Secure Trust Bank (STB) Competitors

Arbuthnot Banking Group (LON:ARBB) 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 valuation, earnings, risk, community ranking, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Does the media prefer ARBB or STB?

In the previous week, Secure Trust Bank had 3 more articles in the media than Arbuthnot Banking Group. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Secure Trust Bank and 0 mentions for Arbuthnot Banking Group. Secure Trust Bank's average media sentiment score of 1.45 beat Arbuthnot Banking Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Secure Trust Bank is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Arbuthnot Banking Group	Neutral
Secure Trust Bank	Positive

Is ARBB or STB more profitable?

Arbuthnot Banking Group has a net margin of 12.76% compared to Secure Trust Bank's net margin of 7.20%. Arbuthnot Banking Group's return on equity of 12.11% beat Secure Trust Bank's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Arbuthnot Banking Group	12.76%	12.11%	0.75%
Secure Trust Bank	7.20%	7.43%	0.72%

Which has more risk & volatility, ARBB or STB?

Arbuthnot Banking Group has a beta of 1, suggesting that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, Secure Trust Bank has a beta of 0.87, suggesting that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in ARBB or STB?

20.0% of Arbuthnot Banking Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.4% of Secure Trust Bank shares are owned by institutional investors. 64.3% of Arbuthnot Banking Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 14.9% of Secure Trust Bank shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, ARBB or STB?

Arbuthnot Banking Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Secure Trust Bank. Arbuthnot Banking 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Arbuthnot Banking Group	£239.83M	0.62	£30.60M	£189.02	4.89
Secure Trust Bank	£361.02M	0.36	£26.00M	£135.17	5.09

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ARBB or STB?

Secure Trust Bank received 148 more outperform votes than Arbuthnot Banking Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 75.73% of users gave Secure Trust Bank an outperform vote while only 56.67% of users gave Arbuthnot Banking Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Arbuthnot Banking Group	Outperform Votes 136 56.67%	Underperform Votes 104 43.33%
Secure Trust Bank	Outperform Votes 284 75.73%	Underperform Votes 91 24.27%

Is ARBB or STB a better dividend stock?

Arbuthnot Banking Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 47 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. Secure Trust Bank pays an annual dividend of GBX 28 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Arbuthnot Banking Group pays out 24.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Secure Trust Bank pays out 20.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Do analysts rate ARBB or STB?

Secure Trust Bank has a consensus target price of GBX 1,420, indicating a potential upside of 106.40%. Given Secure Trust Bank's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Secure Trust Bank is more favorable than Arbuthnot Banking Group.

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

Summary

Secure Trust Bank beats Arbuthnot Banking Group on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.