MFX vs. BIRG, CBKD, PTSB, NBS, BGEO, LLOY, NWG, AIBG, VMUK, and TBCG
Should you be buying Manx Financial Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Manx Financial Group include Bank of Ireland Group (BIRG), Commercial International Bank (Egypt) S.A.E. (CBKD), Permanent TSB Group (PTSB), Nationwide Building Society (NBS), Lion Finance Group (BGEO), Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY), NatWest Group (NWG), AIB Group (AIBG), Virgin Money UK (VMUK), and TBC Bank Group (TBCG). These companies are all part of the "banks - regional" industry.
Manx Financial Group vs. Its Competitors
Bank of Ireland Group (LON:BIRG) and Manx Financial Group (LON:MFX) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, risk, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership.
Bank of Ireland Group has a net margin of 36.41% compared to Manx Financial Group's net margin of 9.60%. Manx Financial Group's return on equity of 16.03% beat Bank of Ireland Group's return on equity.
Bank of Ireland Group has higher revenue and earnings than Manx Financial Group. Bank of Ireland Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Manx Financial Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Bank of Ireland Group had 1 more articles in the media than Manx Financial Group. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Bank of Ireland Group and 2 mentions for Manx Financial Group. Manx Financial Group's average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat Bank of Ireland Group's score of 0.50 indicating that Manx Financial Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Bank of Ireland Group has a beta of 1.15, indicating that its share price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Manx Financial Group has a beta of 0.62, indicating that its share price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500.
59.8% of Bank of Ireland Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of Bank of Ireland Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 69.5% of Manx Financial Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Bank of Ireland Group beats Manx Financial Group on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:MFX) was last updated on 10/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff