NatWest Group (NWG) Competitors

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

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of NWG or RY?

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

Which has more volatility & risk, NWG or RY?

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

Does the media favor NWG or RY?

In the previous week, Royal Bank Of Canada had 16 more articles in the media than NatWest Group. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Royal Bank Of Canada and 6 mentions for NatWest Group. Royal Bank Of Canada's average media sentiment score of 1.31 beat NatWest Group's score of 1.25 indicating that Royal Bank Of Canada is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
NatWest Group	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Royal Bank Of Canada	18 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is NWG or RY a better dividend stock?

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

Do analysts rate NWG or RY?

Royal Bank Of Canada has a consensus price target of $177.50, suggesting a potential upside of 21.44%. Given Royal Bank Of Canada's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Royal Bank Of Canada 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)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.17
Royal Bank Of Canada	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, NWG or RY?

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
NatWest Group	$15.50B	3.77	$6.14B	$1.55	9.32
Royal Bank Of Canada	$64.40B	3.19	$11.92B	$9.47	15.43

Is NWG or RY 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
NatWest Group	16.84%	11.99%	0.68%
Royal Bank Of Canada	14.03%	16.12%	0.89%

Summary

Royal Bank Of Canada beats NatWest Group on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.