Arbuthnot Banking Group (ARBB) Competitors

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ARBB vs. WIX, CNIC, SST, SLP, and YOU

Should you buy Arbuthnot Banking Group stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Arbuthnot Banking Group with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Arbuthnot Banking Group include Wickes Group (WIX), CentralNic Group (CNIC), Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos (SST), Sylvania Platinum (SLP), and YouGov (YOU). These companies are all part of the "computer software" industry.

How does Arbuthnot Banking Group compare to Wickes Group?

Wickes Group (LON:WIX) and Arbuthnot Banking Group (LON:ARBB) are both small-cap computer software companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, profitability and risk.

Arbuthnot Banking Group has a net margin of 7.55% compared to Wickes Group's net margin of 2.35%. Wickes Group's return on equity of 29.52% beat Arbuthnot Banking Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Wickes Group	2.35%	29.52%	3.77%
Arbuthnot Banking Group	7.55%	6.53%	0.75%

Wickes Group presently has a consensus target price of GBX 249.17, indicating a potential upside of 45.88%. Given Wickes Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Wickes Group is more favorable than Arbuthnot Banking Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Wickes Group	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Arbuthnot Banking Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Arbuthnot Banking Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Wickes Group. Arbuthnot Banking Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Wickes Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Wickes Group	£1.64B	0.23	£29.25M	£16.40	10.41
Arbuthnot Banking Group	£242.14M	0.57	£30.60M	£109.10	7.70

57.4% of Wickes Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.3% of Arbuthnot Banking Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Wickes Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 59.3% of Arbuthnot Banking Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Wickes Group has a beta of 0.88, suggesting that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Arbuthnot Banking Group has a beta of 0.45, suggesting that its stock price is 55% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Wickes Group had 2 more articles in the media than Arbuthnot Banking Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Wickes Group and 0 mentions for Arbuthnot Banking Group. Wickes Group's average media sentiment score of 0.34 beat Arbuthnot Banking Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Wickes Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Wickes Group	Neutral
Arbuthnot Banking Group	Neutral

Wickes Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 10.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.4%. Arbuthnot Banking Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 51 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.1%. Wickes Group pays out 66.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Arbuthnot Banking Group pays out 46.7% 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.

Summary

Wickes Group beats Arbuthnot Banking Group on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Arbuthnot Banking Group compare to CentralNic Group?

CentralNic Group (LON:CNIC) and Arbuthnot Banking Group (LON:ARBB) are both small-cap computer software companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, media sentiment and risk.

Arbuthnot Banking Group has a net margin of 7.55% compared to CentralNic Group's net margin of 0.05%. Arbuthnot Banking Group's return on equity of 6.53% beat CentralNic Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CentralNic Group	0.05%	0.26%	3.89%
Arbuthnot Banking Group	7.55%	6.53%	0.75%

Arbuthnot Banking Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than CentralNic Group.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
CentralNic Group	£790.04M	0.00	-£3.18M	N/A	N/A
Arbuthnot Banking Group	£242.14M	0.57	£30.60M	£109.10	7.70

50.8% of CentralNic Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.3% of Arbuthnot Banking Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 23.9% of CentralNic Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 59.3% of Arbuthnot Banking Group shares are owned by 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.

CentralNic Group has a beta of 0.41, indicating that its stock price is 59% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Arbuthnot Banking Group has a beta of 0.45, indicating that its stock price is 55% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, CentralNic Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Arbuthnot Banking Group'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
CentralNic Group	Neutral
Arbuthnot Banking Group	Neutral

CentralNic Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share. Arbuthnot Banking Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 51 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.1%. Arbuthnot Banking Group pays out 46.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Summary

Arbuthnot Banking Group beats CentralNic Group on 7 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Arbuthnot Banking Group compare to Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos?

Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos (LON:SST) and Arbuthnot Banking Group (LON:ARBB) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, media sentiment and valuation.

Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos pays an annual dividend of GBX 2.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Arbuthnot Banking Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 51 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.1%. Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos pays out -24.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Arbuthnot Banking Group pays out 46.7% 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.

Arbuthnot Banking Group has a net margin of 7.55% compared to Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos' net margin of -30.11%. Arbuthnot Banking Group's return on equity of 6.53% beat Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos	-30.11%	-3.55%	8.03%
Arbuthnot Banking Group	7.55%	6.53%	0.75%

Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Arbuthnot Banking Group. Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos	-£11.48M	-27.00	£60.88M	-£12.03	N/A
Arbuthnot Banking Group	£242.14M	0.57	£30.60M	£109.10	7.70

Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos has a beta of 0.34391055, indicating that its share price is 66% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Arbuthnot Banking Group has a beta of 0.45, indicating that its share price is 55% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Arbuthnot Banking Group'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos	Neutral
Arbuthnot Banking Group	Neutral

8.7% of Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.3% of Arbuthnot Banking Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 59.3% of Arbuthnot Banking Group shares are owned by 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.

Summary

Arbuthnot Banking Group beats Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Arbuthnot Banking Group compare to Sylvania Platinum?

Sylvania Platinum (LON:SLP) and Arbuthnot Banking Group (LON:ARBB) are both small-cap computer software companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, media sentiment and valuation.

Sylvania Platinum pays an annual dividend of GBX 3.58 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Arbuthnot Banking Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 51 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.1%. Sylvania Platinum pays out 25.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Arbuthnot Banking Group pays out 46.7% 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.

Sylvania Platinum has a net margin of 23.16% compared to Arbuthnot Banking Group's net margin of 7.55%. Sylvania Platinum's return on equity of 14.10% beat Arbuthnot Banking Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sylvania Platinum	23.16%	14.10%	1.69%
Arbuthnot Banking Group	7.55%	6.53%	0.75%

Arbuthnot Banking Group has higher revenue and earnings than Sylvania Platinum. Sylvania Platinum 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Sylvania Platinum	£156.52M	1.74	£8.54M	£13.93	7.54
Arbuthnot Banking Group	£242.14M	0.57	£30.60M	£109.10	7.70

Sylvania Platinum has a beta of 1.7701, indicating that its share price is 77% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Arbuthnot Banking Group has a beta of 0.45, indicating that its share price is 55% less volatile than the broader market.

Sylvania Platinum currently has a consensus target price of GBX 169, indicating a potential upside of 60.95%. Given Sylvania Platinum's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Sylvania Platinum is more favorable than Arbuthnot Banking Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sylvania Platinum	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Arbuthnot Banking Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

In the previous week, Sylvania Platinum had 1 more articles in the media than Arbuthnot Banking Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Sylvania Platinum and 0 mentions for Arbuthnot Banking Group. Sylvania Platinum's average media sentiment score of 0.33 beat Arbuthnot Banking Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Sylvania Platinum is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Sylvania Platinum	Neutral
Arbuthnot Banking Group	Neutral

16.1% of Sylvania Platinum shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.3% of Arbuthnot Banking Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.8% of Sylvania Platinum shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 59.3% of Arbuthnot Banking Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Sylvania Platinum beats Arbuthnot Banking Group on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Arbuthnot Banking Group compare to YouGov?

YouGov (LON:YOU) and Arbuthnot Banking Group (LON:ARBB) are both small-cap computer software companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, media sentiment, dividends and profitability.

43.6% of YouGov shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.3% of Arbuthnot Banking Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.4% of YouGov shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 59.3% of Arbuthnot Banking Group shares are owned by company 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.

YouGov has a beta of 1.432, indicating that its stock price is 43% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Arbuthnot Banking Group has a beta of 0.45, indicating that its stock price is 55% less volatile than the broader market.

Arbuthnot Banking Group has a net margin of 7.55% compared to YouGov's net margin of 3.11%. Arbuthnot Banking Group's return on equity of 6.53% beat YouGov's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
YouGov	3.11%	6.46%	4.89%
Arbuthnot Banking Group	7.55%	6.53%	0.75%

Arbuthnot Banking Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than YouGov. Arbuthnot Banking Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than YouGov, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
YouGov	£392M	0.58	-£2.30M	£10.40	18.55
Arbuthnot Banking Group	£242.14M	0.57	£30.60M	£109.10	7.70

In the previous week, YouGov had 2 more articles in the media than Arbuthnot Banking Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for YouGov and 0 mentions for Arbuthnot Banking Group. YouGov's average media sentiment score of 0.05 beat Arbuthnot Banking Group's score of 0.00 indicating that YouGov is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
YouGov	Neutral
Arbuthnot Banking Group	Neutral

YouGov currently has a consensus target price of GBX 411, indicating a potential upside of 113.08%. Given YouGov's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe YouGov is more favorable than Arbuthnot Banking Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
YouGov	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Arbuthnot Banking Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

YouGov pays an annual dividend of GBX 9.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. Arbuthnot Banking Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 51 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.1%. YouGov pays out 88.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Arbuthnot Banking Group pays out 46.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Arbuthnot Banking Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

YouGov beats Arbuthnot Banking Group on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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ARBB vs. The Competition

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Metric	Arbuthnot Banking Group	Banks Industry	Financial Sector	LON Exchange
Market Cap	£137.09M	£23.04B	£5.72B	£2.75B
Dividend Yield	6.22%	4.30%	5.24%	6.07%
P/E Ratio	7.70	15.04	15.94	365.90
Price / Sales	0.57	67.69	1,292.69	88,017.01
Price / Cash	0.12	15.02	90.61	27.89
Price / Book	0.53	0.76	4.38	7.74
Net Income	£30.60M	£16.02B	£1.15B	£5.89B
7 Day Performance	N/A	-0.62%	-0.25%	0.27%
1 Month Performance	-5.14%	1.02%	1.57%	2.05%
1 Year Performance	-10.16%	40.79%	20.99%	86.43%

Arbuthnot Banking Group Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
ARBB Arbuthnot Banking Group	N/A	GBX 840 -0.6%	N/A	-9.6%	£137.09M	£242.14M	7.70	799	Gap Down
WIX Wickes Group	4.6027 of 5 stars	GBX 207.75 +1.1%	GBX 249.17 +19.9%	-19.2%	£463.01M	£1.64B	12.67	5,930	Positive News Analyst Forecast Gap Down
CNIC CentralNic Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	£339.82M	£790.04M	N/A	100
SST Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos	N/A	GBX 277 -0.4%	N/A	-4.5%	£311.00M	-£11.48M	N/A	320
SLP Sylvania Platinum	4.4882 of 5 stars	GBX 110 -0.5%	GBX 169 +53.6%	+126.2%	£284.71M	£156.52M	7.90	160

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ARBB vs. WIX, CNIC, SST, SLP, and YOU

How does Arbuthnot Banking Group compare to Wickes Group?

Is WIX or ARBB more profitable?

Do analysts prefer WIX or ARBB?

Which has higher valuation & earnings, WIX or ARBB?

Do insiders & institutionals believe in WIX or ARBB?

Which has more risk and volatility, WIX or ARBB?

Does the media favor WIX or ARBB?

Is WIX or ARBB a better dividend stock?

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Do insiders & institutionals believe in CNIC or ARBB?

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Does the media favor CNIC or ARBB?

Is CNIC or ARBB a better dividend stock?

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Is SST or ARBB a better dividend stock?

Is SST or ARBB more profitable?

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, SST or ARBB?

Which has more risk and volatility, SST or ARBB?

Does the media favor SST or ARBB?

Do institutionals & insiders believe in SST or ARBB?

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How does Arbuthnot Banking Group compare to Sylvania Platinum?

Is SLP or ARBB a better dividend stock?

Is SLP or ARBB more profitable?

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Do analysts prefer SLP or ARBB?

Does the media prefer SLP or ARBB?

Do institutionals and insiders believe in SLP or ARBB?

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How does Arbuthnot Banking Group compare to YouGov?

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in YOU or ARBB?

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Does the media favor YOU or ARBB?

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