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Reckitt Benckiser Group (RKT) Competitors

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GBX 5,060 -18.00 (-0.35%)
As of 07/4/2025

RKT vs. BNC, BARC, LLOY, NWG, COB, BUR, BCG, TRST, BOY, and DFS

Should you be buying Reckitt Benckiser Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Reckitt Benckiser Group include Banco Santander (BNC), Barclays (BARC), Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY), 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. Its Competitors

Banco Santander (LON:BNC) and Reckitt Benckiser Group (LON:RKT) are both large-cap banking companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability and dividends.

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 Ratio
Banco Santander£70.85B1.59£14.20B£63.819.64
Reckitt Benckiser Group£13.78B2.50£1.49B£218.5223.16

In the previous week, Reckitt Benckiser Group had 1 more articles in the media than Banco Santander. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Reckitt Benckiser Group and 2 mentions for Banco Santander. Banco Santander's average media sentiment score of 0.30 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
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
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

Banco Santander pays an annual dividend of GBX 17 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Reckitt Benckiser Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 196 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. 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.

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%

32.0% of Banco Santander shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.3% of Reckitt Benckiser Group shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of Banco Santander shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Reckitt Benckiser Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Banco Santander has a beta of 1.32, indicating that its stock price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Reckitt Benckiser Group has a beta of 0.09, indicating that its stock price is 91% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Reckitt Benckiser Group has a consensus price target of GBX 4,788.50, suggesting a potential downside of 5.37%. Given Reckitt Benckiser Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly 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)
0.00
Reckitt Benckiser Group
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

Summary

Reckitt Benckiser Group beats Banco Santander on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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RKT vs. The Competition

MetricReckitt Benckiser GroupHousehold & Personal Products IndustryDefensive SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£34.52B£15.13B£6.90B£2.96B
Dividend Yield3.82%2.41%3.16%5.02%
P/E Ratio23.1618.4213.21147.88
Price / Sales2.50429.48102.85258,917.23
Price / Cash32.7017.16144.7427.97
Price / Book4.443.084.354.61
Net Income£1.49B£912.33M£999.43M£5.90B
7 Day Performance2.12%0.17%0.67%1.09%
1 Month Performance-1.00%-4.99%-0.30%4.35%
1 Year Performance18.39%101.86%68.59%83.41%

Reckitt Benckiser Group Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
RKT
Reckitt Benckiser Group
0.4686 of 5 stars
GBX 5,060
-0.4%
GBX 4,788.50
-5.4%
+18.4%£34.52B£13.78B23.1626,000News Coverage
BNC
Banco Santander
N/AGBX 599
+2.9%
N/A+67.3%£109.95B£70.85B9.39206,500
BARC
Barclays
3.0523 of 5 stars
GBX 329.05
+3.3%
GBX 370
+12.4%
+49.9%£47.25B£24.93B9.6787,400Gap Up
High Trading Volume
LLOY
Lloyds Banking Group
1.7032 of 5 stars
GBX 76.34
+1.9%
GBX 64.25
-15.8%
+29.3%£46.29B£28.75B9.6659,400High Trading Volume
NWG
NatWest Group
3.4067 of 5 stars
GBX 503.76
+1.9%
GBX 526.67
+4.5%
+48.8%£40.32B£24.36B9.0561,000News Coverage
Insider Trade
High Trading Volume
COB
Cobham
N/AN/AN/AN/A£3.96B£1.97B-86.5810,898
BUR
Burford Capital
3.2217 of 5 stars
GBX 830.25
+2.1%
GBX 1,600
+92.7%
-2.9%£2.29B£299.55M14.85140News Coverage
BCG
Baltic Classifieds Group
0.5852 of 5 stars
GBX 362.50
+0.1%
GBX 297
-18.1%
+31.0%£2.08B£92.71M54.34130Trending News
TRST
Trustpilot Group
1.3751 of 5 stars
GBX 235.60
+3.0%
GBX 290
+23.1%
+4.0%£1.24B£222.55M78.10820Gap Down
BOY
Bodycote
3.2937 of 5 stars
GBX 569
+1.3%
GBX 812.50
+42.8%
-13.9%£1.02B£739.54M17.124,833News Coverage
Gap Down
DFS
DFS Furniture
2.8751 of 5 stars
GBX 170
+1.8%
GBX 185
+8.8%
+48.6%£391.76M£964.48M-91.0320,200News Coverage
Analyst Forecast
Gap Up

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This page (LON:RKT) was last updated on 7/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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