Secure Trust Bank (STB) Competitors GBX 1,025 +25.00 (+2.50%) As of 07/25/2025 11:50 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock STB vs. CBG, ARBB, CBKD, MFX, BGEO, LLOY, NWG, AIBG, BIRG, and VMUKShould 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 Arbuthnot Banking Group Commercial International Bank (Egypt) S.A.E. Manx Financial Group Lion Finance Group Lloyds Banking Group NatWest Group AIB Group Bank of Ireland Group Virgin Money UK Secure Trust Bank (LON:STB) and Close Brothers Group (LON:CBG) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, valuation, earnings, risk and dividends. Which has more volatility and risk, STB or CBG? Secure Trust Bank has a beta of 0.87, indicating that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Close Brothers Group has a beta of 0.82, indicating that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor STB or CBG? In the previous week, Close Brothers Group had 1 more articles in the media than Secure Trust Bank. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Close Brothers Group and 2 mentions for Secure Trust Bank. Secure Trust Bank's average media sentiment score of 1.53 beat Close Brothers Group's score of 0.28 indicating that Secure Trust Bank is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Secure Trust Bank 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Close Brothers Group 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in STB or CBG? 73.4% of Secure Trust Bank shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.3% of Close Brothers Group shares are held by institutional investors. 14.9% of Secure Trust Bank shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.9% of Close Brothers Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts rate STB or CBG? Secure Trust Bank currently has a consensus price target of GBX 1,420, suggesting a potential upside of 38.54%. Close Brothers Group has a consensus price target of GBX 505, suggesting a potential upside of 17.01%. Given Secure Trust Bank's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities 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 Secure Trust Bank 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Close Brothers Group 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Is STB or CBG a better dividend stock? Secure Trust Bank pays an annual dividend of GBX 28 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Close Brothers Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 68 per share and has a dividend yield of 15.8%. Secure Trust Bank pays out 20.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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. Which has better valuation & earnings, STB or CBG? 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 RatioSecure Trust Bank£361.02M0.54£26.00M£135.177.58Close Brothers Group£1.30B0.50£101.11M£66.376.50 Is STB or CBG 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 Secure Trust Bank7.20% 7.43% 0.72% Close Brothers Group 7.79%5.78%0.73% SummarySecure Trust Bank beats Close Brothers Group on 10 of the 18 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding STB and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia 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 STB vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSecure Trust BankBanks IndustryFinancial SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£195.21M£18.71B£6.46B£3.02BDividend Yield5.83%4.26%4.19%5.02%P/E Ratio7.589.2014.08160.64Price / Sales0.5449.151,726.48278,114.34Price / Cash0.3614.25128.7127.97Price / Book0.550.671.964.69Net Income£26.00M£16.75B£1.24B£5.90B7 Day Performance1.49%1.32%0.47%0.34%1 Month Performance29.42%3.34%3.23%7.03%1 Year Performance25.00%24.15%25.50%73.13% Secure Trust Bank Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)STBSecure Trust Bank4.802 of 5 starsGBX 1,025+2.5%GBX 1,420+38.5%+28.1%£195.21M£361.02M7.58879Positive NewsCBGClose Brothers Group2.4307 of 5 starsGBX 398.20flatGBX 505+26.8%-16.4%£599.94M£1.30B6.004,000News CoverageAnalyst ForecastARBBArbuthnot Banking GroupN/AGBX 959+0.4%N/A-6.4%£155.23M£239.83M5.07799Positive NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastGap UpCBKDCommercial International Bank (Egypt) S.A.E.N/AGBX 1.73-0.6%N/A+11.5%£50.92M£91.36B6.667,917MFXManx Financial GroupN/AGBX 23+2.2%N/A+38.4%£27.54M£61.86M4.64177Gap DownBGEOLion Finance GroupN/A7,120.00-1.0%N/A+66.0%GEL314.55BGEL3.09B1.3812,078LLOYLloyds Banking Group1.3142 of 5 starsGBX 76.24-0.3%GBX 64.25-15.7%+30.3%£46.23B£28.75B9.6459,400Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastNWGNatWest Group2.5395 of 5 starsGBX 491.80-0.8%GBX 526.67+7.1%+53.6%£39.37B£24.36B8.8361,000News CoverageEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAIBGAIB GroupN/AGBX 592+2.4%N/A+34.4%£16.54B£5.27B8.0910,551High Trading VolumeBIRGBank of Ireland GroupN/AGBX 12.16-0.3%N/A+23.7%£12.20B£406.20B8.2510,845News CoverageGap DownVMUKVirgin Money UKN/AN/AN/AN/A£2.83B£1.58B946.098,110 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Close Brothers Group Alternatives Arbuthnot Banking Group Alternatives Commercial International Bank (Egypt) S.A.E. 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