Close Brothers Group (CBG) Competitors

Bank of Cyprus Holdings Public (LON:BOCH) and Close Brothers Group (LON:CBG) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, risk, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, BOCH or CBG?

Bank of Cyprus Holdings Public has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Close Brothers Group. Bank of Cyprus Holdings Public is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Close Brothers Group, 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
Bank of Cyprus Holdings Public	£1.07B	0.00	£537.31M	£0.14	N/A
Close Brothers Group	£1.30B	0.47	£101.11M	£66.37	6.09

Does the media refer more to BOCH or CBG?

In the previous week, Close Brothers Group had 3 more articles in the media than Bank of Cyprus Holdings Public. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Close Brothers Group and 1 mentions for Bank of Cyprus Holdings Public. Close Brothers Group's average media sentiment score of 0.10 beat Bank of Cyprus Holdings Public's score of -0.59 indicating that Close Brothers Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Bank of Cyprus Holdings Public	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Negative
Close Brothers Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is BOCH or CBG a better dividend stock?

Bank of Cyprus Holdings Public pays an annual dividend of GBX 21 per share. Close Brothers Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 68 per share and has a dividend yield of 16.8%. Bank of Cyprus Holdings Public pays out 15,000.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Close Brothers Group pays out 102.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Close Brothers Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more risk & volatility, BOCH or CBG?

Bank of Cyprus Holdings Public has a beta of 0.77, meaning that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Close Brothers Group has a beta of 0.82, meaning that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend BOCH or CBG?

Bank of Cyprus Holdings Public currently has a consensus price target of GBX 595, indicating a potential upside of 0.00%. Close Brothers Group has a consensus price target of GBX 505, indicating a potential upside of 24.89%. Given Close Brothers Group's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Close Brothers Group is more favorable than Bank of Cyprus Holdings Public.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Bank of Cyprus Holdings Public	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Close Brothers Group	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of BOCH or CBG?

34.1% of Bank of Cyprus Holdings Public shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.3% of Close Brothers Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 22.6% of Bank of Cyprus Holdings Public shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.9% of Close Brothers Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is BOCH or CBG more profitable?

Bank of Cyprus Holdings Public has a net margin of 50.17% compared to Close Brothers Group's net margin of 7.79%. Bank of Cyprus Holdings Public's return on equity of 22.13% beat Close Brothers Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bank of Cyprus Holdings Public	50.17%	22.13%	2.11%
Close Brothers Group	7.79%	5.78%	0.73%

Summary

Close Brothers Group beats Bank of Cyprus Holdings Public on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.