Reckitt Benckiser Group (RKT) Competitors GBX 4,870 +24.00 (+0.50%) As of 03:53 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock RKT vs. BNC, LLOY, BARC, NWG, COB, BUR, BCG, TRST, BOY, and DFSShould you be buying Reckitt Benckiser Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Reckitt Benckiser Group include Banco Santander (BNC), Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY), Barclays (BARC), NatWest Group (NWG), Cobham (COB), Burford Capital (BUR), Baltic Classifieds Group (BCG), Trustpilot Group (TRST), Bodycote (BOY), and DFS Furniture (DFS). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. Reckitt Benckiser Group vs. Banco Santander Lloyds Banking Group Barclays NatWest Group Cobham Burford Capital Baltic Classifieds Group Trustpilot Group Bodycote DFS Furniture Banco Santander (LON:BNC) and Reckitt Benckiser Group (LON:RKT) are both large-cap 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, community ranking, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability and media sentiment. Does the media favor BNC or RKT? In the previous week, Banco Santander had 1 more articles in the media than Reckitt Benckiser Group. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Banco Santander and 3 mentions for Reckitt Benckiser Group. Banco Santander's average media sentiment score of 0.58 beat Reckitt Benckiser Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Banco Santander is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Banco Santander 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Reckitt Benckiser Group 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Is BNC or RKT more profitable? Banco Santander has a net margin of 20.05% compared to Reckitt Benckiser Group's net margin of 10.78%. Reckitt Benckiser Group's return on equity of 18.70% beat Banco Santander's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Banco Santander20.05% 12.99% 0.73% Reckitt Benckiser Group 10.78%18.70%7.51% Does the MarketBeat Community believe in BNC or RKT? Banco Santander received 42 more outperform votes than Reckitt Benckiser Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 85.51% of users gave Reckitt Benckiser Group an outperform vote while only 64.74% of users gave Banco Santander an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformBanco SantanderOutperform Votes10164.74% Underperform Votes5535.26% Reckitt Benckiser GroupOutperform Votes5985.51% Underperform Votes1014.49% Which has more risk and volatility, BNC or RKT? Banco Santander has a beta of 1.32, meaning that its share price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Reckitt Benckiser Group has a beta of 0.09, meaning that its share price is 91% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders & institutionals believe in BNC or RKT? 32.0% of Banco Santander shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.3% of Reckitt Benckiser Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of Banco Santander shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Reckitt Benckiser Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has better valuation & earnings, BNC or RKT? Banco Santander has higher revenue and earnings than Reckitt Benckiser Group. Banco Santander is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Reckitt Benckiser Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBanco Santander£70.85B1.39£14.20B£63.818.40Reckitt Benckiser Group£13.78B2.41£1.49B£218.5222.29 Do analysts recommend BNC or RKT? Reckitt Benckiser Group has a consensus target price of GBX 4,788.50, indicating a potential downside of 1.67%. Given Reckitt Benckiser Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Reckitt Benckiser 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) 0.00Reckitt Benckiser Group 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Is BNC or RKT a better dividend stock? Banco Santander pays an annual dividend of GBX 17 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Reckitt Benckiser Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 196 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Banco Santander pays out 26.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Reckitt Benckiser Group pays out 89.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. SummaryReckitt Benckiser Group beats Banco Santander on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Reckitt Benckiser Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for RKT and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart RKT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricReckitt Benckiser GroupHousehold & Personal Products IndustryDefensive SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£33.23B£15.85B£6.87B£2.59BDividend Yield3.82%2.45%3.16%4.97%P/E Ratio22.2917.1311.66133.72Price / Sales2.41344.1784.59232,158.79Price / Cash32.7017.16146.2628.12Price / Book4.272.942.874.58Net Income£1.49B£912.33M£1.01B£5.84B7 Day Performance4.98%1.73%0.39%2.88%1 Month Performance-6.88%1.88%1.48%10.09%1 Year Performance8.97%93.41%45.63%115.85% Reckitt Benckiser Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)RKTReckitt Benckiser Group0.3893 of 5 starsGBX 4,870+0.5%GBX 4,788.50-1.7%+8.3%£33.23B£13.78B22.2926,000BNCBanco SantanderN/AGBX 511-0.8%N/A+29.3%£93.79B£70.85B8.01206,500Ex-DividendPositive NewsLLOYLloyds Banking Group1.3627 of 5 starsGBX 70.32-0.6%GBX 64.25-8.6%+36.7%£42.64B£28.75B8.8959,400Analyst ForecastBARCBarclays2.5557 of 5 starsGBX 277.30-0.3%GBX 329.17+18.7%+44.9%£39.82B£24.93B8.1587,400Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastNWGNatWest Group3.4118 of 5 starsGBX 459.24-0.1%GBX 526.67+14.7%+56.1%£36.76B£24.36B8.2561,000COBCobhamN/AN/AN/AN/A£3.96B£1.97B-86.5810,898BURBurford Capital2.6662 of 5 starsGBX 1,044-1.6%GBX 1,600+53.3%-16.9%£2.87B£299.55M18.68140Gap DownBCGBaltic Classifieds Group1.0075 of 5 starsGBX 324.97+2.4%GBX 297-8.6%+42.9%£1.86B£92.71M48.71130Gap DownTRSTTrustpilot Group1.751 of 5 starsGBX 207.19-0.6%GBX 335+61.7%+19.7%£1.09B£222.55M68.68820BOYBodycote2.9579 of 5 starsGBX 478.80-2.6%GBX 812.50+69.7%-29.8%£857.44M£739.54M14.414,833Insider TradeNews CoveragePositive NewsDFSDFS Furniture2.9443 of 5 starsGBX 134+3.9%GBX 185+38.1%+24.6%£308.80M£964.48M-71.7520,200Positive NewsHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Banco Santander Competitors Lloyds Banking Group Competitors Barclays Competitors NatWest Group Competitors Cobham Competitors Burford Capital Competitors Baltic Classifieds Group Competitors Trustpilot Group Competitors Bodycote Competitors DFS Furniture Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (LON:RKT) was last updated on 5/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe next market Nvidia is positioned to dominate …Robots — built by Nvidia. 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