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 companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, 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	$98.71B	2.08	$11.92B	$9.47	15.41
NatWest Group	$36.57B	1.60	$6.14B	$1.55	9.35

Is RY or NWG a better dividend stock?

Royal Bank Of Canada pays an annual dividend of $4.53 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. NatWest Group pays an annual dividend of $0.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Royal Bank Of Canada pays out 47.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. NatWest Group pays out 32.3% 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.

Does the media favor RY or NWG?

In the previous week, Royal Bank Of Canada had 8 more articles in the media than NatWest Group. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Royal Bank Of Canada and 4 mentions for NatWest Group. NatWest Group's average media sentiment score of 1.57 beat Royal Bank Of Canada's score of 1.38 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	10 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
NatWest Group	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, RY or NWG?

Royal Bank Of Canada has a beta of 0.86, indicating that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NatWest Group has a beta of 1.05, indicating that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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%

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

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

Do analysts recommend RY or NWG?

Royal Bank Of Canada presently has a consensus price target of $177.50, indicating a potential upside of 21.63%. Given Royal Bank Of Canada's stronger consensus rating and higher possible 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)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
NatWest Group	2 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.17

Summary

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