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Secure Trust Bank (STB) Competitors

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STB vs. CBG, BIRG, ARBB, CBKD, and MFX

Should you buy Secure Trust Bank stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Secure Trust Bank with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Secure Trust Bank include Close Brothers Group (CBG), Bank of Ireland Group (BIRG), Arbuthnot Banking Group (ARBB), Commercial International Bank (Egypt) S.A.E. (CBKD), and Manx Financial Group (MFX). These companies are all part of the "banks - regional" industry.

How does Secure Trust Bank compare to Close Brothers Group?

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 contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and valuation.

68.5% of Close Brothers Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 21.6% of Secure Trust Bank shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.2% of Close Brothers Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 20.5% of Secure Trust Bank shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Close Brothers Group currently has a consensus price target of GBX 500.63, indicating a potential upside of 9.50%. Secure Trust Bank has a consensus price target of GBX 1,420, indicating a potential upside of 11.29%. Given Secure Trust Bank's stronger consensus rating and higher possible 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)
2 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.75
Secure Trust Bank
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Close Brothers Group has a beta of 1.241, suggesting that its share price is 24% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Secure Trust Bank has a beta of 0.968, suggesting that its share price is 3% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Close Brothers Group had 1 more articles in the media than Secure Trust Bank. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Close Brothers Group and 1 mentions for Secure Trust Bank. Secure Trust Bank's average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat Close Brothers Group's score of 0.00 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

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 Ratio
Close Brothers Group£736.20M0.93£101.11M-£35.30N/A
Secure Trust Bank£165.80M1.44£26.00M£89.0014.34

Secure Trust Bank has a net margin of 7.95% compared to Close Brothers Group's net margin of -4.66%. Secure Trust Bank's return on equity of 4.70% beat Close Brothers Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Close Brothers Group-4.66% -2.03% 0.73%
Secure Trust Bank 7.95%4.70%0.72%

Summary

Secure Trust Bank beats Close Brothers Group on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Secure Trust Bank compare to Bank of Ireland Group?

Secure Trust Bank (LON:STB) and Bank of Ireland Group (LON:BIRG) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, valuation, earnings, risk and analyst recommendations.

Bank of Ireland Group has higher revenue and earnings than Secure Trust Bank. Bank of Ireland 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 Ratio
Secure Trust Bank£165.80M1.44£26.00M£89.0014.34
Bank of Ireland Group£4.21B0.04£147.90B£114.800.15

In the previous week, Bank of Ireland Group had 1 more articles in the media than Secure Trust Bank. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Bank of Ireland Group and 1 mentions for Secure Trust Bank. Secure Trust Bank's average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat Bank of Ireland Group's score of 0.89 indicating that Secure Trust Bank is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Secure Trust Bank Positive
Bank of Ireland Group Positive

21.6% of Secure Trust Bank shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.8% of Bank of Ireland Group shares are held by institutional investors. 20.5% of Secure Trust Bank shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Bank of Ireland Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Secure Trust Bank currently has a consensus target price of GBX 1,420, suggesting a potential upside of 11.29%. Given Secure Trust Bank's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Secure Trust Bank is more favorable than Bank of Ireland 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)
3.00
Bank of Ireland Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

Secure Trust Bank pays an annual dividend of GBX 34.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Bank of Ireland Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 53 per share and has a dividend yield of 303.4%. Secure Trust Bank pays out 38.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Bank of Ireland Group pays out 46.2% 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.

Secure Trust Bank has a beta of 0.968, meaning that its share price is 3% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Bank of Ireland Group has a beta of 0.499, meaning that its share price is 50% less volatile than the broader market.

Bank of Ireland Group has a net margin of 19.72% compared to Secure Trust Bank's net margin of 7.95%. Bank of Ireland Group's return on equity of 9.81% beat Secure Trust Bank's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Secure Trust Bank7.95% 4.70% 0.72%
Bank of Ireland Group 19.72%9.81%1.03%

Summary

Secure Trust Bank and Bank of Ireland Group tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Secure Trust Bank compare to Arbuthnot Banking Group?

Secure Trust Bank (LON:STB) and Arbuthnot Banking Group (LON:ARBB) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, risk, media sentiment, valuation, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Secure Trust Bank pays an annual dividend of GBX 34.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Arbuthnot Banking Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 51 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.0%. Secure Trust Bank pays out 38.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Arbuthnot Banking Group pays out 46.7% 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.

Arbuthnot Banking Group has higher revenue and earnings 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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Secure Trust Bank£165.80M1.44£26.00M£89.0014.34
Arbuthnot Banking Group£242.14M0.57£30.60M£109.107.79

Secure Trust Bank has a net margin of 7.95% compared to Arbuthnot Banking Group's net margin of 7.55%. Arbuthnot Banking Group's return on equity of 6.53% beat Secure Trust Bank's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Secure Trust Bank7.95% 4.70% 0.72%
Arbuthnot Banking Group 7.55%6.53%0.75%

Secure Trust Bank presently has a consensus price target of GBX 1,420, suggesting a potential upside of 11.29%. Given Secure Trust Bank's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Secure Trust Bank is more favorable than Arbuthnot Banking 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)
3.00
Arbuthnot Banking Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

21.6% of Secure Trust Bank shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.3% of Arbuthnot Banking Group shares are held by institutional investors. 20.5% of Secure Trust Bank shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 59.3% of Arbuthnot Banking Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Secure Trust Bank and Secure Trust Bank both had 1 articles in the media. Arbuthnot Banking Group's average media sentiment score of 1.59 beat Secure Trust Bank's score of 1.20 indicating that Arbuthnot Banking Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Secure Trust Bank Positive
Arbuthnot Banking Group Very Positive

Secure Trust Bank has a beta of 0.968, meaning that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Arbuthnot Banking Group has a beta of 0.45, meaning that its stock price is 55% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Secure Trust Bank beats Arbuthnot Banking Group on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Secure Trust Bank compare to Commercial International Bank (Egypt) S.A.E.?

Secure Trust Bank (LON:STB) and Commercial International Bank (Egypt) S.A.E. (LON:CBKD) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation and institutional ownership.

21.6% of Secure Trust Bank shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.6% of Commercial International Bank (Egypt) S.A.E. shares are held by institutional investors. 20.5% of Secure Trust Bank shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Secure Trust Bank had 1 more articles in the media than Commercial International Bank (Egypt) S.A.E.. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Secure Trust Bank and 0 mentions for Commercial International Bank (Egypt) S.A.E.. Secure Trust Bank's average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat Commercial International Bank (Egypt) S.A.E.'s score of 0.00 indicating that Secure Trust Bank is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Secure Trust Bank Positive
Commercial International Bank (Egypt) S.A.E. Neutral

Secure Trust Bank has a beta of 0.968, meaning that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Commercial International Bank (Egypt) S.A.E. has a beta of 0.56, meaning that its stock price is 44% less volatile than the broader market.

Commercial International Bank (Egypt) S.A.E. has higher revenue and earnings than Secure Trust Bank. Commercial International Bank (Egypt) S.A.E. 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 Ratio
Secure Trust Bank£165.80M1.44£26.00M£89.0014.34
Commercial International Bank (Egypt) S.A.E.£126.63B0.00£37.65B£1.84 thousand0.00

Secure Trust Bank currently has a consensus target price of GBX 1,420, suggesting a potential upside of 11.29%. Given Secure Trust Bank's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Secure Trust Bank is more favorable than Commercial International Bank (Egypt) S.A.E..

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)
3.00
Commercial International Bank (Egypt) S.A.E.
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

Commercial International Bank (Egypt) S.A.E. has a net margin of 47.21% compared to Secure Trust Bank's net margin of 7.95%. Commercial International Bank (Egypt) S.A.E.'s return on equity of 45.90% beat Secure Trust Bank's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Secure Trust Bank7.95% 4.70% 0.72%
Commercial International Bank (Egypt) S.A.E. 47.21%45.90%4.66%

Secure Trust Bank pays an annual dividend of GBX 34.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Commercial International Bank (Egypt) S.A.E. pays an annual dividend of GBX 613.22 per share and has a dividend yield of 25,132.0%. Secure Trust Bank pays out 38.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Commercial International Bank (Egypt) S.A.E. pays out 33.3% 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. Commercial International Bank (Egypt) S.A.E. is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Secure Trust Bank beats Commercial International Bank (Egypt) S.A.E. on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Secure Trust Bank compare to Manx Financial Group?

Secure Trust Bank (LON:STB) and Manx Financial Group (LON:MFX) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

21.6% of Secure Trust Bank shares are held by institutional investors. 20.5% of Secure Trust Bank shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 70.0% of Manx Financial Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Manx Financial Group has a net margin of 9.73% compared to Secure Trust Bank's net margin of 7.95%. Manx Financial Group's return on equity of 15.08% beat Secure Trust Bank's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Secure Trust Bank7.95% 4.70% 0.72%
Manx Financial Group 9.73%15.08%1.38%

Secure Trust Bank has a beta of 0.968, suggesting that its share price is 3% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Manx Financial Group has a beta of 0.702, suggesting that its share price is 30% less volatile than the broader market.

Secure Trust Bank presently has a consensus target price of GBX 1,420, suggesting a potential upside of 11.29%. Given Secure Trust Bank's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Secure Trust Bank is more favorable than Manx Financial 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)
3.00
Manx Financial Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

Secure Trust Bank has higher revenue and earnings than Manx Financial Group. Manx Financial 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 Ratio
Secure Trust Bank£165.80M1.44£26.00M£89.0014.34
Manx Financial Group£37.34M0.79£5.94M£6.233.87

In the previous week, Secure Trust Bank and Secure Trust Bank both had 1 articles in the media. Secure Trust Bank's average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat Manx Financial Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Secure Trust Bank is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Secure Trust Bank Positive
Manx Financial Group Neutral

Summary

Secure Trust Bank beats Manx Financial Group on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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STB vs. The Competition

MetricSecure Trust BankBanks IndustryFinancial SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£238.93M£23.62B£5.75B£2.78B
Dividend Yield2.76%4.27%5.28%6.12%
P/E Ratio14.3415.5816.37363.21
Price / Sales1.4470.261,122.1387,415.95
Price / Cash0.3615.0491.3227.85
Price / Book0.680.776.527.74
Net Income£26.00M£16.02B£1.14B£5.89B
7 Day Performance-2.60%-0.19%0.26%0.21%
1 Month PerformanceN/AN/A-7.21%N/A
1 Year Performance77.72%32.11%19.64%74.70%

Secure Trust Bank Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
STB
Secure Trust Bank
3.9475 of 5 stars
GBX 1,276
+0.5%
GBX 1,420
+11.3%
+80.4%£238.93M£165.80M14.34879
CBG
Close Brothers Group
2.5668 of 5 stars
GBX 454.20
flat
GBX 500.63
+10.2%
+37.6%£683.78M£736.20MN/A4,000
BIRG
Bank of Ireland Group
N/AGBX 17.67
+0.3%
N/A+42.4%£167.85M£4.21B0.1510,845
ARBB
Arbuthnot Banking Group
N/AGBX 820.90
-0.8%
N/A-12.2%£133.97M£242.14M7.52799
CBKD
Commercial International Bank (Egypt) S.A.E.
N/AGBX 2.50
flat
N/A+51.5%£82.48M£126.63B0.007,917

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