The Bid & Ask

Quotations, Dispatches, and the Daily Tape

Friday, August 14, 2026

Subject of the day

CBG.L

Concerning the House

Close Brothers Group plc, a merchant banking company, engages in the provision of financial services to small businesses and individuals in the United Kingdom. It operates through three segments: Commercial, Retail, and Property. The company offers commercial services comprises hire purchase; leasing and loans for capital assets; debt factoring; invoice discounting; asset-based lending; and other specialist financing for SMEs. It also provides development finance for residential properties; funding for commercial properties; and refurbishment and bridging finance. In addition, the company offers retail services, including used car, and motorcycle and light commercial vehicle financing; insurance premium financing; and savings products for individuals and corporates. Further, it provides asset, Braemar, beverage, and premium finance; Winterflood business services, investment trust, and securities; aviation and marine finance; broker solutions; Novitas loans; savings; and commercial acceptance services. Close Brothers Group plc was founded in 1878 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

United Kingdom · www.closebrothers.com

Quotation

$420.00

-4.00 (-0.9%)

52w hi$535.00
52w lo$345.00
Vol328.61K
As ofAug 13
The Verdict

Hold

Our score -0.27

Short-0.12
Medium-0.23
Long-0.62

computed 2026-08-13

By the Numbers

Close Brothers Group plc

Financial Services · Banks - Regional

Market cap$633.00M
Enterprise value$1.25B
Trailing P/E
Forward P/E7.30x
EV / EBITDA
P / S (ttm)0.96x
Profit margin-4.6%
Return on equity-4.8%
Revenue growth-5.5%
Earnings growth
Debt / equity
Risk Metrics
Beta vs SPX0.55
Corr SPX0.15
Annual vol60.0%
Annual ret+8.5%
Sharpe0.14
Max DD-66.5%

Window: 504 trading days (491 obs)

Layer Breakdown
LayerRawContribution
Fundamental-0.09
Sector+0.09
Technical-0.08
Earnings+0.00
Sentiment+0.00

macro × 1.00 · 2026-08-13

Recent Sessions
DateOpenHighLowCloseVol
Aug 13$414.00$428.40$414.00$420.00328.61K
Aug 12$421.60$428.30$417.60$424.00146.34K
Aug 11$426.20$429.60$421.20$421.20296.03K
Aug 10$424.20$434.40$424.20$424.40278.23K
Aug 7$425.60$441.20$425.00$433.20233.65K