Commercial International Bank (Egypt) S.A.E. (CBKD) Competitors

Secure Trust Bank (LON:STB) and Commercial International Bank (Egypt) S.A.E. (LON:CBKD) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership and risk.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in STB or CBKD?

73.4% of Secure Trust Bank shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.1% of Commercial International Bank (Egypt) S.A.E. shares are owned by institutional investors. 14.9% of Secure Trust Bank shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is STB or CBKD more profitable?

Commercial International Bank (Egypt) S.A.E. has a net margin of 47.21% compared to Secure Trust Bank's net margin of 7.20%. Commercial International Bank (Egypt) S.A.E.'s return on equity of 45.90% beat Secure Trust Bank's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Secure Trust Bank	7.20%	7.43%	0.72%
Commercial International Bank (Egypt) S.A.E.	47.21%	45.90%	4.66%

Which has better earnings and valuation, STB or CBKD?

Commercial International Bank (Egypt) S.A.E. has higher revenue and earnings than Secure Trust Bank. Commercial International Bank (Egypt) S.A.E. is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Secure Trust Bank, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Secure Trust Bank	£361.02M	0.59	£26.00M	£135.17	8.25
Commercial International Bank (Egypt) S.A.E.	£91.36B	0.00	£37.65B	£0.26	7.69

Do analysts prefer STB or CBKD?

Secure Trust Bank currently has a consensus price target of GBX 1,420, suggesting a potential upside of 27.35%. Given Secure Trust Bank's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Secure Trust Bank is more favorable than Commercial International Bank (Egypt) S.A.E..

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Secure Trust Bank	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Commercial International Bank (Egypt) S.A.E.	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has more risk and volatility, STB or CBKD?

Secure Trust Bank has a beta of 0.87, suggesting that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Commercial International Bank (Egypt) S.A.E. has a beta of 0.56, suggesting that its stock price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to STB or CBKD?

In the previous week, Secure Trust Bank had 2 more articles in the media than Commercial International Bank (Egypt) S.A.E.. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Secure Trust Bank and 0 mentions for Commercial International Bank (Egypt) S.A.E.. Secure Trust Bank's average media sentiment score of 1.86 beat Commercial International Bank (Egypt) S.A.E.'s score of 0.00 indicating that Secure Trust Bank is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Secure Trust Bank	Very Positive
Commercial International Bank (Egypt) S.A.E.	Neutral

Is STB or CBKD a better dividend stock?

Secure Trust Bank pays an annual dividend of GBX 28 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Commercial International Bank (Egypt) S.A.E. pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 50.0%. Secure Trust Bank pays out 20.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Commercial International Bank (Egypt) S.A.E. pays out 384.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Summary

Secure Trust Bank beats Commercial International Bank (Egypt) S.A.E. on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.