Nationwide Building Society (NBS)
London Exchange · UK · prices in GBX · close of 20 Oct 2026
Key indicators
| Last close | GBX 125.00 |
|---|---|
| 52-week range | 120.25 – 133.88 |
| Return, 1 month / 3 months | −1.6% / −3.1% |
| Return, 1 year / 3 years | −3.8% / +10.6% |
| Trend | Below its 200-day average |
| RSI (14) | 2 |
| Volatility (1 year) | 3.5% |
| Worst drawdown (1 year) | -6.0% |
| Average daily value traded | 1.94M GBX |
| Dividend yield | – |
Market X-Ray price-based
Five-year price chart navy: price · brown: 200-day average
About the company
Nationwide Building Society is a mutual financial organisation based in Swindon, England. It is owned by its members rather than by outside shareholders. The society provides residential mortgages, savings accounts, current accounts, personal loans and credit cards to individual customers, along with insurance and other financial products. It serves households across the United Kingdom through its branch network and online and telephone services, and it also offers some business banking and intermediary mortgage lending.
Nationwide Building Society trades under the code NBS on the London Exchange in UK, with its price quoted in pence sterling (GBX). Our records, which start in 2019, show no dividend payments for it. The Market X-Ray on this page is price-based and compares it with other stocks on the same exchange; it does not measure how healthy the business is.
Summary
Nationwide Building Society (NBS) trades on the London Exchange in UK. It last closed at GBX 125.00 on 20 October 2026.
Its price-based Market X-Ray is 63 out of 100 (a fair price profile), ranking 1,089 of 3,787 stocks on this exchange. The score describes how the stock has traded: trend, momentum, risk, liquidity and dividends, each ranked against the other stocks on its own exchange. It does not measure how healthy or cheap the business is.
Over the last year the price fell 3.8% and over the last three months it fell 3.1%. Returns are price returns, dividends not included.
Fundamental measures (valuation, growth, financial health) are not shown: we do not yet hold financial statements for this market.
The five lenses in numbers each metric is ranked against the other stocks on London Exchange
| Lens and metric | Value | Score | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trend | 52 · Fair | Mixed trend against its averages. | |
| Above 200-day average | -3.4% | ||
| From 52-week high | -6.0% | ||
| Momentum | 41 · Weak | Lagging most stocks on this exchange. | |
| 3-month return | -3.1% | ||
| 6-month return | -3.5% | ||
| 12-month return, skipping the last month | -2.3% | ||
| Stability (higher is calmer) | 98 · Strong | Calmer than most: low volatility and shallow drawdowns. | |
| Volatility, 1 year (lower is calmer) | 3.5% | ||
| Worst drawdown, 1 year (smaller is calmer) | -6.0% | ||
| Liquidity | 60 · Fair | Moderate trading activity. | |
| Average daily value traded | 1.94M GBX | ||
| Zero-volume days | 6.7% | ||
| Income | – | Pays no dividend. | |
| Dividend yield | – | ||
| Years with dividends | 0 |
Strengths
- Stability (higher is calmer): Calmer than most: low volatility and shallow drawdowns.
Weak spots
- Momentum: Lagging most stocks on this exchange.
Returns
| 1 week | +0.0% |
|---|---|
| 1 month | −1.6% |
| 3 months | −3.1% |
| 6 months | −3.5% |
| 1 year | −3.8% |
| 3 years | +10.6% |
| 5 years | −34.2% |
Signals
| 50-day / 200-day average | 127.26 / 129.43 |
|---|---|
| Golden / death cross (60 days) | None |
| New 52-week high | No |
| Bullish RSI divergence | No |
| Average daily range (ATR) | 1.02 |
Technical summary
How to read this report
Every number comes from end-of-day prices and dividends. The Market X-Ray describes how the stock has traded, ranked against the other stocks on London Exchange; it does not measure how healthy or cheap the business is. The fundamental X-Ray (financial health, valuation, growth) needs financial statements, which we hold today for US stocks. See the methodology page. Educational only, not financial advice.