CBG vs. VMUK, TBCG, BOCH, NBS, PTSB, MTRO, STB, ARBB, CBKD, and MFX
Should you be buying Close Brothers Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Close Brothers Group include Virgin Money UK (VMUK), TBC Bank Group (TBCG), Bank of Cyprus Holdings Public (BOCH), Nationwide Building Society (NBS), Permanent TSB Group (PTSB), Metro Bank (MTRO), Secure Trust Bank (STB), Arbuthnot Banking Group (ARBB), Commercial International Bank (Egypt) S.A.E. (CBKD), and Manx Financial Group (MFX). These companies are all part of the "banks - regional" industry.
Close Brothers Group vs. Its Competitors
Close Brothers Group (LON:CBG) and Virgin Money UK (LON:VMUK) are both financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, earnings, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and institutional ownership.
Virgin Money UK has higher revenue and earnings than Close Brothers Group. Close Brothers Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Virgin Money UK, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Close Brothers Group currently has a consensus target price of GBX 452.50, suggesting a potential downside of 4.29%. Given Virgin Money UK's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Virgin Money UK is more favorable than Close Brothers Group.
Virgin Money UK has a net margin of 15.84% compared to Close Brothers Group's net margin of 7.79%. Close Brothers Group's return on equity of 5.78% beat Virgin Money UK's return on equity.
67.9% of Close Brothers Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.5% of Virgin Money UK shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.3% of Close Brothers Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 17.2% of Virgin Money UK shares are owned 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.
In the previous week, Close Brothers Group had 4 more articles in the media than Virgin Money UK. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Close Brothers Group and 0 mentions for Virgin Money UK. Close Brothers Group's average media sentiment score of 0.29 beat Virgin Money UK'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, suggesting that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Virgin Money UK has a beta of 1.89, suggesting that its stock price is 89% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Virgin Money UK beats Close Brothers Group on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:CBG) was last updated on 9/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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