NatWest Group (NWG) Competitors $13.01 +0.24 (+1.88%) Closing price 05/2/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$13.04 +0.04 (+0.27%) As of 05/2/2025 07:27 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock NWG vs. HSBC, HDB, RY, MUFG, C, IBN, SAN, TD, UBS, and SMFGShould you be buying NatWest Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of NatWest Group include HSBC (HSBC), HDFC Bank (HDB), Royal Bank of Canada (RY), Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), Citigroup (C), ICICI Bank (IBN), Banco Santander (SAN), Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD), UBS Group (UBS), and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (SMFG). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. NatWest Group vs. HSBC HDFC Bank Royal Bank of Canada Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Citigroup ICICI Bank Banco Santander Toronto-Dominion Bank UBS Group Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group HSBC (NYSE:HSBC) and NatWest Group (NYSE:NWG) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, earnings and community ranking. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of HSBC or NWG? 1.5% of HSBC shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.3% of NatWest Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of HSBC shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is HSBC or NWG more profitable? HSBC has a net margin of 16.17% compared to NatWest Group's net margin of 0.00%. HSBC's return on equity of 12.20% beat NatWest Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets HSBC16.17% 12.20% 0.79% NatWest Group N/A 11.76%0.64% Does the media favor HSBC or NWG? In the previous week, HSBC had 31 more articles in the media than NatWest Group. MarketBeat recorded 44 mentions for HSBC and 13 mentions for NatWest Group. NatWest Group's average media sentiment score of 1.07 beat HSBC's score of 0.47 indicating that NatWest Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment HSBC 9 Very Positive mention(s) 8 Positive mention(s) 17 Neutral mention(s) 4 Negative mention(s) 4 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral NatWest Group 6 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has stronger earnings & valuation, HSBC or NWG? 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 RatioHSBC$68.12B2.93$23.53B$5.4510.37NatWest Group$14.65B3.58$5.77B$1.498.73 Is HSBC or NWG a better dividend stock? HSBC pays an annual dividend of $1.98 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. NatWest Group pays an annual dividend of $0.77 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.9%. HSBC pays out 36.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. NatWest Group pays out 51.7% 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. Which has more volatility & risk, HSBC or NWG? HSBC has a beta of 0.53, indicating that its stock price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NatWest Group has a beta of 1.01, indicating that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community favor HSBC or NWG? HSBC received 915 more outperform votes than NatWest Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.32% of users gave HSBC an outperform vote while only 40.91% of users gave NatWest Group an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformHSBCOutperform Votes96058.32% Underperform Votes68641.68% NatWest GroupOutperform Votes4540.91% Underperform Votes6559.09% Do analysts rate HSBC or NWG? Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score HSBC 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.60NatWest Group 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 SummaryHSBC beats NatWest Group on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get NatWest Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for NWG and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart NWG vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricNatWest GroupCommercial banks IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$52.35B$38.46B$11.28B$19.21BDividend Yield6.04%4.12%5.58%4.01%P/E Ratio9.579.2522.2733.50Price / Sales3.581.6626.5929.16Price / Cash6.439.6317.6017.52Price / Book1.041.362.644.55Net Income$5.77B$3.43B$1.03B$1.02B7 Day Performance1.25%1.36%1.99%2.30%1 Month Performance21.42%12.97%7.07%8.54%1 Year Performance67.22%31.08%539.39%4.75% NatWest Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NWGNatWest Group4.0672 of 5 stars$13.01+1.9%N/A+67.2%$52.35B$14.65B9.5761,000Earnings ReportShort Interest ↑News CoveragePositive NewsGap UpHSBCHSBC2.7128 of 5 stars$56.34+0.6%N/A+27.1%$200.63B$67.40B9.09219,000Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementNews CoverageGap UpHDBHDFC Bank1.49 of 5 stars$71.86-0.4%N/A+25.9%$181.97B$2.87T21.84141,600RYRoyal Bank of Canada4.6265 of 5 stars$118.57+0.7%$156.50+32.0%+19.8%$167.38B$60.46B14.3591,400Analyst DowngradeNews CoverageMUFGMitsubishi UFJ Financial Group3.3105 of 5 stars$12.60+2.7%N/A+21.2%$152.05B$6.78T11.56135,000Analyst DowngradeNews CoveragePositive NewsCCitigroup4.9897 of 5 stars$68.25-0.3%$84.04+23.1%+14.7%$128.46B$81.60B11.47240,000Insider TradeOptions VolumeGap UpIBNICICI Bank1.1307 of 5 stars$33.52+1.0%N/A+24.9%$119.36B$2.06T22.20105,800Stock SplitSANBanco Santander3.913 of 5 stars$7.44+2.5%N/A+48.1%$112.73B$63.84B8.96206,500Earnings ReportTDToronto-Dominion Bank3.6765 of 5 stars$62.71+0.9%$80.50+28.4%+17.0%$108.86B$57.52B18.0793,700Short Interest ↑Positive NewsUBSUBS Group3.6752 of 5 stars$30.30+0.9%N/A+13.1%$97.15B$45.35B19.9372,600Earnings ReportSMFGSumitomo Mitsui Financial Group3.3566 of 5 stars$14.13+1.7%N/A+19.8%$91.48B$5.12T13.72101,000Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies HSBC Alternatives HDFC Bank Alternatives Royal Bank of Canada Alternatives Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Alternatives Citigroup Alternatives ICICI Bank Alternatives Banco Santander Alternatives Toronto-Dominion Bank Alternatives UBS Group Alternatives Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:NWG) was last updated on 5/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWarning: “DOGE Collapse” imminentElon Strikes Back You may already sense that the tide is turning against Elon Musk and DOGE. 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