Metro Bank (MTRO) Competitors GBX 117.20 0.00 (0.00%) As of 11:54 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock MTRO vs. VMUK, TBCG, BOCH, CBG, STB, ARBB, BIRG, CBKD, MFX, and PTSBShould 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), Close Brothers Group (CBG), Secure Trust Bank (STB), Arbuthnot Banking Group (ARBB), Bank of Ireland Group (BIRG), Commercial International Bank (Egypt) S.A.E. (CBKD), Manx Financial Group (MFX), and Permanent TSB Group (PTSB). 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 Close Brothers Group Secure Trust Bank Arbuthnot Banking Group Bank of Ireland Group Commercial International Bank (Egypt) S.A.E. Manx Financial Group Permanent TSB Group Metro Bank (LON:MTRO) and Virgin Money UK (LON:VMUK) are both financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership and media sentiment. Which has more risk & volatility, MTRO or VMUK? Metro Bank has a beta of 2.33, meaning that its share price is 133% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Virgin Money UK has a beta of 1.89, meaning that its share price is 89% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in MTRO or VMUK? 27.0% of Metro Bank shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.5% of Virgin Money UK shares are owned by institutional investors. 55.4% of Metro Bank shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 17.2% of Virgin Money UK shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. 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 stronger earnings & valuation, MTRO or VMUK? Virgin Money UK has higher revenue and earnings than Metro Bank. Virgin Money UK is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Metro Bank, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioMetro Bank£462M1.71-£24.85M£0.16746.50Virgin Money UK£1.58B0.00£250M£0.23N/A Does the media prefer MTRO or VMUK? In the previous week, Metro Bank had 1 more articles in the media than Virgin Money UK. MarketBeat recorded 1 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 -0.27 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 Do analysts rate MTRO or VMUK? Metro Bank presently has a consensus price target of GBX 155, indicating a potential upside of 32.25%. Given Metro Bank's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Metro Bank is more favorable than Virgin Money UK.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Metro Bank 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Virgin Money UK 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 SummaryVirgin Money UK beats Metro Bank on 9 of the 15 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. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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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£789.09M£18.08B£6.45B£2.60BDividend YieldN/A4.24%4.31%5.29%P/E Ratio746.5037.951,348.004,431.91Price / Sales1.7161.091,338.4199,742.78Price / Cash0.0714.2548.9727.90Price / Book0.710.692.148.66Net Income-£24.85M£16.75B£1.22B£5.89B7 Day Performance-3.30%0.56%0.81%0.30%1 Month Performance-5.48%1.71%6.98%5.78%1 Year Performance71.09%26.32%36.74%164.09% Metro Bank Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MTROMetro Bank2.3661 of 5 starsGBX 117.20flatGBX 155+32.3%+70.6%£789.09M£462M746.504,286VMUKVirgin Money UKN/AN/AN/AN/A£2.83B£1.58B946.098,110TBCGTBC Bank GroupN/AGBX 4,545.36+1.8%N/A+76.9%£2.52B£3.24B191.5510,267Positive NewsBOCHBank of Cyprus Holdings PublicN/AN/AN/AN/A£1.66B£1.07B2,678.572,847High Trading VolumeCBGClose Brothers Group1.3321 of 5 starsGBX 494.29-0.3%GBX 464.29-6.1%+29.8%£744.02M£1.02B-720.544,000Earnings ReportGap DownSTBSecure Trust Bank3.9347 of 5 starsGBX 1,145+0.9%GBX 1,420+24.0%+45.9%£213.42M£204.60M1,129.19879Positive NewsARBBArbuthnot Banking GroupN/AGBX 925-0.5%N/A+0.5%£150.96M£227.50M923.15799News CoverageBIRGBank of Ireland GroupN/AGBX 14.05+1.7%N/A+55.9%£134.67M£4.26B11.8210,845Gap UpCBKDCommercial International Bank (Egypt) S.A.E.N/AGBX 2.02+2.0%N/AN/A£60.55M£98.98B0.117,917High Trading VolumeMFXManx Financial GroupN/AGBX 30-4.8%N/A+118.5%£35.92M£34.40M556.59177News CoverageGap DownPTSBPermanent TSB GroupN/AGBX 2.31+5.0%N/A+35.3%£12.59M£658M17.773,330Gap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies VMUK Competitors TBCG Competitors BOCH Competitors CBG Competitors STB Competitors ARBB Competitors BIRG Competitors CBKD Competitors MFX Competitors PTSB 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 10/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMagnificent 7 being replaced by the “Hidden 7”?BULLISH: It's time to buy this 'hidden' AI stock An award-winning stock-rating system has turned BULLISH on...Chaikin Analytics | SponsoredAn $8 trillion-dollar discovery 17,000 ft underwater A strange rock pulled from the ocean floor may hold the key to a $16 trillion resource boom. 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