Secure Trust Bank (STB) Competitors GBX 339 -9.00 (-2.59%) (As of 12/20/2024 12:31 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider Trades STB vs. ARBB, BIRG, CBKD, MFX, NBS, PTSB, LLOY, NWG, AIBG, and TBCGShould you be buying Secure Trust Bank stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Secure Trust Bank include Arbuthnot Banking Group (ARBB), Bank of Ireland Group (BIRG), Commercial International Bank (Egypt) S.A.E. (CBKD), Manx Financial Group (MFX), Nationwide Building Society (NBS), Permanent TSB Group (PTSB), Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY), NatWest Group (NWG), AIB Group (AIBG), and TBC Bank Group (TBCG). These companies are all part of the "banks - regional" industry. Secure Trust Bank vs. Arbuthnot Banking Group Bank of Ireland Group Commercial International Bank (Egypt) S.A.E. Manx Financial Group Nationwide Building Society Permanent TSB Group Lloyds Banking Group NatWest Group AIB Group TBC Bank Group Arbuthnot Banking Group (LON:ARBB) and Secure Trust Bank (LON:STB) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, community ranking, analyst recommendations, profitability and dividends. Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of ARBB or STB? 20.0% of Arbuthnot Banking Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.4% of Secure Trust Bank shares are owned by institutional investors. 64.3% of Arbuthnot Banking Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 14.9% of Secure Trust Bank shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media favor ARBB or STB? In the previous week, Arbuthnot Banking Group had 1 more articles in the media than Secure Trust Bank. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Arbuthnot Banking Group and 1 mentions for Secure Trust Bank. Secure Trust Bank's average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat Arbuthnot Banking Group's score of 0.30 indicating that Secure Trust Bank is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Arbuthnot Banking Group 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Secure Trust Bank 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is ARBB or STB a better dividend stock? Arbuthnot Banking Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 47 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. Secure Trust Bank pays an annual dividend of GBX 28 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.3%. Arbuthnot Banking Group pays out 2,500.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Secure Trust Bank pays out 2,043.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Secure Trust Bank is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Which has more risk and volatility, ARBB or STB? Arbuthnot Banking Group has a beta of 1, meaning that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, Secure Trust Bank has a beta of 0.87, meaning that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has better valuation & earnings, ARBB or STB? Arbuthnot Banking Group has higher revenue and earnings than Secure Trust Bank. Secure Trust Bank is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Arbuthnot Banking Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioArbuthnot Banking Group£179.17M0.80£30.85M£1.88473.48Secure Trust Bank£143.50M0.45£26.90M£1.37247.45 Is ARBB or STB more profitable? Secure Trust Bank has a net margin of 18.12% compared to Arbuthnot Banking Group's net margin of 17.22%. Arbuthnot Banking Group's return on equity of 12.42% beat Secure Trust Bank's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Arbuthnot Banking Group17.22% 12.42% 0.75% Secure Trust Bank 18.12%7.81%0.72% Do analysts recommend ARBB or STB? Secure Trust Bank has a consensus target price of GBX 1,420, indicating a potential upside of 318.88%. Given Secure Trust Bank's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Secure Trust Bank is more favorable than Arbuthnot Banking Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Arbuthnot Banking Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Secure Trust Bank 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ARBB or STB? Secure Trust Bank received 148 more outperform votes than Arbuthnot Banking Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 75.94% of users gave Secure Trust Bank an outperform vote while only 56.90% of users gave Arbuthnot Banking Group an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformArbuthnot Banking GroupOutperform Votes13656.90% Underperform Votes10343.10% Secure Trust BankOutperform Votes28475.94% Underperform Votes9024.06% SummaryArbuthnot Banking Group and Secure Trust Bank tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Crypto Swap ProfitsURGENT: This Altcoin Opportunity Won’t Wait – Act NowCrypto has officially entered the "banana zone" – that wild phase where prices can 1000x in days. It happens like clockwork every 4 years, during the December to February window of a Bitcoin halving year. This is where fortunes are made – often LITERALLY overnight.>> Register for the Workshop Now Get Secure Trust Bank News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for STB 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 STB vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSecure Trust BankBanks IndustryFinancial SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£63.90M£4.83B£3.69B£1.88BDividend Yield3.33%4.45%4.42%5.68%P/E Ratio247.4547.02419.531,808.56Price / Sales0.4542.341,744.90381,933.69Price / Cash0.3613.8752.2728.33Price / Book0.180.611.472.93Net Income£26.90M£928.03M£359.25M£156.72M7 Day Performance-4.78%-1.43%-1.62%-1.92%1 Month Performance-7.63%0.03%0.70%17.85%1 Year Performance-48.79%12.35%9.93%29.41% Secure Trust Bank Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)STBSecure Trust Bank4.1464 of 5 starsGBX 339-2.6%GBX 1,420+318.9%-48.6%£63.90M£143.50M247.45879Positive NewsGap UpARBBArbuthnot Banking GroupN/AGBX 895.70+0.1%N/A-9.4%£145.01M£179.17M475.80799Analyst ForecastNews CoverageBIRGBank of Ireland GroupN/AGBX 8.62-1.2%N/A+2.6%£86.24M£4.22B6.1910,845News CoverageGap DownCBKDCommercial International Bank (Egypt) S.A.E.N/AGBX 1.56+1.8%N/A+12.8%£45.81M£91.36B5.887,917MFXManx Financial GroupN/AGBX 15flatN/A-13.4%£17.92M£36.18M375.00177NBSNationwide Building SocietyN/AGBX 131.30-0.5%N/A-99.0%£11.98M£4.67B0.9918,099PTSBPermanent TSB GroupN/AGBX 1.57+6.1%N/AN/A£8.57M£678M13.323,330Gap UpLLOYLloyds Banking Group1.0799 of 5 starsGBX 55.38flatGBX 55.50+0.2%+13.5%£33.93B£18.55B791.1459,400Insider TradeNews CoverageNWGNatWest Group2.1726 of 5 starsGBX 406.39+0.0%GBX 351-13.6%+81.4%£33.85B£13.75B862.7761,000AIBGAIB GroupN/AGBX 450flatN/A+33.7%£10.49B£4.82B616.4410,551News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeTBCGTBC Bank GroupN/AGBX 3,090-0.3%N/A+8.0%£1.70B£2.38B509.8710,267News Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Arbuthnot Banking Group Alternatives Bank of Ireland Group Alternatives Commercial International Bank (Egypt) S.A.E. 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