a net margin of 34.63% compared to NatWest Group's net margin of 18.21%. NatWest Group's return on equity of 13.29% beat HSBC's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
HSBC	34.63%	12.54%	0.80%
NatWest Group	18.21%	13.29%	0.64%

Summary

HSBC and NatWest Group tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.