Close Brothers Group (CBG) Competitors GBX 200.40 -14.00 (-6.53%) (As of 11/22/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider Trades CBG vs. MTRO, ARBB, BIRG, STB, CBKD, MFX, NBS, PTSB, LLOY, and NWGShould you be buying Close Brothers Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Close Brothers Group include Metro Bank (MTRO), Arbuthnot Banking Group (ARBB), Bank of Ireland Group (BIRG), Secure Trust Bank (STB), Commercial International Bank (Egypt) S.A.E. (CBKD), Manx Financial Group (MFX), Nationwide Building Society (NBS), Permanent TSB Group (PTSB), Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY), and NatWest Group (NWG). These companies are all part of the "banks - regional" industry. Close Brothers Group vs. Metro Bank Arbuthnot Banking Group Bank of Ireland Group Secure Trust Bank Commercial International Bank (Egypt) S.A.E. Manx Financial Group Nationwide Building Society Permanent TSB Group Lloyds Banking Group NatWest Group Close Brothers Group (LON:CBG) and Metro Bank (LON:MTRO) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, dividends, community ranking, earnings, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership. Is CBG or MTRO more profitable? Close Brothers Group has a net margin of 10.83% compared to Metro Bank's net margin of -2.86%. Close Brothers Group's return on equity of 5.76% beat Metro Bank's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Close Brothers Group10.83% 5.76% 0.73% Metro Bank -2.86%-1.57%-0.08% Do analysts rate CBG or MTRO? Close Brothers Group presently has a consensus target price of GBX 556.60, indicating a potential upside of 177.74%. Given Close Brothers Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Close Brothers Group is more favorable than Metro Bank.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Close Brothers Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Metro Bank 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Which has better valuation & earnings, CBG or MTRO? Close Brothers Group has higher revenue and earnings than Metro Bank. Close Brothers Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Metro Bank, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioClose Brothers Group£926.80M0.33£89.30M£0.60334.00Metro Bank£570.50M1.20-£16.30M£0.025,100.00 Does the media prefer CBG or MTRO? In the previous week, Metro Bank had 1 more articles in the media than Close Brothers Group. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Metro Bank and 3 mentions for Close Brothers Group. Close Brothers Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Metro Bank's score of -0.06 indicating that Close Brothers Group is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Close Brothers Group 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Metro Bank 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do institutionals and insiders believe in CBG or MTRO? 75.3% of Close Brothers Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 26.1% of Metro Bank shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.9% of Close Brothers Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 58.3% of Metro Bank shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CBG or MTRO? Close Brothers Group received 233 more outperform votes than Metro Bank when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.97% of users gave Close Brothers Group an outperform vote while only 54.43% of users gave Metro Bank an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformClose Brothers GroupOutperform Votes44259.97% Underperform Votes29540.03% Metro BankOutperform Votes20954.43% Underperform Votes17545.57% Which has more risk and volatility, CBG or MTRO? Close Brothers Group has a beta of 0.82, suggesting that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Metro Bank has a beta of 2.33, suggesting that its stock price is 133% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryClose Brothers Group beats Metro Bank on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Genesis Gold GroupBuffett Dumps $982 Million in BofA Stock—What Does He Know?Buffett's been eerily quiet about his reasons, but his actions speak volumes. When someone with his track record starts pulling out of the market, it's time to pay attention.Get your FREE, no-obligation Wealth Protection Guide now Get Close Brothers Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CBG 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 CBG vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricClose Brothers GroupBanks IndustryFinancial SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£301.58M£5.42B£3.50B£1.52BDividend Yield16.96%4.45%4.44%12.43%P/E Ratio334.0055.61423.751,591.25Price / Sales0.3349.282,441.41234,673.69Price / Cash0.911.6742.7932.54Price / Book0.180.681.532.83Net Income£89.30M£2.78B£425.42M£166.59M7 Day Performance-9.24%0.55%1.15%-0.02%1 Month Performance-47.26%-0.15%1.82%-0.42%1 Year Performance-73.84%16.51%15.97%102.90% Close Brothers Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CBGClose Brothers Group3.2795 of 5 starsGBX 200.40-6.5%GBX 556.60+177.7%-73.8%£301.58M£926.80M334.004,000Analyst ForecastMTROMetro BankN/AGBX 101.60+8.4%N/A+159.2%£683.60M£570.50M5,013.004,286Insider TradeHigh Trading VolumeARBBArbuthnot Banking GroupN/AGBX 902.50+1.7%N/A-9.5%£146.12M£179.17M460.11799BIRGBank of Ireland GroupN/AGBX 8.40-2.3%N/A-2.9%£84M£4.22B5.9010,845STBSecure Trust Bank4.1802 of 5 starsGBX 367-4.4%GBX 1,420+286.9%-44.7%£69.18M£143.50M267.88879High Trading VolumeCBKDCommercial International Bank (Egypt) S.A.E.N/AGBX 1.54-1.5%N/AN/A£45.16M£91.36B6.007,917MFXManx Financial GroupN/AGBX 14.67-0.6%N/A-16.2%£17.53M£36.18M366.70177NBSNationwide Building SocietyN/AGBX 132flatN/AN/A£12.04M£4.67B0.9918,099PTSBPermanent TSB GroupN/AGBX 1.53flatN/AN/A£8.32M£678M13.863,330Gap DownLLOYLloyds Banking Group0.9074 of 5 starsGBX 55.02-0.7%GBX 55.50+0.9%+28.7%£33.71B£18.55B791.7159,400NWGNatWest Group2.4949 of 5 starsGBX 400.50+0.9%GBX 351-12.4%+91.3%£33.36B£13.75B844.6861,000 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies MTRO Alternatives ARBB Alternatives BIRG Alternatives STB Alternatives CBKD Alternatives MFX Alternatives NBS Alternatives PTSB Alternatives LLOY Alternatives NWG Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (LON:CBG) was last updated on 11/23/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMissed Nvidia? 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