Metro Bank (MTRO) Competitors GBX 111.20 -1.20 (-1.07%) As of 10:51 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 superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, community ranking, dividends, earnings, profitability and institutional ownership. 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% Which has more risk & volatility, MTRO or VMUK? Metro Bank has a beta of 2.33, meaning that its stock price is 133% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Virgin Money UK has a beta of 1.89, meaning that its stock price is 89% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has stronger earnings and 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£752.96M1.01-£24.85M-£3.58-31.08Virgin Money UK£1.58B0.00£250M£0.23N/A Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of MTRO or VMUK? 26.1% of Metro Bank shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.5% of Virgin Money UK shares are held by institutional investors. 58.3% of Metro Bank shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.2% of Virgin Money UK shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer MTRO or VMUK? Metro Bank received 129 more outperform votes than Virgin Money UK when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 61.07% of users gave Virgin Money UK an outperform vote while only 54.43% of users gave Metro Bank an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformMetro BankOutperform Votes20954.43% Underperform Votes17545.57% Virgin Money UKOutperform Votes8061.07% Underperform Votes5138.93% Does the media prefer MTRO or VMUK? In the previous week, Metro Bank had 5 more articles in the media than Virgin Money UK. MarketBeat recorded 5 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 -0.45 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 SummaryVirgin Money UK beats Metro Bank on 10 of the 14 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£760.33M£17.41B£5.70B£2.93BDividend YieldN/A4.25%4.13%4.90%P/E Ratio-31.088.8612.69123.18Price / Sales1.0146.501,713.69243,308.49Price / Cash0.0714.2549.9228.07Price / Book0.680.643.184.75Net Income-£24.85M£16.75B£1.23B£5.91B7 Day Performance-0.54%0.66%1.01%6.94%1 Month Performance0.54%3.76%10.20%16.69%1 Year Performance205.49%22.64%14.56%77.68% Metro Bank Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MTROMetro BankN/AGBX 111.20-1.1%N/A+208.8%£760.33M£752.96M-31.084,286Gap DownVMUKVirgin Money UKN/AN/AN/AN/A£2.83B£1.58B946.098,110TBCGTBC Bank GroupN/AGBX 4,487.50-0.8%N/A+79.3%£2.55B£2.74B2.0410,267Gap DownBOCHBank of Cyprus Holdings PublicN/AN/AGBX 595+∞N/A£1.66B£1.07B2,678.572,847High Trading VolumeNBSNationwide Building SocietyN/AGBX 129.70-0.6%N/A+0.2%£1.38B£1.07T0.9218,099PTSBPermanent TSB GroupN/AGBX 1.80+0.3%N/A+33.1%£1.06B£104.62B9.973,330CBGClose Brothers Group3.7265 of 5 starsGBX 356.60+6.4%GBX 550+54.2%-19.3%£537.26M£1.30B5.374,000News CoverageARBBArbuthnot Banking GroupN/AGBX 931-1.5%N/A+2.8%£150.69M£239.83M4.93799STBSecure Trust Bank4.522 of 5 starsGBX 752-1.3%GBX 1,420+88.8%-10.7%£143.22M£361.02M5.56879CBKDCommercial International Bank (Egypt) S.A.E.N/AGBX 1.60-0.6%N/AN/A£46.98M£91.36B6.157,917MFXManx Financial GroupN/AGBX 21+2.4%N/A+21.2%£25.14M£61.86M4.23177Gap 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 6/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s Exec Order #14154 could be a “Millionaire-Maker”Former Presidential Advisor, Jim Rickards, says Trump could “rewire our economy and hand millions of Americans...Paradigm Press | SponsoredTrump wipes out trillions overnight…Is there anybody more powerful than Donald Trump right now? 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