Secure Trust Bank (STB) Competitors GBX 1,065 +5.00 (+0.47%) As of 11:52 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock STB vs. CBG, ARBB, BIRG, CBKD, MFX, PTSB, NBS, BGEO, LLOY, and NWGShould you be buying Secure Trust Bank stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Secure Trust Bank include Close Brothers Group (CBG), Arbuthnot Banking Group (ARBB), Bank of Ireland Group (BIRG), Commercial International Bank (Egypt) S.A.E. (CBKD), Manx Financial Group (MFX), Permanent TSB Group (PTSB), Nationwide Building Society (NBS), Lion Finance Group (BGEO), Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY), and NatWest Group (NWG). These companies are all part of the "banks - regional" industry. Secure Trust Bank vs. Its Competitors Close Brothers Group Arbuthnot Banking Group Bank of Ireland Group Commercial International Bank (Egypt) S.A.E. Manx Financial Group Permanent TSB Group Nationwide Building Society Lion Finance Group Lloyds Banking Group NatWest Group Close Brothers Group (LON:CBG) and Secure Trust Bank (LON:STB) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, earnings, profitability and media sentiment. Does the media refer more to CBG or STB? In the previous week, Close Brothers Group had 4 more articles in the media than Secure Trust Bank. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Close Brothers Group and 0 mentions for Secure Trust Bank. Secure Trust Bank's average media sentiment score of 1.38 beat Close Brothers Group's score of 0.46 indicating that Secure Trust Bank is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Close Brothers Group Neutral Secure Trust Bank Positive Do analysts prefer CBG or STB? Close Brothers Group currently has a consensus target price of GBX 452.50, suggesting a potential downside of 4.33%. Secure Trust Bank has a consensus target price of GBX 1,420, suggesting a potential upside of 33.33%. Given Secure Trust Bank's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Secure Trust Bank is more favorable than Close Brothers Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Close Brothers Group 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33Secure Trust Bank 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Which has more volatility and risk, CBG or STB? Close Brothers Group has a beta of 0.82, meaning that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Secure Trust Bank has a beta of 0.87, meaning that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of CBG or STB? 67.9% of Close Brothers Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.4% of Secure Trust Bank shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.3% of Close Brothers Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 20.1% of Secure Trust Bank shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has better earnings and valuation, CBG or STB? Close Brothers Group has higher revenue and earnings than Secure Trust Bank. Close Brothers Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Secure Trust Bank, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioClose Brothers Group£1.02B0.70£101.11M-£0.69-689.50Secure Trust Bank£204.30M0.97£26.00M£1.011,050.30 Is CBG or STB more profitable? Close Brothers Group has a net margin of 7.79% compared to Secure Trust Bank's net margin of 7.20%. Secure Trust Bank's return on equity of 7.43% beat Close Brothers Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Close Brothers Group7.79% 5.78% 0.73% Secure Trust Bank 7.20%7.43%0.72% SummarySecure Trust Bank beats Close Brothers Group on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Secure Trust Bank News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for STB and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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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 STB vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSecure Trust BankBanks IndustryFinancial SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£198.51M£17.84B£6.36B£2.58BDividend Yield3.09%4.23%4.30%5.30%P/E Ratio1,050.3042.551,718.025,262.66Price / Sales0.9761.211,314.3495,747.10Price / Cash0.3614.25127.5427.93Price / Book0.570.692.046.52Net Income£26.00M£16.75B£1.23B£5.89B7 Day Performance-5.75%-0.66%-0.45%0.52%1 Month Performance-7.39%3.71%1.97%45.66%1 Year Performance24.13%25.21%27.63%155.22% Secure Trust Bank Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)STBSecure Trust Bank4.3619 of 5 starsGBX 1,065+0.5%GBX 1,420+33.3%+21.6%£198.51M£204.30M1,050.30879Positive NewsCBGClose Brothers Group0.933 of 5 starsGBX 457.40-1.4%GBX 452.50-1.1%-13.8%£688.35M£1.02B-666.764,000ARBBArbuthnot Banking GroupN/AGBX 1,070+0.5%N/A+15.6%£174.62M£227.50M1,067.86799News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeBIRGBank of Ireland GroupN/AGBX 12.88+0.1%N/A+27.2%£123.80M£4.26B10.8310,845CBKDCommercial International Bank (Egypt) S.A.E.N/AGBX 1.90-0.1%N/A+16.0%£56.89M£98.98B0.117,917MFXManx Financial GroupN/AGBX 34-6.8%N/A+99.1%£40.70M£34.40M630.80177High Trading VolumePTSBPermanent TSB GroupN/AGBX 2.24-1.3%N/A+37.8%£12.21M£658M17.233,330News CoverageNBSNationwide Building SocietyN/AGBX 129.60-0.7%N/A-1.4%£11.82M£5.18B0.5118,099BGEOLion Finance GroupN/A7,020.00-3.7%N/A+57.7%GEL307.93BGEL4.03B158.6412,078Positive NewsLLOYLloyds Banking Group2.5555 of 5 starsGBX 78.50-1.9%GBX 86.80+10.6%+37.1%£46.89B£19.10B1,189.3959,400Trending NewsNWGNatWest Group4.0122 of 5 starsGBX 506.80-2.0%GBX 594.17+17.2%+53.0%£40.97B£15.50B850.3461,000 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Close Brothers Group Alternatives Arbuthnot Banking Group Alternatives Bank of Ireland Group Alternatives Commercial International Bank (Egypt) S.A.E. 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