Bank of Ireland Group (BIRG) Competitors GBX 13.20 +0.12 (+0.92%) As of 06:12 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesBuy This Stock BIRG vs. STB, ARBB, CBKD, MFX, NBS, PTSB, BGEO, LLOY, NWG, and AIBGShould you be buying Bank of Ireland Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Bank of Ireland Group include Secure Trust Bank (STB), Arbuthnot Banking Group (ARBB), Commercial International Bank (Egypt) S.A.E. (CBKD), Manx Financial Group (MFX), Nationwide Building Society (NBS), Permanent TSB Group (PTSB), Lion Finance Group (BGEO), Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY), NatWest Group (NWG), and AIB Group (AIBG). These companies are all part of the "banks - regional" industry. Bank of Ireland Group vs. Its Competitors Secure Trust Bank Arbuthnot Banking Group Commercial International Bank (Egypt) S.A.E. Manx Financial Group Nationwide Building Society Permanent TSB Group Lion Finance Group Lloyds Banking Group NatWest Group AIB Group Bank of Ireland Group (LON:BIRG) and Secure Trust Bank (LON:STB) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, profitability, media sentiment and institutional ownership. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of BIRG or STB? 59.8% of Bank of Ireland Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.4% of Secure Trust Bank shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Bank of Ireland Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 20.2% of Secure Trust Bank shares are owned by company 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. Is BIRG or STB a better dividend stock? Bank of Ireland Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.63 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. Secure Trust Bank pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Bank of Ireland Group pays out 0.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Secure Trust Bank pays out 0.3% 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. Do analysts recommend BIRG or STB? Secure Trust Bank has a consensus price target of GBX 1,420, indicating a potential upside of 62.84%. Given Secure Trust Bank's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Secure Trust Bank is more favorable than Bank of Ireland Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Bank of Ireland 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 Is BIRG or STB more profitable? Bank of Ireland Group has a net margin of 36.41% compared to Secure Trust Bank's net margin of 7.20%. Bank of Ireland Group's return on equity of 12.22% beat Secure Trust Bank's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Bank of Ireland Group36.41% 12.22% 1.03% Secure Trust Bank 7.20%7.43%0.72% Which has more volatility & risk, BIRG or STB? Bank of Ireland Group has a beta of 1.15, meaning that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Secure Trust Bank has a beta of 0.87, meaning that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor BIRG or STB? In the previous week, Secure Trust Bank had 4 more articles in the media than Bank of Ireland Group. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Secure Trust Bank and 2 mentions for Bank of Ireland Group. Secure Trust Bank's average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat Bank of Ireland Group's score of 0.89 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 Bank of Ireland Group 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Secure Trust Bank 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has stronger earnings & valuation, BIRG or STB? Bank of Ireland Group has higher revenue and earnings than Secure Trust Bank. Bank of Ireland Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Secure Trust Bank, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBank of Ireland Group£4.26B0.03£147.90B£118.900.11Secure Trust Bank£204.60M0.79£26.00M£101.408.60 SummaryBank of Ireland Group and Secure Trust Bank tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Bank of Ireland Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BIRG and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. 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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 BIRG vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBank of Ireland GroupBanks IndustryFinancial SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£126.11M£17.62B£4.82B£2.58BDividend Yield3.81%4.23%4.41%5.38%P/E Ratio0.119.7570.32494.26Price / Sales0.0357.561,443.6698,892.44Price / Cash0.0014.2548.9327.90Price / Book0.000.673.518.22Net Income£147.90B£16.75B£1.22B£5.89B7 Day Performance-5.38%-0.43%-0.32%-0.15%1 Month Performance-1.64%-0.76%0.79%1.02%1 Year Performance47.88%25.09%38.81%131.21% Bank of Ireland Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BIRGBank of Ireland GroupN/AGBX 13.20+0.9%N/A+46.8%£126.11M£4.26B0.1110,845STBSecure Trust Bank4.7518 of 5 starsGBX 911.41-0.5%GBX 1,420+55.8%+4.9%£169.88M£204.60M898.83879News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastGap UpARBBArbuthnot Banking GroupN/AGBX 915+2.2%N/A-1.9%£149.33M£227.50M913.17799News CoverageCBKDCommercial International Bank (Egypt) S.A.E.N/AGBX 2.14+0.5%N/A+40.8%£64.00M£98.98B0.127,917MFXManx Financial GroupN/AGBX 27.90+3.3%N/A+62.5%£33.40M£35.22M447.83177Positive NewsNBSNationwide Building SocietyN/AGBX 130flatN/A-1.5%£11.86M£5.18B0.5118,099News CoveragePTSBPermanent TSB GroupN/AGBX 2.16-1.8%N/A+38.2%£11.77M£658M16.623,330Gap UpBGEOLion Finance GroupN/A7,705.00-0.3%N/A+82.1%GEL336.60BGEL4.03B166.1412,078Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeLLOYLloyds Banking Group3.0498 of 5 starsGBX 85.12+1.1%GBX 90+5.7%+33.5%£50.35B£19.10B1,289.7059,400Trending NewsHigh Trading VolumeNWGNatWest Group4.2117 of 5 starsGBX 553+1.1%GBX 613.33+10.9%+48.4%£44.41B£15.50B927.8561,000Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeAIBGAIB GroupN/AGBX 672+1.5%N/A+56.3%£14.36B£4.67B750.8410,551 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Secure Trust Bank Competitors Arbuthnot Banking Group Competitors Commercial International Bank (Egypt) S.A.E. Competitors Manx Financial Group Competitors Nationwide Building Society Competitors Permanent TSB Group Competitors Lion Finance Group Competitors Lloyds Banking Group Competitors NatWest Group Competitors AIB Group 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:BIRG) was last updated on 10/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersCapital Gains Tax Strategies for SeniorsCapital gains taxes can take a bite out of your retirement income—unless you have a smart strategy. 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