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
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 businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, risk and profitability.
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.
In the previous week, Secure Trust Bank had 11 more articles in the media than Close Brothers Group. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Secure Trust Bank and 1 mentions for Close Brothers Group. Secure Trust Bank's average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat Close Brothers Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Secure Trust Bank is being referred to more favorably in the media.
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.
Secure Trust Bank has a beta of 0.87, meaning that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Close Brothers Group has a beta of 0.82, meaning that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500.
73.4% of Secure Trust Bank shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.3% of Close Brothers Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 14.9% of Secure Trust Bank shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.9% of Close Brothers Group shares are owned 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.
Secure Trust Bank pays an annual dividend of GBX 28 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Close Brothers Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 68 per share and has a dividend yield of 17.4%. 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.
Secure Trust Bank currently has a consensus target price of GBX 1,420, indicating a potential upside of 63.22%. Close Brothers Group has a consensus target price of GBX 550, indicating a potential upside of 41.03%. Given Secure Trust Bank's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Secure Trust Bank is more favorable than Close Brothers Group.
Summary
Secure Trust Bank beats Close Brothers Group on 11 of the 18 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 7/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
