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NWG vs. HSBC, RY, HDB, MUFG, C, SAN, TD, UBS, IBN, and BBVA

Should you be buying NatWest Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of NatWest Group include HSBC (HSBC), Royal Bank Of Canada (RY), HDFC Bank (HDB), Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), Citigroup (C), Banco Santander (SAN), Toronto Dominion Bank (TD), UBS Group (UBS), ICICI Bank (IBN), and Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria (BBVA). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry.

NatWest Group vs. Its Competitors

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

In the previous week, HSBC had 33 more articles in the media than NatWest Group. MarketBeat recorded 38 mentions for HSBC and 5 mentions for NatWest Group. NatWest Group's average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat HSBC's score of 0.54 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
2 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
HSBC
16 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
15 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
2 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

NatWest Group pays an annual dividend of $0.49 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. HSBC pays an annual dividend of $1.98 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. NatWest Group pays out 31.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. HSBC pays out 39.2% 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.

HSBC has a consensus price target of $63.00, indicating a potential downside of 5.41%. Given HSBC's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe HSBC is more favorable than NatWest Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
NatWest Group
2 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
HSBC
0 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.45

NatWest Group has a beta of 1.05, suggesting that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, HSBC has a beta of 0.62, suggesting that its stock price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500.

1.3% of NatWest Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.5% of HSBC shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of HSBC shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

NatWest Group has a net margin of 16.84% compared to HSBC's net margin of 13.48%. HSBC's return on equity of 12.73% beat NatWest Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
NatWest Group16.84% 11.99% 0.68%
HSBC 13.48%12.73%0.81%

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
NatWest Group$15.50B3.83$6.14B$1.559.51
HSBC$69.07B3.33$23.98B$5.0513.19

Summary

HSBC beats NatWest Group on 13 of the 19 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 NYSE 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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NWG vs. The Competition

MetricNatWest GroupBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$59.29B$70.20B$12.65B$21.90B
Dividend Yield3.45%3.51%5.59%3.61%
P/E Ratio9.519.0421.2032.70
Price / Sales3.834.3230.5189.75
Price / Cash8.299.7222.4024.48
Price / Book1.181.402.244.64
Net Income$6.14B$6.73B$1.02B$1.02B
7 Day Performance0.83%0.20%-0.63%-0.31%
1 Month Performance5.43%-0.48%-1.27%-0.21%
1 Year Performance55.70%36.07%535.80%11.08%

NatWest Group Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
NWG
NatWest Group
4.1209 of 5 stars
$14.75
+2.8%
N/A+53.1%$59.29B$15.50B9.5162,100Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
Short Interest ↓
HSBC
HSBC
3.1029 of 5 stars
$66.60
+1.0%
$63.00
-5.4%
+49.5%$227.46B$141.75B13.19211,304Dividend Increase
Analyst Forecast
RY
Royal Bank Of Canada
4.8278 of 5 stars
$144.53
+0.6%
$177.50
+22.8%
+17.3%$201.86B$98.71B15.2694,838Positive News
Analyst Upgrade
HDB
HDFC Bank
2.1178 of 5 stars
$35.05
+0.6%
N/A+15.5%$177.63B$55.70B21.50214,521Earnings Report
MUFG
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group
3.0969 of 5 stars
$14.85
+1.5%
N/A+42.8%$176.43B$89.51B13.75150,800
C
Citigroup
4.9887 of 5 stars
$96.18
+2.4%
$99.68
+3.6%
+58.9%$172.92B$170.76B14.21239,000Trending News
Analyst Revision
SAN
Banco Santander
3.9997 of 5 stars
$10.06
+3.1%
N/A+91.9%$145.13B$66.96B11.17199,958Upcoming Earnings
Short Interest ↓
TD
Toronto Dominion Bank
3.9826 of 5 stars
$78.83
+0.7%
$93.00
+18.0%
+41.8%$133.21B$88.27B9.21102,190
UBS
UBS Group
3.5619 of 5 stars
$40.42
+1.7%
N/A+16.1%$127.42B$84.56B21.38108,648Upcoming Earnings
IBN
ICICI Bank
2.0079 of 5 stars
$31.17
+0.3%
N/A+5.7%$111.04B$22.68B19.24182,665Upcoming Earnings
Stock Split
BBVA
Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria
3.018 of 5 stars
$18.35
+1.7%
N/A+98.8%$105.32B$38.40B9.66125,916Analyst Downgrade

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This page (NYSE:NWG) was last updated on 10/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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