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 superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.
Close Brothers Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 68 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.5%. Virgin Money UK pays an annual dividend of GBX 4 per share. Close Brothers Group pays out 102.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Virgin Money UK pays out 1,739.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Close Brothers Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Virgin Money UK has higher revenue and earnings than Close Brothers Group. Virgin Money UK is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Close Brothers Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Close Brothers Group had 5 more articles in the media than Virgin Money UK. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Close Brothers Group and 0 mentions for Virgin Money UK. Close Brothers Group's average media sentiment score of 0.39 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, indicating that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Virgin Money UK has a beta of 1.89, indicating that its stock price is 89% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Close Brothers Group currently has a consensus price target of GBX 468.33, indicating a potential downside of 13.58%. Given Virgin Money UK's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Virgin Money UK is more favorable than Close Brothers Group.
75.3% of Close Brothers Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.5% of Virgin Money UK shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.9% of Close Brothers Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.2% of Virgin Money UK shares are owned by company 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.
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.
Summary
Close Brothers Group beats Virgin Money UK on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:CBG) was last updated on 8/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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