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 institutional ownership, risk, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability and earnings.
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.
Close Brothers Group presently has a consensus target price of GBX 464.29, indicating a potential downside of 6.73%. Given Close Brothers Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Close Brothers Group is more favorable than TBC Bank Group.
In the previous week, TBC Bank Group had 3 more articles in the media than Close Brothers Group. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for TBC Bank Group and 2 mentions for Close Brothers Group. TBC Bank Group's average media sentiment score of 1.52 beat Close Brothers Group's score of 0.30 indicating that TBC Bank Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Close Brothers Group has a beta of 0.82, indicating that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TBC Bank Group has a beta of 1.07, indicating that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500.
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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock 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 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:CBG) was last updated on 9/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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