TBC Bank Group (TBCG) Competitors

TBC Bank Group (LON:TBCG) and Bank of Cyprus Holdings Public (LON:BOCH) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, community ranking, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Do analysts recommend TBCG or BOCH?

Bank of Cyprus Holdings Public has a consensus price target of GBX 595, indicating a potential upside of 58.67%. Given Bank of Cyprus Holdings Public's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Bank of Cyprus Holdings Public is more favorable than TBC Bank Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
TBC Bank Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Bank of Cyprus Holdings Public	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media favor TBCG or BOCH?

In the previous week, TBC Bank Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Bank of Cyprus Holdings Public'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
TBC Bank Group	Neutral
Bank of Cyprus Holdings Public	Neutral

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, TBCG or BOCH?

TBC Bank Group has higher revenue and earnings than Bank of Cyprus Holdings Public. TBC Bank Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bank of Cyprus Holdings Public, 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
TBC Bank Group	£2.38B	0.59	£1.20B	£6.01	420.97
Bank of Cyprus Holdings Public	£1.07B	1.55	£537.31M	£0.14	2,678.57

Is TBCG or BOCH more profitable?

TBC Bank Group has a net margin of 50.55% compared to Bank of Cyprus Holdings Public's net margin of 50.17%. TBC Bank Group's return on equity of 25.88% beat Bank of Cyprus Holdings Public's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
TBC Bank Group	50.55%	25.88%	3.77%
Bank of Cyprus Holdings Public	50.17%	22.13%	2.11%

Is TBCG or BOCH a better dividend stock?

TBC Bank Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 203 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.0%. Bank of Cyprus Holdings Public pays an annual dividend of GBX 21 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.6%. TBC Bank Group pays out 3,377.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Bank of Cyprus Holdings Public pays out 15,000.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. TBC Bank Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in TBCG or BOCH?

45.5% of TBC Bank Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.1% of Bank of Cyprus Holdings Public shares are held by institutional investors. 23.8% of TBC Bank Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 22.6% of Bank of Cyprus Holdings Public shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility & risk, TBCG or BOCH?

TBC Bank Group has a beta of 1.07, indicating that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bank of Cyprus Holdings Public has a beta of 0.77, indicating that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer TBCG or BOCH?

TBC Bank Group received 176 more outperform votes than Bank of Cyprus Holdings Public when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 76.27% of users gave Bank of Cyprus Holdings Public an outperform vote while only 73.08% of users gave TBC Bank Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
TBC Bank Group	Outperform Votes 266 73.08%	Underperform Votes 98 26.92%
Bank of Cyprus Holdings Public	Outperform Votes 90 76.27%	Underperform Votes 28 23.73%

Summary

TBC Bank Group beats Bank of Cyprus Holdings Public on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.