Metro Bank (MTRO) Competitors

Metro Bank (LON:MTRO) and Bank of Georgia Group (LON:BGEO) are both financial services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment and community ranking.

Is MTRO or BGEO more profitable?

Bank of Georgia Group has a net margin of 73.73% compared to Metro Bank's net margin of -3.30%. Bank of Georgia Group's return on equity of 38.89% beat Metro Bank's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Metro Bank	-3.30%	-2.18%	-0.08%
Bank of Georgia Group	73.73%	38.89%	5.73%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in MTRO or BGEO?

26.1% of Metro Bank shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.4% of Bank of Georgia Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 58.3% of Metro Bank shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 25.9% of Bank of Georgia Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to MTRO or BGEO?

In the previous week, Metro Bank and Metro Bank both had 1 articles in the media. Bank of Georgia Group's average media sentiment score of 0.54 beat Metro Bank's score of 0.29 indicating that Bank of Georgia Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Metro Bank	Neutral
Bank of Georgia Group	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, MTRO or BGEO?

Metro Bank has a beta of 2.33, suggesting that its share price is 133% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bank of Georgia Group has a beta of 1.05, suggesting that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in MTRO or BGEO?

Bank of Georgia Group received 140 more outperform votes than Metro Bank when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.94% of users gave Bank of Georgia Group an outperform vote while only 54.43% of users gave Metro Bank an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Metro Bank	Outperform Votes 209 54.43%	Underperform Votes 175 45.57%
Bank of Georgia Group	Outperform Votes 349 73.94%	Underperform Votes 123 26.06%

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, MTRO or BGEO?

Bank of Georgia Group has higher revenue and earnings than Metro Bank. Metro Bank is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bank of Georgia Group, 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
Metro Bank	£752.96M	1.07	-£24.85M	-£3.58	-32.87
Bank of Georgia Group	£3.09B	0.93	£2.28B	£5.17 thousand	1.26

Summary

Bank of Georgia Group beats Metro Bank on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.