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NWG vs. BNC, LLOY, BARC, STAN, and CABP

Should you buy NatWest Group stock or one of its competitors? NatWest Group's main competitors and comparable companies include Banco Santander (BNC), Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY), Barclays (BARC), Standard Chartered (STAN), and CAB Payments (CABP). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "diversified banks" industry.

How does NatWest Group compare to Banco Santander?

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

In the previous week, NatWest Group had 9 more articles in the media than Banco Santander. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for NatWest Group and 3 mentions for Banco Santander. NatWest Group's average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat Banco Santander's score of 0.33 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
6 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Banco Santander has a net margin of 31.95% compared to NatWest Group's net margin of 21.17%. NatWest Group's return on equity of 16.16% beat Banco Santander's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Banco Santander31.95% 15.54% 0.73%
NatWest Group 21.17%16.16%0.64%

Banco Santander pays an annual dividend of GBX 22.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. NatWest Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 32.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. Banco Santander pays out 21.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. NatWest Group pays out 43.6% 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.

NatWest Group has a consensus price target of GBX 769.38, indicating a potential upside of 15.24%. Given NatWest Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable 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)
4 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

38.8% of Banco Santander shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 25.5% of NatWest Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.1% of Banco Santander shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of NatWest 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.

Banco Santander has a beta of 0.934, suggesting that its share price is 7% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, NatWest Group has a beta of 0.809, suggesting that its share price is 19% less volatile than the broader market.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Banco Santander£61.87B2.48£14.20B£105.0010.08
NatWest Group£17.50B3.03£4.43B£74.608.95

Summary

Banco Santander beats NatWest Group on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does NatWest Group compare to Lloyds Banking Group?

NatWest Group (LON:NWG) and Lloyds Banking Group (LON:LLOY) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, risk and analyst recommendations.

In the previous week, NatWest Group had 3 more articles in the media than Lloyds Banking Group. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for NatWest Group and 9 mentions for Lloyds Banking Group. NatWest Group's average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat Lloyds Banking Group's score of 0.19 indicating that NatWest Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
NatWest Group
6 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Lloyds Banking Group
2 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
6 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

NatWest Group has a beta of 0.809, indicating that its share price is 19% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Lloyds Banking Group has a beta of 0.906, indicating that its share price is 9% less volatile than the broader market.

Lloyds Banking Group has a net margin of 26.73% compared to NatWest Group's net margin of 21.17%. NatWest Group's return on equity of 16.16% beat Lloyds Banking Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
NatWest Group21.17% 16.16% 0.64%
Lloyds Banking Group 26.73%11.05%0.57%

Lloyds Banking Group has higher revenue and earnings than NatWest Group. NatWest Group 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
NatWest Group£17.50B3.03£4.43B£74.608.95
Lloyds Banking Group£21.25B2.86£4.79B£8.0013.21

25.5% of NatWest Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.1% of Lloyds Banking Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of NatWest Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Lloyds Banking Group shares are owned by 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.

NatWest Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 32.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. Lloyds Banking Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 3.65 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. NatWest Group pays out 43.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Lloyds Banking Group pays out 45.6% 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. NatWest Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

NatWest Group currently has a consensus target price of GBX 769.38, indicating a potential upside of 15.24%. Lloyds Banking Group has a consensus target price of GBX 114.60, indicating a potential upside of 8.42%. Given NatWest Group's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe NatWest Group is more favorable than Lloyds Banking Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
NatWest Group
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50
Lloyds Banking Group
1 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

Summary

NatWest Group beats Lloyds Banking Group on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does NatWest Group compare to Barclays?

Barclays (LON:BARC) and NatWest Group (LON:NWG) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, risk, institutional ownership and valuation.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Barclays£30.75B1.95£4.87B£48.309.28
NatWest Group£17.50B3.03£4.43B£74.608.95

Barclays has a beta of 0.873, indicating that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, NatWest Group has a beta of 0.809, indicating that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Barclays had 27 more articles in the media than NatWest Group. MarketBeat recorded 39 mentions for Barclays and 12 mentions for NatWest Group. NatWest Group's average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat Barclays' score of 0.39 indicating that NatWest Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Barclays
16 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
12 Neutral mention(s)
6 Negative mention(s)
2 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
NatWest Group
6 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Barclays pays an annual dividend of GBX 8.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. NatWest Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 32.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. Barclays pays out 17.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. NatWest Group pays out 43.6% 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.

Barclays presently has a consensus price target of GBX 576.67, suggesting a potential upside of 28.69%. NatWest Group has a consensus price target of GBX 769.38, suggesting a potential upside of 15.24%. Given Barclays' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Barclays is more favorable than NatWest Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Barclays
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.86
NatWest Group
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

Barclays has a net margin of 25.61% compared to NatWest Group's net margin of 21.17%. NatWest Group's return on equity of 16.16% beat Barclays' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Barclays25.61% 10.11% 0.32%
NatWest Group 21.17%16.16%0.64%

39.1% of Barclays shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 25.5% of NatWest Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Barclays shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of NatWest 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.

Summary

Barclays beats NatWest Group on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does NatWest Group compare to Standard Chartered?

Standard Chartered (LON:STAN) and NatWest Group (LON:NWG) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, earnings, dividends, valuation, profitability and analyst recommendations.

52.2% of Standard Chartered shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 25.5% of NatWest Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Standard Chartered shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of NatWest Group shares are owned by 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.

Standard Chartered has a beta of 0.595, suggesting that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, NatWest Group has a beta of 0.809, suggesting that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the broader market.

Standard Chartered presently has a consensus target price of GBX 2,334, indicating a potential upside of 3.60%. NatWest Group has a consensus target price of GBX 769.38, indicating a potential upside of 15.24%. Given NatWest Group's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe NatWest Group is more favorable than Standard Chartered.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Standard Chartered
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50
NatWest Group
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

In the previous week, NatWest Group had 6 more articles in the media than Standard Chartered. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for NatWest Group and 6 mentions for Standard Chartered. NatWest Group's average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat Standard Chartered's score of 0.21 indicating that NatWest Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Standard Chartered
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
NatWest Group
6 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Standard Chartered£21.51B2.28£4.20B£211.4010.66
NatWest Group£17.50B3.03£4.43B£74.608.95

NatWest Group has a net margin of 21.17% compared to Standard Chartered's net margin of 11.79%. NatWest Group's return on equity of 16.16% beat Standard Chartered's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Standard Chartered11.79% 10.35% 0.41%
NatWest Group 21.17%16.16%0.64%

Standard Chartered pays an annual dividend of GBX 61.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. NatWest Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 32.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. Standard Chartered pays out 29.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. NatWest Group pays out 43.6% 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.

Summary

NatWest Group beats Standard Chartered on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does NatWest Group compare to CAB Payments?

CAB Payments (LON:CABP) and NatWest Group (LON:NWG) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk and earnings.

In the previous week, NatWest Group had 12 more articles in the media than CAB Payments. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for NatWest Group and 0 mentions for CAB Payments. NatWest Group's average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat CAB Payments' score of 0.00 indicating that NatWest Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
CAB Payments Neutral
NatWest Group Positive

CAB Payments has a beta of 1.499, indicating that its share price is 50% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, NatWest Group has a beta of 0.809, indicating that its share price is 19% less volatile than the broader market.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
CAB Payments£133.41M1.58£19.39M£7.8010.64
NatWest Group£17.50B3.03£4.43B£74.608.95

NatWest Group has a net margin of 21.17% compared to CAB Payments' net margin of 15.12%. CAB Payments' return on equity of 18.73% beat NatWest Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
CAB Payments15.12% 18.73% 0.14%
NatWest Group 21.17%16.16%0.64%

NatWest Group has a consensus price target of GBX 769.38, indicating a potential upside of 15.24%. Given NatWest Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe NatWest Group is more favorable than CAB Payments.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
CAB Payments
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)
4 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

7.8% of CAB Payments shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 25.5% of NatWest Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of CAB Payments shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of NatWest Group shares are owned by 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

NatWest Group beats CAB Payments on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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NWG vs. The Competition

MetricNatWest GroupBanks IndustryFinance SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£51.25B£22.77B£13.41B£2.79B
Dividend Yield5.28%3.13%6.04%6.26%
P/E Ratio8.6525.6824.94367.45
Price / Sales2.939.10480.0589,148.00
Price / Cash0.0714.8143.9827.89
Price / Book1.581.342.716.78
Net Income£4.43B£2.58B£1.31B£5.89B
7 Day Performance-6.25%0.15%-0.05%-0.63%
1 Month Performance-7.77%-2.90%-3.22%-1.22%
1 Year Performance19.72%21.18%10.58%23.24%

NatWest Group Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
NWG
NatWest Group
4.7494 of 5 stars
GBX 645.40
-3.4%
GBX 769.38
+19.2%
+22.3%£51.25B£17.50B8.6559,000
BNC
Banco Santander
N/AGBX 999
-1.1%
N/A+39.6%£145.08B£61.87B9.51198,403
LLOY
Lloyds Banking Group
3.2466 of 5 stars
GBX 104
+1.9%
GBX 114.60
+10.2%
+25.3%£60.20B£21.25B13.0060,061
BARC
Barclays
4.6044 of 5 stars
GBX 443.65
+1.1%
GBX 576.67
+30.0%
+17.6%£59.54B£30.75B9.1993,000
STAN
Standard Chartered
3.8226 of 5 stars
GBX 2,190
-1.3%
GBX 2,334
+6.6%
+55.6%£47.80B£21.51B10.3681,673

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This page (LON:NWG) was last updated on 10/7/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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