Metro Bank (MTRO) Competitors GBX 130.60 -2.40 (-1.80%) As of 12:48 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock MTRO vs. VMUK, TBCG, BOCH, NBS, PTSB, CBG, STB, ARBB, CBKD, and MFXShould you be buying Metro Bank stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Metro Bank include Virgin Money UK (VMUK), TBC Bank Group (TBCG), Bank of Cyprus Holdings Public (BOCH), Nationwide Building Society (NBS), Permanent TSB Group (PTSB), Close Brothers Group (CBG), Secure Trust Bank (STB), Arbuthnot Banking Group (ARBB), Commercial International Bank (Egypt) S.A.E. (CBKD), and Manx Financial Group (MFX). These companies are all part of the "banks - regional" industry. Metro Bank vs. Its Competitors Virgin Money UK TBC Bank Group Bank of Cyprus Holdings Public Nationwide Building Society Permanent TSB Group Close Brothers Group Secure Trust Bank Arbuthnot Banking Group Commercial International Bank (Egypt) S.A.E. Manx Financial Group Metro Bank (LON:MTRO) and Virgin Money UK (LON:VMUK) are both financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, dividends, risk and institutional ownership. Which has higher valuation & earnings, MTRO or VMUK? Virgin Money UK has higher revenue and earnings than Metro Bank. Metro Bank is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Virgin Money UK, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioMetro Bank£752.96M1.19-£24.85M-£3.58-36.51Virgin Money UK£1.58B0.00£250M£0.23N/A Is MTRO or VMUK more profitable? Virgin Money UK has a net margin of 15.84% compared to Metro Bank's net margin of -3.30%. Virgin Money UK's return on equity of 5.35% beat Metro Bank's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Metro Bank-3.30% -2.18% -0.08% Virgin Money UK 15.84%5.35%0.33% Which has more risk and volatility, MTRO or VMUK? Metro Bank has a beta of 2.33, indicating that its stock price is 133% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Virgin Money UK has a beta of 1.89, indicating that its stock price is 89% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer MTRO or VMUK? In the previous week, Metro Bank had 3 more articles in the media than Virgin Money UK. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Metro Bank and 0 mentions for Virgin Money UK. Metro Bank's average media sentiment score of 0.48 beat Virgin Money UK's score of 0.00 indicating that Metro Bank is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Metro Bank Neutral Virgin Money UK Neutral Do analysts prefer MTRO or VMUK? Metro Bank presently has a consensus target price of GBX 150, indicating a potential upside of 14.85%. Given Metro Bank's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Metro Bank is more favorable than Virgin Money UK.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Metro Bank 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Virgin Money UK 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in MTRO or VMUK? 26.1% of Metro Bank shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.5% of Virgin Money UK shares are owned by institutional investors. 58.3% of Metro Bank shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.2% of Virgin Money UK shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryVirgin Money UK beats Metro Bank on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Metro Bank News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for MTRO and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address Media 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 MTRO vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMetro BankBanks IndustryFinancial SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£892.97M£18.49B£6.32B£3.00BDividend YieldN/A4.26%4.19%5.02%P/E Ratio-36.519.0413.97169.74Price / Sales1.1947.381,735.44285,731.24Price / Cash0.0714.25128.4827.97Price / Book0.800.651.954.61Net Income-£24.85M£16.75B£1.24B£5.90B7 Day Performance0.31%0.09%0.41%2.60%1 Month Performance-1.66%4.00%3.75%8.73%1 Year Performance234.87%23.17%18.39%64.80% Metro Bank Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MTROMetro Bank0.931 of 5 starsGBX 130.60-1.8%GBX 150+14.9%+243.2%£892.97M£752.96M-36.514,286Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeVMUKVirgin Money UKN/AN/AN/AN/A£2.83B£1.58B946.098,110TBCGTBC Bank GroupN/AGBX 4,775+0.6%N/A+60.6%£2.71B£2.74B2.1710,267News CoverageBOCHBank of Cyprus Holdings Public1.9014 of 5 starsN/AGBX 595+∞N/A£1.66B£1.07B2,678.572,847News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeNBSNationwide Building SocietyN/AGBX 132+1.5%N/A-1.1%£1.41B£1.07T0.9418,099News CoverageHigh Trading VolumePTSBPermanent TSB GroupN/AGBX 2.14+5.9%N/A+52.5%£1.26B£104.62B11.863,330Gap UpCBGClose Brothers Group3.1762 of 5 starsGBX 405.20+7.0%GBX 550+35.7%-20.4%£610.48M£1.30B6.114,000News CoverageSTBSecure Trust Bank4.795 of 5 starsGBX 862-0.2%GBX 1,420+64.7%+21.5%£164.17M£361.02M6.38879Positive NewsARBBArbuthnot Banking GroupN/AGBX 970+2.6%N/A-0.6%£157.01M£239.83M5.13799News CoveragePositive NewsGap UpCBKDCommercial International Bank (Egypt) S.A.E.N/AGBX 1.70flatN/A+10.3%£49.92M£91.36B6.537,917News CoverageMFXManx Financial GroupN/AGBX 21.25-3.4%N/A+21.1%£25.44M£61.86M4.29177News CoverageGap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies VMUK Competitors TBCG Competitors BOCH Competitors NBS Competitors PTSB Competitors CBG Competitors STB Competitors ARBB Competitors CBKD Competitors MFX 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:MTRO) 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 | Sponsored"Death Spiral" Threatening Your SavingsThe "Death Spiral" Threatening Your Savings But this time, it's not just Dalio ringing the alarm bells…GoldCo Precious Metals | 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 Trump Dump is starting; Get out of stocks now?The first 365 days of the Trump presidency… Will be the best time to get rich in American history.Paradigm Press | SponsoredSpecial gold investment soars 2,300% ... 5,090% ... 9,850%In my 54 years as an investor, I’ve seen my share of gold bull markets. 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