CWB vs. EQB, CWB.PD, LB, VBNK, X, IAG, IGM, ONEX, DFY, and ELF
Should you be buying Canadian Western Bank stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Canadian Western Bank include EQB (EQB), Canadian Western Bank (CWB.PD), Laurentian Bank of Canada (LB), VersaBank (VBNK), TMX Group (X), iA Financial (IAG), IGM Financial (IGM), Onex (ONEX), Definity Financial (DFY), and E-L Financial (ELF).
EQB (TSE:EQB) and Canadian Western Bank (TSE:CWB) are both mid-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, valuation, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends and institutional ownership.
EQB pays an annual dividend of C$1.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Canadian Western Bank pays an annual dividend of C$1.34 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. EQB pays out 18.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Canadian Western Bank pays out 40.6% 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.
23.5% of EQB shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 31.8% of Canadian Western Bank shares are owned by institutional investors. 29.1% of EQB shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Canadian Western Bank shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
In the previous week, EQB had 21 more articles in the media than Canadian Western Bank. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for EQB and 5 mentions for Canadian Western Bank. EQB's average media sentiment score of 0.79 beat Canadian Western Bank's score of 0.24 indicating that Canadian Western Bank is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Canadian Western Bank received 108 more outperform votes than EQB when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.70% of users gave EQB an outperform vote while only 51.47% of users gave Canadian Western Bank an outperform vote.
EQB currently has a consensus price target of C$102.00, suggesting a potential upside of 17.42%. Canadian Western Bank has a consensus price target of C$33.55, suggesting a potential upside of 33.81%. Given EQB's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Canadian Western Bank is more favorable than EQB.
EQB has a beta of 1.63, meaning that its share price is 63% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Canadian Western Bank has a beta of 1.54, meaning that its share price is 54% more volatile than the S&P 500.
EQB has higher revenue and earnings than Canadian Western Bank. Canadian Western Bank is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than EQB, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
EQB has a net margin of 39.67% compared to EQB's net margin of 31.97%. Canadian Western Bank's return on equity of 14.70% beat EQB's return on equity.
Summary
EQB beats Canadian Western Bank on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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