NatWest Group (NWG) Competitors

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

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, NWG or HSBC?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
NatWest Group	$36.57B	1.67	$6.14B	$1.55	9.72
HSBC	$141.75B	1.61	$23.98B	$5.05	12.93

Does the media favor NWG or HSBC?

In the previous week, HSBC had 13 more articles in the media than NatWest Group. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for HSBC and 13 mentions for NatWest Group. HSBC's average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat NatWest Group's score of 0.75 indicating that HSBC is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
NatWest Group	7 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
HSBC	16 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer NWG or HSBC?

HSBC has a consensus price target of $63.00, indicating a potential downside of 3.51%. Given HSBC's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe HSBC is more favorable than NatWest Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
NatWest Group	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
HSBC	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20

Which has more volatility & risk, NWG or HSBC?

NatWest Group has a beta of 1.07, meaning that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, HSBC has a beta of 0.6, meaning that its stock price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in NWG or HSBC?

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

Is NWG or HSBC a better dividend stock?

NatWest Group pays an annual dividend of $0.50 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 32.3% 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.

Is NWG or HSBC more profitable?

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 Group	16.84%	11.99%	0.68%
HSBC	13.48%	12.73%	0.81%

Summary

HSBC beats NatWest Group on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.