STB vs. CBG, ARBB, CBKD, MFX, BGEO, LLOY, NWG, AIBG, BIRG, and VMUK
Should 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), Commercial International Bank (Egypt) S.A.E. (CBKD), Manx Financial Group (MFX), Lion Finance Group (BGEO), Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY), NatWest Group (NWG), AIB Group (AIBG), Bank of Ireland Group (BIRG), and Virgin Money UK (VMUK). These companies are all part of the "banks - regional" industry.
Secure Trust Bank vs. Its Competitors
Close Brothers Group (LON:CBG) and Secure Trust Bank (LON:STB) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, profitability and community ranking.
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.
Close Brothers Group received 163 more outperform votes than Secure Trust Bank when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 75.73% of users gave Secure Trust Bank an outperform vote while only 60.16% of users gave Close Brothers Group an outperform vote.
In the previous week, Close Brothers Group had 10 more articles in the media than Secure Trust Bank. MarketBeat recorded 10 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 0.28 indicating that Secure Trust Bank is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Close Brothers Group currently has a consensus target price of GBX 550, indicating a potential upside of 56.52%. Secure Trust Bank has a consensus target price of GBX 1,420, indicating a potential upside of 88.96%. 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.
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.
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.
75.3% of Close Brothers Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.4% of Secure Trust Bank shares are held by institutional investors. 2.9% of Close Brothers Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 14.9% of Secure Trust Bank shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Close Brothers Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 68 per share and has a dividend yield of 19.4%. Secure Trust Bank pays an annual dividend of GBX 28 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Close Brothers Group pays out 102.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Secure Trust Bank pays out 20.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.
Summary
Close Brothers Group and Secure Trust Bank tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (LON:STB) was last updated on 6/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
