NatWest Group (NWG) Competitors

Royal Bank Of Canada (NYSE:RY) and NatWest Group (NYSE:NWG) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Which has more volatility & risk, RY or NWG?

Royal Bank Of Canada has a beta of 0.88, meaning that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NatWest Group has a beta of 1.08, meaning that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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

45.3% of Royal Bank Of Canada shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.3% of NatWest Group shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, RY or NWG?

Royal Bank Of Canada has higher revenue and earnings than NatWest Group. NatWest Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Royal Bank Of Canada, 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
Royal Bank Of Canada	$64.40B	3.15	$11.92B	$9.47	15.23
NatWest Group	$15.50B	3.78	$6.14B	$1.55	9.34

Do analysts recommend RY or NWG?

Royal Bank Of Canada currently has a consensus target price of $177.50, indicating a potential upside of 23.08%. Given Royal Bank Of Canada's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Royal Bank Of Canada is more favorable than NatWest Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Royal Bank Of Canada	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40
NatWest Group	2 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.17

Does the media favor RY or NWG?

In the previous week, Royal Bank Of Canada had 16 more articles in the media than NatWest Group. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Royal Bank Of Canada and 9 mentions for NatWest Group. NatWest Group's average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat Royal Bank Of Canada's score of 1.00 indicating that NatWest Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Royal Bank Of Canada	17 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
NatWest Group	6 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is RY or NWG more profitable?

NatWest Group has a net margin of 16.84% compared to Royal Bank Of Canada's net margin of 14.03%. Royal Bank Of Canada's return on equity of 16.12% beat NatWest Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Royal Bank Of Canada	14.03%	16.12%	0.89%
NatWest Group	16.84%	11.99%	0.68%

Is RY or NWG a better dividend stock?

Royal Bank Of Canada pays an annual dividend of $4.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. NatWest Group pays an annual dividend of $0.49 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Royal Bank Of Canada pays out 46.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. NatWest Group pays out 31.6% 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. Royal Bank Of Canada has increased its dividend for 15 consecutive years. NatWest Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Royal Bank Of Canada beats NatWest Group on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.