Metro Bank (MTRO) Competitors GBX 123.60 -5.40 (-4.19%) As of 08/1/2025 11:50 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock MTRO vs. VMUK, TBCG, BOCH, NBS, PTSB, CBG, STB, ARBB, 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), Secure Trust Bank (STB), Arbuthnot Banking Group (ARBB), 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 Secure Trust Bank Arbuthnot Banking Group Commercial International Bank (Egypt) S.A.E. Manx Financial Group Virgin Money UK (LON:VMUK) and Metro Bank (LON:MTRO) 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, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends and profitability. Is VMUK or MTRO 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 Virgin Money UK15.84% 5.35% 0.33% Metro Bank -3.30%-2.18%-0.08% Which has preferable valuation and earnings, VMUK or MTRO? 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 RatioVirgin Money UK£1.58B0.00£250M£0.23N/AMetro Bank£752.96M1.12-£24.85M-£3.58-34.55 Which has more volatility & risk, VMUK or MTRO? Virgin Money UK has a beta of 1.89, meaning that its stock price is 89% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Metro Bank has a beta of 2.33, meaning that its stock price is 133% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate VMUK or MTRO? Metro Bank has a consensus target price of GBX 150, indicating a potential upside of 21.36%. Given Metro Bank's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Metro Bank is more favorable than Virgin Money UK.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Virgin Money UK 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Metro Bank 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Does the media refer more to VMUK or MTRO? 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 equaled Metro Bank'saverage media sentiment score. Company Overall Sentiment Virgin Money UK Neutral Metro Bank Neutral Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in VMUK or MTRO? 56.5% of Virgin Money UK shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 26.1% of Metro Bank shares are held by institutional investors. 17.2% of Virgin Money UK shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 58.3% of Metro Bank shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryVirgin Money UK beats Metro Bank on 8 of the 13 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£845.11M£19.03B£6.33B£3.03BDividend YieldN/A4.26%4.19%5.02%P/E Ratio-34.559.2814.03176.74Price / Sales1.1248.151,858.76264,367.15Price / Cash0.0714.25127.5327.97Price / Book0.750.672.244.54Net Income-£24.85M£16.75B£1.23B£5.90B7 Day Performance-7.07%-0.34%-0.46%-0.92%1 Month Performance-0.48%2.71%1.90%6.15%1 Year Performance121.90%23.86%19.37%71.63% Metro Bank Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MTROMetro Bank0.7408 of 5 starsGBX 123.60-4.2%GBX 150+21.4%+121.9%£845.11M£752.96M-34.554,286VMUKVirgin Money UKN/AN/AN/AN/A£2.83B£1.58B946.098,110TBCGTBC Bank GroupN/AGBX 4,855+0.7%N/A+62.6%£2.76B£2.74B2.2110,267BOCHBank of Cyprus Holdings Public1.6781 of 5 starsN/AGBX 595+∞N/A£1.66B£1.07B2,678.572,847High Trading VolumeNBSNationwide Building SocietyN/AGBX 130-0.4%N/A+0.7%£1.39B£1.07T0.9218,099News CoveragePTSBPermanent TSB GroupN/AGBX 2.08+1.5%N/A+30.4%£1.22B£104.62B11.523,330Gap UpCBGClose Brothers Group2.3881 of 5 starsGBX 405.59-0.3%GBX 469.40+15.7%-20.0%£611.07M£1.30B6.114,000STBSecure Trust Bank4.6635 of 5 starsGBX 999.35-0.6%GBX 1,420+42.1%+13.3%£190.32M£361.02M7.39879Positive NewsARBBArbuthnot Banking GroupN/AGBX 1,040+4.0%N/A+7.0%£168.34M£239.83M5.50799Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeCBKDCommercial International Bank (Egypt) S.A.E.N/AGBX 1.86+0.9%N/A+15.6%£54.68M£91.36B7.157,917High Trading VolumeMFXManx Financial GroupN/AGBX 31.38+1.2%N/A+59.0%£37.56M£61.86M6.33177High Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies VMUK Competitors TBCG Competitors BOCH Competitors NBS Competitors PTSB Competitors CBG Competitors STB Competitors ARBB 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 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBuffett to put 90% of his money in this one stock?CPA and CFA says you have WAY too many stocks - just buy these 3 After years working at the biggest accoun...Altimetry | SponsoredHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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