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Metro Bank (MTRO) Competitors

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MTRO vs. VMUK, TBCG, BOCH, CBG, and STB

Should you buy Metro Bank stock or one of its competitors? Metro Bank's main competitors and comparable companies include Virgin Money UK (VMUK), TBC Bank Group (TBCG), Bank of Cyprus Holdings Public (BOCH), Close Brothers Group (CBG), and Secure Trust Bank (STB). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "regional banks" industry.

How does Metro Bank compare to Virgin Money UK?

Virgin Money UK (LON:VMUK) and Metro Bank (LON:MTRO) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership and earnings.

Metro Bank has a consensus price target of GBX 190, suggesting a potential upside of 6.38%. 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)
0.00
Metro Bank
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Virgin Money UK has a net margin of 15.84% compared to Metro Bank's net margin of 10.37%. Metro Bank's return on equity of 7.00% beat Virgin Money UK's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Virgin Money UK15.84% 5.35% 0.33%
Metro Bank 10.37%7.00%-0.08%

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 Ratio
Virgin Money UK£1.58B0.00£250M£0.23N/A
Metro Bank£597.90M2.01-£24.85M£7.8022.90

Virgin Money UK has a beta of 1.89, suggesting that its stock price is 89% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Metro Bank has a beta of 1.086, suggesting that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the broader market.

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. Metro Bank's average media sentiment score of 0.25 beat Virgin Money UK's score of 0.00 indicating that Metro Bank is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Virgin Money UK Neutral
Metro Bank Neutral

56.5% of Virgin Money UK shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.0% of Metro Bank shares are held by institutional investors. 17.2% of Virgin Money UK shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.0% of Metro Bank shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Virgin Money UK beats Metro Bank on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Metro Bank compare to TBC Bank Group?

Metro Bank (LON:MTRO) and TBC Bank Group (LON:TBCG) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, valuation and earnings.

TBC Bank Group has a net margin of 24.33% compared to Metro Bank's net margin of 10.37%. TBC Bank Group's return on equity of 23.55% beat Metro Bank's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Metro Bank10.37% 7.00% -0.08%
TBC Bank Group 24.33%23.55%3.77%

27.0% of Metro Bank shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.6% of TBC Bank Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.0% of Metro Bank shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 20.0% of TBC Bank Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Metro Bank presently has a consensus target price of GBX 190, indicating a potential upside of 6.38%. Given Metro Bank's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Metro Bank is more favorable than TBC Bank Group.

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)
3.00
TBC Bank Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

In the previous week, TBC Bank Group had 4 more articles in the media than Metro Bank. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for TBC Bank Group and 1 mentions for Metro Bank. TBC Bank Group's average media sentiment score of 1.04 beat Metro Bank's score of 0.25 indicating that TBC Bank Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Metro Bank
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
TBC Bank Group
3 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

TBC Bank Group has higher revenue and earnings than Metro Bank. TBC Bank Group 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 Ratio
Metro Bank£597.90M2.01-£24.85M£7.8022.90
TBC Bank Group£3.67B0.82£1.26B£2.66 thousand2.05

Metro Bank has a beta of 1.086, meaning that its share price is 9% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, TBC Bank Group has a beta of 0.65, meaning that its share price is 35% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

TBC Bank Group beats Metro Bank on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Metro Bank compare to Bank of Cyprus Holdings Public?

Metro Bank (LON:MTRO) and Bank of Cyprus Holdings Public (LON:BOCH) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

In the previous week, Metro Bank and Metro Bank both had 1 articles in the media. Metro Bank's average media sentiment score of 0.25 beat Bank of Cyprus Holdings Public's score of -0.70 indicating that Metro Bank is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Metro Bank
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Bank of Cyprus Holdings Public
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Negative

27.0% of Metro Bank shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.1% of Bank of Cyprus Holdings Public shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.0% of Metro Bank shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 22.6% of Bank of Cyprus Holdings Public shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Metro Bank currently has a consensus price target of GBX 190, indicating a potential upside of 6.38%. Given Metro Bank's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Metro Bank is more favorable than Bank of Cyprus Holdings Public.

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)
3.00
Bank of Cyprus Holdings Public
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

Bank of Cyprus Holdings Public has a net margin of 50.17% compared to Metro Bank's net margin of 10.37%. Bank of Cyprus Holdings Public's return on equity of 22.13% beat Metro Bank's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Metro Bank10.37% 7.00% -0.08%
Bank of Cyprus Holdings Public 50.17%22.13%2.11%

Metro Bank has a beta of 1.086, meaning that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Bank of Cyprus Holdings Public has a beta of 0.77, meaning that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the broader market.

Bank of Cyprus Holdings Public has higher revenue and earnings than Metro Bank. Bank of Cyprus Holdings Public 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 Ratio
Metro Bank£597.90M2.01-£24.85M£7.8022.90
Bank of Cyprus Holdings Public£1.07B0.00£537.31M£0.14N/A

Summary

Bank of Cyprus Holdings Public beats Metro Bank on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Metro Bank compare to Close Brothers Group?

Metro Bank (LON:MTRO) and Close Brothers Group (LON:CBG) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, earnings, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Close Brothers Group has higher revenue and earnings than Metro Bank. Close Brothers Group 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 Ratio
Metro Bank£597.90M2.01-£24.85M£7.8022.90
Close Brothers Group£717.80M0.83£101.11M-£57.10N/A

Metro Bank has a net margin of 10.37% compared to Close Brothers Group's net margin of -7.56%. Metro Bank's return on equity of 7.00% beat Close Brothers Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Metro Bank10.37% 7.00% -0.08%
Close Brothers Group -7.56%-4.07%0.73%

27.0% of Metro Bank shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.9% of Close Brothers Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.0% of Metro Bank shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Close Brothers Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Metro Bank presently has a consensus target price of GBX 190, indicating a potential upside of 6.38%. Close Brothers Group has a consensus target price of GBX 474, indicating a potential upside of 19.76%. Given Close Brothers Group's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Close Brothers Group is more favorable than Metro Bank.

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)
3.00
Close Brothers Group
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.60

In the previous week, Close Brothers Group had 3 more articles in the media than Metro Bank. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Close Brothers Group and 1 mentions for Metro Bank. Close Brothers Group's average media sentiment score of 0.69 beat Metro Bank's score of 0.25 indicating that Close Brothers Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Metro Bank
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Close Brothers Group
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Metro Bank has a beta of 1.086, indicating that its share price is 9% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Close Brothers Group has a beta of 1.243, indicating that its share price is 24% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Close Brothers Group beats Metro Bank on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Metro Bank compare to Secure Trust Bank?

Secure Trust Bank (LON:STB) and Metro Bank (LON:MTRO) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation and profitability.

43.4% of Secure Trust Bank shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.0% of Metro Bank shares are held by institutional investors. 21.3% of Secure Trust Bank shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.0% of Metro Bank shares are held by 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.

In the previous week, Metro Bank had 1 more articles in the media than Secure Trust Bank. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Metro Bank and 0 mentions for Secure Trust Bank. Metro Bank's average media sentiment score of 0.25 beat Secure Trust Bank's score of 0.00 indicating that Metro Bank is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Secure Trust Bank Neutral
Metro Bank Neutral

Secure Trust Bank has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Metro Bank. Secure Trust Bank 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 Ratio
Secure Trust Bank£170.80M1.53£26.00M£124.6011.56
Metro Bank£597.90M2.01-£24.85M£7.8022.90

Secure Trust Bank currently has a consensus price target of GBX 2,300, indicating a potential upside of 59.72%. Metro Bank has a consensus price target of GBX 190, indicating a potential upside of 6.38%. Given Secure Trust Bank's higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Secure Trust Bank is more favorable than Metro Bank.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Secure Trust Bank
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
Metro Bank
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Metro Bank has a net margin of 10.37% compared to Secure Trust Bank's net margin of 7.80%. Metro Bank's return on equity of 7.00% beat Secure Trust Bank's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Secure Trust Bank7.80% 6.44% 0.72%
Metro Bank 10.37%7.00%-0.08%

Secure Trust Bank has a beta of 0.977, meaning that its share price is 2% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Metro Bank has a beta of 1.086, meaning that its share price is 9% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Metro Bank beats Secure Trust Bank on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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MTRO vs. The Competition

MetricMetro BankBanks IndustryFinance SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£1.31B£23.05B£14.15B£2.85B
Dividend YieldN/A3.07%4.88%5.10%
P/E Ratio25.0217.0619.2023.39
Price / Sales2.202.634.855.03
Price / Cash0.0714.5120.3220.23
Price / Book1.191.331.812.52
Net Income-£24.85M£2.61B£1.32B£5.88B
7 Day Performance7.12%0.55%-0.02%-0.12%
1 Month Performance21.83%1.59%-0.68%-1.95%
1 Year Performance74.22%19.95%4.38%6.86%

Metro Bank Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
MTRO
Metro Bank
1.4255 of 5 stars
GBX 195.17
+10.4%
GBX 190
-2.6%
+59.2%£1.31B£597.90M25.024,286
VMUK
Virgin Money UK
N/AN/AN/AN/A£2.83B£1.58B946.098,110
TBCG
TBC Bank Group
N/AGBX 4,658
+0.4%
N/A+40.6%£2.56B£3.67B1.7510,267
BOCH
Bank of Cyprus Holdings Public
N/AN/AN/AN/A£1.66B£1.07B2,678.572,847
CBG
Close Brothers Group
2.4217 of 5 stars
GBX 400
+3.2%
GBX 474
+18.5%
-8.6%£602.89M£717.80MN/A4,000

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This page (LON:MTRO) was last updated on 11/12/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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