TBC Bank Group (TBCG) Competitors

Bank of Georgia Group (LON:BGEO) and TBC Bank Group (LON:TBCG) are both mid-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor BGEO or TBCG?

Bank of Georgia Group received 83 more outperform votes than TBC Bank Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.94% of users gave Bank of Georgia Group an outperform vote while only 73.08% of users gave TBC Bank Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Bank of Georgia Group	Outperform Votes 349 73.94%	Underperform Votes 123 26.06%
TBC Bank Group	Outperform Votes 266 73.08%	Underperform Votes 98 26.92%

Is BGEO or TBCG more profitable?

Bank of Georgia Group has a net margin of 73.73% compared to TBC Bank Group's net margin of 46.11%. Bank of Georgia Group's return on equity of 38.89% beat TBC Bank Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bank of Georgia Group	73.73%	38.89%	5.73%
TBC Bank Group	46.11%	25.47%	3.77%

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of BGEO or TBCG?

52.4% of Bank of Georgia Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.3% of TBC Bank Group shares are held by institutional investors. 25.9% of Bank of Georgia Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 23.8% of TBC Bank Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has better valuation and earnings, BGEO or TBCG?

Bank of Georgia Group has higher revenue and earnings than TBC Bank Group. Bank of Georgia Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TBC Bank Group, 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
Bank of Georgia Group	£3.09B	0.96	£2.28B	£5.17 thousand	1.30
TBC Bank Group	£2.74B	0.95	£1.26B	£2.20 thousand	2.08

Which has more risk & volatility, BGEO or TBCG?

Bank of Georgia Group has a beta of 1.05, indicating that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TBC Bank Group has a beta of 1.07, indicating that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor BGEO or TBCG?

In the previous week, Bank of Georgia Group's average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat TBC Bank Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Bank of Georgia Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Bank of Georgia Group	Positive
TBC Bank Group	Neutral

Is BGEO or TBCG a better dividend stock?

Bank of Georgia Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 232 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. TBC Bank Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 200 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. Bank of Georgia Group pays out 4.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. TBC Bank Group pays out 9.1% 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.

Summary

Bank of Georgia Group beats TBC Bank Group on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.