CBG vs. TBCG, BOCH, MTRO, STB, ARBB, BIRG, CBKD, MFX, PTSB, and NBS
Should you be buying Close Brothers Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Close Brothers Group include TBC Bank Group (TBCG), Bank of Cyprus Holdings Public (BOCH), Metro Bank (MTRO), Secure Trust Bank (STB), Arbuthnot Banking Group (ARBB), Bank of Ireland Group (BIRG), Commercial International Bank (Egypt) S.A.E. (CBKD), Manx Financial Group (MFX), Permanent TSB Group (PTSB), and Nationwide Building Society (NBS). These companies are all part of the "banks - regional" industry.
Close Brothers Group vs. Its Competitors
Close Brothers Group (LON:CBG) and TBC Bank Group (LON:TBCG) are both financial services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, earnings, dividends and profitability.
Close Brothers Group currently has a consensus price target of GBX 494, indicating a potential upside of 13.88%. Given Close Brothers Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Close Brothers Group is more favorable than TBC Bank Group.
In the previous week, Close Brothers Group had 5 more articles in the media than TBC Bank Group. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Close Brothers Group and 0 mentions for TBC Bank Group. Close Brothers Group's average media sentiment score of 0.28 beat TBC Bank Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Close Brothers Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Close Brothers Group has a beta of 0.82, indicating that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TBC Bank Group has a beta of 1.07, indicating that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500.
TBC Bank Group has a net margin of 46.11% compared to Close Brothers Group's net margin of 7.79%. TBC Bank Group's return on equity of 25.47% beat Close Brothers Group's return on equity.
67.9% of Close Brothers Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 30.4% of TBC Bank Group shares are held by institutional investors. 2.3% of Close Brothers Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 19.8% of TBC Bank Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
TBC Bank Group has higher revenue and earnings than Close Brothers Group. Close Brothers Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TBC Bank Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
TBC Bank Group beats Close Brothers Group on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (LON:CBG) was last updated on 10/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
