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Close Brothers Group (CBG) Share Price, News & Analysis

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GBX 439.60 +12.66 (+2.97%)
As of 08:31 AM Eastern

About Close Brothers Group Stock (LON:CBG)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
430.82
442.60
50-Day Range
391
464.40
52-Week Range
318.40
563.50
Volume
1.52 million shs
Average Volume
2.91 million shs
Market Capitalization
£662.53 million
P/E Ratio
N/A
Dividend Yield
16.96%
Price Target
GBX 481.25
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Close Brothers Group plc, a merchant banking company, engages in the provision of financial services to small businesses and individuals in the United Kingdom. It operates through five segments: Commercial, Retail, Property, Asset Management, and Securities. The company offers banking services comprising of debt factoring, invoice discounting, asset-based lending; financing for SMEs, residential housing, transport, industrial equipment, renewable energy, motorcycle, used car, and commercial vehicle financing; insurance, refurbishment, and bridging financing, savings products for individuals and corporates, hire purchase, lease, and loan related services. In addition, it provides asset management services, such as investment management solutions; financial planning, custody, and tax services. Further, the company offers investment advisory and broking and trading related services, as well as provides funding services for general aviation aircraft, and various leisure and commercial marine vessels; and brewery rentals. Additionally, it provides leasing services for commercial vehicles, machine tools, contractor plant, printing equipment, car fleets, aircraft and marine vessels, and energy project. Furthermore, the company offers financing services to the professional service sector, including dental, accounting, opticians, legal, funeral, veterinary, medical, and pharmaceutical sectors. It provides self-directed services that help investors to manage their portfolio online; and services for financial advisers; and liquidity and flexible execution services to retail stockbrokers, wealth managers, and institutional investors. The company offers market making, sales, research, and corporate broking services; and dealing, custody, and settlement services to the institutional, wealth management, and brokerage clients. Close Brothers Group plc was founded in 1878 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Close Brothers Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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CBG MarketRank™: 

Close Brothers Group scored higher than 35% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Close Brothers Group has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.63, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 5 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Upside/Downside

    The consensus price target for Close Brothers Group is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Close Brothers Group has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Close Brothers Group's stock forecast and price target.
  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Close Brothers Group is -12.45, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Close Brothers Group is -12.45, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Close Brothers Group has a PEG Ratio of 1.87. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Close Brothers Group has a P/B Ratio of 0.36. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for CBG.
  • Dividend Leadership

    Close Brothers Group is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 16.96%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

  • Dividend Growth

    Close Brothers Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Read more about Close Brothers Group's dividend.
  • News Sentiment

    Close Brothers Group has a news sentiment score of -0.23. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.81 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Close Brothers Group insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought £452.31 in company stock and sold GBX 0 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    2.21% of the stock of Close Brothers Group is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    67.95% of the stock of Close Brothers Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Close Brothers Group's insider trading history.
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CBG Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Close Brothers Group's stock was trading at GBX 522.50 at the beginning of 2026. Since then, CBG shares have decreased by 15.9% and is now trading at GBX 439.60.

Close Brothers Group plc (LON:CBG) announced its earnings results on Tuesday, March, 17th. The company reported $27.10 EPS for the quarter. Close Brothers Group had a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 2.03% and a negative net margin of 4.66%.
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Shares of CBG stock and other U.K. stocks can be purchased through online brokerage accounts that support trading on the London Stock Exchange (LSX). Some U.K. companies can be purchased through major U.S. brokerages in the form of American Depository Receipts (ADRs), which are placeholder equities held in a trust by a bank that represent shares of a foreign stock.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Close Brothers Group investors own include The Sage Group (SGE), Hologic (HOLX), BHP Group (BHP), Herc (HRI), EZCORP (EZPW), Imperial Brands (IMB) and

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
3/17/2026
Today
8/03/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
LON
Sector
Finance
Industry
Banks
Sub-Industry
Regional Banks
Current Symbol
LON:CBG
CIK
N/A
Fax
N/A
Employees
4,000
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
GBX 580
Low Price Target
GBX 300
Potential Upside/Downside
+9.5%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.63
Research Coverage
8 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
GBX (35.30)
Trailing P/E Ratio
N/A
Forward P/E Ratio
6.66
P/E Growth
1.87
Net Income
£101.11 million
Net Margins
-4.66%
Pretax Margin
N/A
Return on Equity
-2.03%
Return on Assets
0.73%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
161.64
Current Ratio
2.77
Quick Ratio
N/A

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
£736.20 million
Price / Sales
0.90
Cash Flow
GBX 482.55 per share
Price / Cash Flow
0.91
Book Value
GBX 1,231.62 per share
Price / Book
0.36

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
150,713,000
Free Float
N/A
Market Cap
£662.53 million
Optionable
Not Optionable
Beta
1.24
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This page (LON:CBG) was last updated on 8/3/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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