Baltic Classifieds Group (BCG) Competitors GBX 373 +3.00 (+0.81%) As of 07:28 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock BCG vs. COB, BUR, TRST, BOY, DFS, MCB, SHG, FIF, IES, and RMShould you be buying Baltic Classifieds Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Baltic Classifieds Group include Cobham (COB), Burford Capital (BUR), Trustpilot Group (TRST), Bodycote (BOY), DFS Furniture (DFS), McBride (MCB), Shanta Gold (SHG), Finsbury Food Group (FIF), Invinity Energy Systems (IES), and RM (RM). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. Baltic Classifieds Group vs. Its Competitors Cobham Burford Capital Trustpilot Group Bodycote DFS Furniture McBride Shanta Gold Finsbury Food Group Invinity Energy Systems RM Cobham (LON:COB) and Baltic Classifieds Group (LON:BCG) are both mid-cap banking companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, risk, earnings, valuation and institutional ownership. Is COB or BCG more profitable? Baltic Classifieds Group has a net margin of 49.16% compared to Cobham's net margin of 0.00%. Baltic Classifieds Group's return on equity of 11.55% beat Cobham's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets CobhamN/A N/A N/A Baltic Classifieds Group 49.16%11.55%5.86% Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in COB or BCG? 68.8% of Baltic Classifieds Group shares are held by institutional investors. 8.9% of Baltic Classifieds Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has preferable earnings & valuation, COB or BCG? Baltic Classifieds Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Cobham. Cobham is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Baltic Classifieds Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCobham£1.97B0.00N/A-£1.90N/ABaltic Classifieds Group£92.71M23.06£45.57M£6.6755.91 Do analysts prefer COB or BCG? Baltic Classifieds Group has a consensus target price of GBX 350, suggesting a potential downside of 6.17%. Given Cobham's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Cobham is more favorable than Baltic Classifieds Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Cobham 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Baltic Classifieds Group 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Does the media refer more to COB or BCG? In the previous week, Cobham and Cobham both had 3 articles in the media. Baltic Classifieds Group's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Cobham's score of -0.28 indicating that Baltic Classifieds Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Cobham 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Baltic Classifieds Group 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryBaltic Classifieds Group beats Cobham on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Baltic Classifieds Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BCG 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 BCG 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 LON 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 BCG vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBaltic Classifieds GroupInternet Content & Information IndustryCommunication SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£2.14B£1.19B£3.40B£3.01BDividend Yield0.77%2.22%6.85%5.02%P/E Ratio55.9120.2821.42167.07Price / Sales23.06510.00141.41279,951.46Price / Cash29.4738.9516.5227.97Price / Book5.4416.914.764.61Net Income£45.57M£33.60M£146.56M£5.90B7 Day Performance8.11%40.85%7.49%11.00%1 Month Performance0.95%52.11%17.03%9.54%1 Year Performance35.64%69.62%31.22%61.62% Baltic Classifieds Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BCGBaltic Classifieds Group0.4163 of 5 starsGBX 373+0.8%GBX 350-6.2%+34.8%£2.14B£92.71M55.91130COBCobhamN/AN/AN/AN/A£3.96B£1.97B-86.5810,898BURBurford Capital2.6749 of 5 starsGBX 1,060+1.0%GBX 1,600+50.9%+0.3%£2.92B£299.55M18.96140News CoverageTRSTTrustpilot Group0.8053 of 5 starsGBX 245.740.0%GBX 290+18.0%+15.7%£1.29B£222.55M81.46820News CoverageAnalyst ForecastBOYBodycote2.9282 of 5 starsGBX 604-1.3%GBX 812.50+34.5%-16.3%£1.08B£739.54M18.174,833News CoverageDFSDFS Furniture3.0452 of 5 starsGBX 163.50-0.3%GBX 233+42.5%+47.8%£376.78M£964.48M-87.5520,200MCBMcBrideN/AGBX 154.40+0.3%N/A+7.3%£264.67M£930.83M7.89240SHGShanta GoldN/AN/AN/AN/A£154.98M£150.50M1,476.00190High Trading VolumeFIFFinsbury Food GroupN/AN/AN/AN/A£143.42M£413.74M1,375.00206IESInvinity Energy Systems2.4323 of 5 starsGBX 24+1.1%GBX 40+66.7%+19.0%£104.97M£15.88M-2.76140News CoverageRMRMN/AGBX 94.50+1.1%N/A+16.4%£79.82M£189.50M-1.721,990Trending NewsEarnings ReportGap UpHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Cobham Competitors Burford Capital Competitors Trustpilot Group Competitors Bodycote Competitors DFS Furniture Competitors McBride Competitors Shanta Gold Competitors Finsbury Food Group Competitors Invinity Energy Systems Competitors RM Competitors 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 (LON:BCG) was last updated on 7/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredThe Robotics Revolution has arrived … and one $7 stock could take off as a result.Something big is brewing in Washington. 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