CBG vs. BOCH, NBS, PTSB, MTRO, ARBB, STB, CBKD, MFX, BGEO, and LLOY
Should you be buying Close Brothers Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Close Brothers Group include Bank of Cyprus Holdings Public (BOCH), Nationwide Building Society (NBS), Permanent TSB Group (PTSB), Metro Bank (MTRO), Arbuthnot Banking Group (ARBB), Secure Trust Bank (STB), Commercial International Bank (Egypt) S.A.E. (CBKD), Manx Financial Group (MFX), Lion Finance Group (BGEO), and Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY). These companies are all part of the "banks - regional" industry.
Close Brothers Group vs. Its Competitors
Bank of Cyprus Holdings Public (LON:BOCH) and Close Brothers Group (LON:CBG) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, media sentiment and dividends.
34.1% of Bank of Cyprus Holdings Public shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.3% of Close Brothers Group shares are held by institutional investors. 22.6% of Bank of Cyprus Holdings Public shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.9% of Close Brothers Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Bank of Cyprus Holdings Public has a net margin of 50.17% compared to Close Brothers Group's net margin of 7.79%. Bank of Cyprus Holdings Public's return on equity of 22.13% beat Close Brothers Group's return on equity.
Bank of Cyprus Holdings Public pays an annual dividend of GBX 21 per share. Close Brothers Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 68 per share and has a dividend yield of 18.9%. Bank of Cyprus Holdings Public pays out 15,000.0% 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 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. Close Brothers Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Bank of Cyprus Holdings Public presently has a consensus target price of GBX 595, suggesting a potential upside of 0.00%. Close Brothers Group has a consensus target price of GBX 550, suggesting a potential upside of 52.78%. Given Close Brothers Group's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Close Brothers Group is more favorable than Bank of Cyprus Holdings Public.
In the previous week, Bank of Cyprus Holdings Public and Bank of Cyprus Holdings Public both had 1 articles in the media. Bank of Cyprus Holdings Public's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Close Brothers Group'saverage media sentiment score.
Bank of Cyprus Holdings Public has a beta of 0.77, suggesting that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Close Brothers Group has a beta of 0.82, suggesting that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Bank of Cyprus Holdings Public has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Close Brothers Group. Bank of Cyprus Holdings Public 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.
Summary
Close Brothers Group beats Bank of Cyprus Holdings Public on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:CBG) was last updated on 7/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff