STB vs. CBG, ARBB, CBKD, MFX, LLOY, NWG, AIBG, BIRG, VMUK, and BGEO
Should you be buying Secure Trust Bank stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Secure Trust Bank include Close Brothers Group (CBG), Arbuthnot Banking Group (ARBB), Commercial International Bank (Egypt) S.A.E. (CBKD), Manx Financial Group (MFX), Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY), NatWest Group (NWG), AIB Group (AIBG), Bank of Ireland Group (BIRG), Virgin Money UK (VMUK), and Bank of Georgia Group (BGEO). These companies are all part of the "banks - regional" industry.
Secure Trust Bank vs.
Secure Trust Bank (LON:STB) and Close Brothers Group (LON:CBG) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk and profitability.
Close Brothers Group has higher revenue and earnings than Secure Trust Bank. Secure Trust Bank 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.
73.4% of Secure Trust Bank shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.3% of Close Brothers Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 14.9% of Secure Trust Bank shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.9% of Close Brothers Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Secure Trust Bank pays an annual dividend of GBX 28 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. Close Brothers Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 68 per share and has a dividend yield of 20.6%. Secure Trust Bank pays out 20.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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 received 162 more outperform votes than Secure Trust Bank when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 75.73% of users gave Secure Trust Bank an outperform vote while only 60.11% of users gave Close Brothers Group an outperform vote.
In the previous week, Secure Trust Bank and Secure Trust Bank both had 3 articles in the media. Secure Trust Bank's average media sentiment score of 1.56 beat Close Brothers Group's score of 0.63 indicating that Secure Trust Bank is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Secure Trust Bank presently has a consensus price target of GBX 1,420, indicating a potential upside of 137.46%. Close Brothers Group has a consensus price target of GBX 550, indicating a potential upside of 66.97%. Given Secure Trust Bank's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Secure Trust Bank is more favorable than Close Brothers Group.
Secure Trust Bank has a beta of 0.87, suggesting that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Close Brothers Group has a beta of 0.82, suggesting that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Close Brothers Group has a net margin of 7.79% compared to Secure Trust Bank's net margin of 7.20%. Secure Trust Bank's return on equity of 7.43% beat Close Brothers Group's return on equity.
Summary
Close Brothers Group beats Secure Trust Bank on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:STB) was last updated on 3/27/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
