Secure Trust Bank (STB) Competitors GBX 592 +6.00 (+1.02%) As of 11:50 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock STB vs. ARBB, CBKD, MFX, LLOY, NWG, AIBG, BIRG, VMUK, BGEO, 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), 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), Bank of Georgia Group (BGEO), and TBC Bank Group (TBCG). These companies are all part of the "banks - regional" industry. Secure Trust Bank vs. Arbuthnot Banking Group Commercial International Bank (Egypt) S.A.E. Manx Financial Group Lloyds Banking Group NatWest Group AIB Group Bank of Ireland Group Virgin Money UK Bank of Georgia Group TBC Bank Group Secure Trust Bank (LON:STB) and Arbuthnot Banking Group (LON:ARBB) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, community ranking, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, valuation and earnings. Does the media favor STB or ARBB? In the previous week, Secure Trust Bank had 1 more articles in the media than Arbuthnot Banking Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Secure Trust Bank and 0 mentions for Arbuthnot Banking Group. Secure Trust Bank's average media sentiment score of 1.04 beat Arbuthnot Banking Group's score of 0.75 indicating that Secure Trust Bank is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Secure Trust Bank Positive Arbuthnot Banking Group Positive Which has higher valuation & earnings, STB or ARBB? Arbuthnot Banking Group has lower revenue, but higher 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 RatioSecure Trust Bank£361.02M0.31£26.00M£135.174.38Arbuthnot Banking Group£239.83M0.63£30.60M£189.024.95 Is STB or ARBB more profitable? Arbuthnot Banking Group has a net margin of 12.76% compared to Secure Trust Bank's net margin of 7.20%. Arbuthnot Banking Group's return on equity of 12.11% beat Secure Trust Bank's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Secure Trust Bank7.20% 7.43% 0.72% Arbuthnot Banking Group 12.76%12.11%0.75% Which has more risk and volatility, STB or ARBB? Secure Trust Bank has a beta of 0.87, indicating that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Arbuthnot Banking Group has a beta of 1, indicating that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500. Do insiders & institutionals believe in STB or ARBB? 73.4% of Secure Trust Bank shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.0% of Arbuthnot Banking Group shares are held by institutional investors. 14.9% of Secure Trust Bank shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 64.3% of Arbuthnot Banking Group shares are held 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 STB or ARBB a better dividend stock? Secure Trust Bank pays an annual dividend of GBX 28 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. Arbuthnot Banking Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 47 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. Secure Trust Bank pays out 20.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Arbuthnot Banking Group pays out 24.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in STB or ARBB? Secure Trust Bank received 148 more outperform votes than Arbuthnot Banking Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 75.73% of users gave Secure Trust Bank an outperform vote while only 56.67% of users gave Arbuthnot Banking Group an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformSecure Trust BankOutperform Votes28475.73% Underperform Votes9124.27% Arbuthnot Banking GroupOutperform Votes13656.67% Underperform Votes10443.33% Do analysts recommend STB or ARBB? Secure Trust Bank currently has a consensus price target of GBX 1,420, indicating a potential upside of 139.86%. Given Secure Trust Bank's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Secure Trust Bank is more favorable than Arbuthnot Banking Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Secure Trust Bank 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Arbuthnot Banking Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 SummarySecure Trust Bank and Arbuthnot Banking Group tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. 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£112.75M£6.11B£3.67B£2.47BDividend Yield5.83%4.26%4.20%4.95%P/E Ratio4.388.0714.01129.48Price / Sales0.3139.071,657.24231,299.35Price / Cash0.3614.2550.1927.98Price / Book0.320.583.334.44Net Income£26.00M£16.75B£1.23B£5.80B7 Day Performance9.23%1.55%5.92%3.14%1 Month Performance5.71%-1.69%5.25%3.82%1 Year Performance-13.45%16.63%9.76%102.57% Secure Trust Bank Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)STBSecure Trust Bank4.3255 of 5 starsGBX 592+1.0%GBX 1,420+139.9%-15.1%£112.75M£361.02M4.38879Positive NewsGap UpARBBArbuthnot Banking GroupN/AGBX 880+5.1%N/A-14.5%£142.44M£239.83M4.66799Gap DownCBKDCommercial International Bank (Egypt) S.A.E.N/AGBX 1.42-0.4%N/AN/A£41.87M£91.36B5.487,917News CoverageMFXManx Financial GroupN/AGBX 13.16-0.7%N/A-27.4%£15.75M£61.86M2.65177High Trading VolumeLLOYLloyds Banking Group1.3363 of 5 starsGBX 65.49+2.3%GBX 62.40-4.7%+42.1%£39.71B£28.75B8.2859,400High Trading VolumeNWGNatWest Group2.298 of 5 starsGBX 417.54+0.6%GBX 477.50+14.4%+69.6%£33.42B£24.36B7.5061,000High Trading VolumeAIBGAIB GroupN/AGBX 453flatN/A+18.1%£12.66B£5.27B6.1910,551News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeBIRGBank of Ireland GroupN/AGBX 9.64-0.4%N/A+8.5%£9.67B£406.20B6.5410,845News CoverageVMUKVirgin Money UKN/AN/AN/AN/A£2.83B£1.58B946.098,110BGEOBank of Georgia GroupN/AGBX 4,860+2.4%N/A+11.2%£2.15B£3.09B0.949,398News CoverageTBCGTBC Bank GroupN/AGBX 3,680+3.1%N/A+43.4%£2.09B£2.74B1.6710,267 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Arbuthnot Banking Group Alternatives Commercial International Bank (Egypt) S.A.E. 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