Bridgewater Bancshares (NASDAQ:BWB – Get Free Report) and NatWest Group (OTCMKTS:RBSPF – Get Free Report) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, risk and earnings.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
65.8% of Bridgewater Bancshares shares are owned by institutional investors. 23.1% of Bridgewater Bancshares shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Bridgewater Bancshares and NatWest Group, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Bridgewater Bancshares | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3.00 |
| NatWest Group | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
Profitability
This table compares Bridgewater Bancshares and NatWest Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Bridgewater Bancshares | 18.38% | 11.21% | 0.95% |
| NatWest Group | 20.10% | 14.01% | 0.82% |
Volatility and Risk
Bridgewater Bancshares has a beta of 0.63, suggesting that its share price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NatWest Group has a beta of 0.95, suggesting that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Bridgewater Bancshares and NatWest Group”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Bridgewater Bancshares | $292.76 million | 1.92 | $46.09 million | $1.84 | 10.96 |
| NatWest Group | $38.91 billion | 1.81 | $7.69 billion | $1.00 | 8.77 |
NatWest Group has higher revenue and earnings than Bridgewater Bancshares. NatWest Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bridgewater Bancshares, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Bridgewater Bancshares beats NatWest Group on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Bridgewater Bancshares
Bridgewater Bancshares, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for Bridgewater Bank that provides banking products and services to commercial real estate investors, entrepreneurs, business clients, and individuals in the United States. The company provides savings and money market accounts, demand deposits, time and brokered deposits, and interest and noninterest bearing transaction, as well as certificates of deposit. It offers commercial loans to sole proprietorships, partnerships, corporations, and other business enterprises to finance working capital, capital investment, or for other business related purposes; paycheck protection program loans; construction and land development loans; 1-4 family mortgage loans; multifamily lending products; owner and non-owner occupied commercial real estate loans; and consumer and other loans. In addition, the company online, mobile, and direct banking services. Bridgewater Bancshares, Inc. was incorporated in 2005 and is headquartered in Saint Louis Park, Minnesota.
About NatWest Group
NatWest Group plc, together with its subsidiaries, provides banking and financial products and services to personal, commercial, corporate, and institutional customers in the United Kingdom and internationally. It operates through Retail Banking, Private Banking, and Commercial & Institutional segments. The Retail Banking segment offers a range of banking products and related financial services, such as current accounts, mortgages, personal unsecured lending, and personal deposits, as well as mobile and online banking services. The Private Banking segment provides private banking and wealth management products for high-net-worth individuals and their business interests. The Commercial & Institutional segment offers banking and financial solutions to large corporate organisations, multi-nationals, and financial institutions. The company was formerly known as The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc and changed its name to NatWest Group plc in July 2020. NatWest Group plc was founded in 1727 and is headquartered in Edinburgh, the United Kingdom.
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