Metro Bank (MTRO) Competitors GBX 126.08 +1.88 (+1.51%) As of 04:33 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock MTRO vs. VMUK, TBCG, BOCH, NBS, PTSB, CBG, ARBB, STB, CBKD, and MFXShould you be buying Metro Bank stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Metro Bank include Virgin Money UK (VMUK), TBC Bank Group (TBCG), Bank of Cyprus Holdings Public (BOCH), Nationwide Building Society (NBS), Permanent TSB Group (PTSB), Close Brothers Group (CBG), Arbuthnot Banking Group (ARBB), Secure Trust Bank (STB), Commercial International Bank (Egypt) S.A.E. (CBKD), and Manx Financial Group (MFX). These companies are all part of the "banks - regional" industry. Metro Bank vs. Its Competitors Virgin Money UK TBC Bank Group Bank of Cyprus Holdings Public Nationwide Building Society Permanent TSB Group Close Brothers Group Arbuthnot Banking Group Secure Trust Bank Commercial International Bank (Egypt) S.A.E. Manx Financial Group Metro Bank (LON:MTRO) and Virgin Money UK (LON:VMUK) are both financial services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, risk, earnings and media sentiment. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of MTRO or VMUK? 26.1% of Metro Bank shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.5% of Virgin Money UK shares are owned by institutional investors. 58.3% of Metro Bank shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.2% of Virgin Money UK shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media prefer MTRO or VMUK? In the previous week, Metro Bank had 4 more articles in the media than Virgin Money UK. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Metro Bank and 0 mentions for Virgin Money UK. Virgin Money UK's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Metro Bank's score of -0.01 indicating that Virgin Money UK is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Metro Bank Neutral Virgin Money UK Neutral Which has more volatility and risk, MTRO or VMUK? Metro Bank has a beta of 2.33, suggesting that its share price is 133% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Virgin Money UK has a beta of 1.89, suggesting that its share price is 89% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has stronger earnings & valuation, MTRO or VMUK? Virgin Money UK has higher revenue and earnings than Metro Bank. Metro Bank is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Virgin Money UK, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioMetro Bank£752.96M1.14-£24.85M-£3.58-35.24Virgin Money UK£1.58B0.00£250M£0.23N/A Is MTRO or VMUK more profitable? Virgin Money UK has a net margin of 15.84% compared to Metro Bank's net margin of -3.30%. Virgin Money UK's return on equity of 5.35% beat Metro Bank's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Metro Bank-3.30% -2.18% -0.08% Virgin Money UK 15.84%5.35%0.33% SummaryVirgin Money UK beats Metro Bank on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Metro Bank News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for MTRO and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address Media Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart MTRO vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMetro BankBanks IndustryFinancial SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£862.07M£17.43B£6.40B£2.96BDividend YieldN/A4.30%4.17%5.02%P/E Ratio-35.248.9513.67144.10Price / Sales1.1446.621,801.13257,096.93Price / Cash0.0714.2548.9127.97Price / Book0.770.653.185.29Net Income-£24.85M£16.75B£1.25B£5.90B7 Day Performance-3.02%0.39%0.79%0.23%1 Month Performance9.44%3.31%3.37%4.86%1 Year Performance247.33%24.57%15.33%80.47% Metro Bank Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MTROMetro BankN/AGBX 126.08+1.5%N/A+245.0%£862.07M£752.96M-35.244,286VMUKVirgin Money UKN/AN/AN/AN/A£2.83B£1.58B946.098,110TBCGTBC Bank GroupN/AGBX 4,465+2.9%N/A+77.2%£2.54B£2.74B2.0310,267High Trading VolumeBOCHBank of Cyprus Holdings Public1.9987 of 5 starsN/AGBX 595+∞N/A£1.66B£1.07B2,678.572,847News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeNBSNationwide Building SocietyN/AGBX 130.95-0.4%N/A+3.6%£1.40B£1.07T0.9318,099PTSBPermanent TSB GroupN/AGBX 2flatN/A+48.8%£1.17B£104.62B11.083,330Gap UpCBGClose Brothers Group3.0402 of 5 starsGBX 374.40+3.7%GBX 550+46.9%-10.6%£564.08M£1.30B5.644,000Gap UpARBBArbuthnot Banking GroupN/AGBX 974+2.0%N/A-6.8%£157.66M£239.83M5.15799Positive NewsSTBSecure Trust Bank4.5802 of 5 starsGBX 770+2.4%GBX 1,420+84.4%+7.4%£146.64M£361.02M5.70879News CoverageAnalyst ForecastCBKDCommercial International Bank (Egypt) S.A.E.N/AGBX 1.61+4.1%N/AN/A£47.45M£91.36B6.217,917MFXManx Financial GroupN/AGBX 25.88+1.5%N/A+15.8%£30.98M£61.86M5.22177Gap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies VMUK Competitors TBCG Competitors BOCH Competitors NBS Competitors PTSB Competitors CBG Competitors ARBB Competitors STB Competitors CBKD Competitors MFX Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (LON:MTRO) was last updated on 7/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHere's the last trade you should make before heading out for the weekend tomorrow.Make this one trade at 2:59 PM on Friday afternoon, and you'll thank me on Monday morning.Timothy Sykes | SponsoredThis Signal Only Flashes Once Every 4 Years – And It Just TriggeredThis same signal has appeared twice before in the past 8 years — both times, it kicked off major moves in cryp...Crypto Swap Profits | SponsoredTrump’s New Order Could Boost Social Security Benefits by 400%If you collect—or plan to collect—Social Security, you need to see this. 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