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LON:CBG

Close Brothers Group - CBG Competitors

GBX 921.99
+23.99 (+2.67%)
(As of 03/30/2023 04:32 AM ET)
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Today's Range
896.50
924.50
50-Day Range
876
1,090
52-Week Range
843
1,259
Volume
50,048 shs
Average Volume
511,154 shs
Market Capitalization
£1.39 billion
P/E Ratio
1,773.06
Dividend Yield
7.27%
Price Target
GBX 1,182.20

CBG vs. FEV, JAM, BNKR, JMG, IEM, BUR, WTAN, PIN, BRWM, and CGT

Should you be buying Close Brothers Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Close Brothers Group include Fidelity European Trust (FEV), JPMorgan American Investment Trust (JAM), The Bankers Investment Trust (BNKR), JPMorgan Emerging Markets Investment Trust (JMG), Impax Environmental Markets (IEM), Burford Capital (BUR), Witan Investment Trust (WTAN), Pantheon International (PIN), BlackRock World Mining Trust (BRWM), and Capital Gearing Trust p.l.c (CGT). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry.

Close Brothers Group vs.

Fidelity European Trust (LON:FEV) and Close Brothers Group (LON:CBG) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, earnings, community ranking, analyst recommendations, valuation and institutional ownership.

Fidelity European Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 7 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Close Brothers Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 67 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.5%. Fidelity European Trust pays out -5,833.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Close Brothers Group pays out 12,884.6% 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 received 361 more outperform votes than Fidelity European Trust when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.26% of users gave Fidelity European Trust an outperform vote while only 59.24% of users gave Close Brothers Group an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Fidelity European TrustOutperform Votes
62
65.26%
Underperform Votes
33
34.74%
Close Brothers GroupOutperform Votes
423
59.24%
Underperform Votes
291
40.76%

In the previous week, Close Brothers Group had 2 more articles in the media than Fidelity European Trust. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Close Brothers Group and 1 mentions for Fidelity European Trust. Fidelity European Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat Close Brothers Group's score of 0.89 indicating that Fidelity European Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Fidelity European Trust
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Close Brothers Group
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Close Brothers Group has a net margin of 9.86% compared to Fidelity European Trust's net margin of 0.00%. Close Brothers Group's return on equity of 4.88% beat Fidelity European Trust's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Fidelity European Trust N/A -3.76% -2.22%
Close Brothers Group 9.86% 4.88% 0.62%

Close Brothers Group has higher revenue and earnings than Fidelity European Trust. Fidelity European Trust 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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Fidelity European Trust-£36.32 million-37.53-£49.63 million-£0.12-2,779.17
Close Brothers Group£796 million1.70£78.50 million£0.521,726.92

66.8% of Fidelity European Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.3% of Close Brothers Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Fidelity European Trust shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Close Brothers Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Close Brothers Group has a consensus price target of GBX 1,182.20, suggesting a potential upside of 31.65%. Given Close Brothers Group's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Close Brothers Group is more favorable than Fidelity European Trust.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Fidelity European Trust
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
N/A
Close Brothers Group
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

Fidelity European Trust has a beta of 0.79, indicating that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Close Brothers Group has a beta of 0.94, indicating that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Close Brothers Group beats Fidelity European Trust on 16 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding CBG and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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.
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CBG vs. The Competition

MetricClose Brothers GroupAsset Management IndustryFinance SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£1.35B£642.30M£6.02B£1.45B
Dividend Yield7.45%15.90%8.30%12.32%
P/E Ratio1,726.92675.67144.171,675.74
Price / Sales1.7019,104.395,975.9324,299.70
Price / Cash0.9181.9131.7631.83
Price / Book0.841.263.392.85
Net Income£78.50M-£261,000.00£645.85M£167.86M
7 Day Performance-2.71%13.41%6.56%13.80%
1 Month Performance-11.26%-4.14%-5.52%-4.57%
1 Year Performance-25.18%91.28%11.29%43.17%

Close Brothers Group Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
FEV
Fidelity European Trust
0 of 5 stars
GBX 333.50
+1.1%
N/A+8.0%£1.36B£-36,320,000.00-2,779.17N/APositive News
JAM
JPMorgan American Investment Trust
0 of 5 stars
GBX 701
+1.4%
N/A-10.4%£1.30B£30.74M17,525.00N/A
BNKR
The Bankers Investment Trust
0 of 5 stars
GBX 99.80
+0.8%
N/A-7.5%£1.28B£-163,820,000.00-712.86N/A
JMG
JPMorgan Emerging Markets Investment Trust
0 of 5 stars
GBX 108
+0.7%
N/A-5.4%£1.25B£-200,460,000.00-600.00N/A
IEM
Impax Environmental Markets
0 of 5 stars
GBX 411
+0.1%
N/A-11.7%£1.25B£-145,740,000.00-747.27N/A
BUR
Burford Capital
2.1686 of 5 stars
GBX 568
+1.1%
GBX 820
+44.4%
-23.0%£1.24B£174.42M28,400.00140Gap Down
High Trading Volume
WTAN
Witan Investment Trust
0 of 5 stars
GBX 218.50
+0.9%
N/A-4.8%£1.46B£-259,400,000.00-560.266Gap Up
PIN
Pantheon International
0 of 5 stars
GBX 233
+0.2%
N/A-26.8%£1.24B£262.25M506.52N/A
BRWM
BlackRock World Mining Trust
0 of 5 stars
GBX 654
+1.6%
N/A-10.0%£1.24B£239.74M605.56147,000
CGT
Capital Gearing Trust p.l.c
0 of 5 stars
GBX 4,675
flat
N/A-9.1%£1.23B£23.94M-3,624.03N/AHigh Trading Volume
This page (LON:CBG) was last updated on 3/30/2023 by MarketBeat.com Staff