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Canadian Western Bank (CWB) Competitors

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C$57.25
-0.43 (-0.75%)
(As of 10/31/2024 ET)

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). These companies are all part of the "financial services" sector.

Canadian Western Bank vs.

Canadian Western Bank (TSE:CWB) and EQB (TSE:EQB) are both mid-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation and risk.

Canadian Western Bank received 106 more outperform votes than EQB when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.88% of users gave EQB an outperform vote while only 51.17% of users gave Canadian Western Bank an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Canadian Western BankOutperform Votes
481
51.17%
Underperform Votes
459
48.83%
EQBOutperform Votes
375
60.88%
Underperform Votes
241
39.12%

Canadian Western Bank pays an annual dividend of C$1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. EQB pays an annual dividend of C$1.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Canadian Western Bank pays out 47.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. EQB pays out 19.7% 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.

EQB has a net margin of 39.67% compared to Canadian Western Bank's net margin of 29.23%. EQB's return on equity of 14.70% beat Canadian Western Bank's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Canadian Western Bank29.23% 7.51% 0.73%
EQB 39.67%14.70%0.76%

EQB has higher revenue and earnings than Canadian Western Bank. EQB is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Canadian Western Bank, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Canadian Western BankC$1.06B5.22C$282.53MC$2.9819.21
EQBC$1.12B3.66C$437.51MC$9.5211.22

Canadian Western Bank has a beta of 1.39, indicating that its stock price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, EQB has a beta of 1.59, indicating that its stock price is 59% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Canadian Western Bank presently has a consensus price target of C$48.03, indicating a potential downside of 16.11%. EQB has a consensus price target of C$106.56, indicating a potential downside of 0.25%. Given EQB's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe EQB is more favorable than Canadian Western Bank.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Canadian Western Bank
0 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50
EQB
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.70

30.6% of Canadian Western Bank shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 22.5% of EQB shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Canadian Western Bank shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 29.0% of EQB shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Canadian Western Bank and Canadian Western Bank both had 1 articles in the media. Canadian Western Bank's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled EQB'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Canadian Western Bank
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
EQB
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Summary

EQB beats Canadian Western Bank on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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CWB vs. The Competition

MetricCanadian Western BankBanks IndustryFinancial SectorTSE Exchange
Market CapC$5.54BC$6.57BC$4.44BC$5.88B
Dividend Yield2.55%4.33%4.57%5.38%
P/E Ratio19.2149.39421.1926.41
Price / Sales5.2231.392,778.561,365.31
Price / Cash10.203.8947.7781.44
Price / Book1.370.801.473.05
Net IncomeC$282.53MC$2.20BC$518.89MC$286.96M
7 Day Performance0.88%-1.41%5.87%-1.61%
1 Month Performance6.35%-1.65%-0.70%2.62%
1 Year Performance108.33%19.01%19.30%47.99%

Canadian Western Bank Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
CWB
Canadian Western Bank
1.2989 of 5 stars
C$57.25
-0.7%
C$48.03
-16.1%
+108.8%C$5.54BC$1.06B19.212,454News Coverage
EQB
EQB
1.316 of 5 stars
C$106.14
+0.1%
C$106.56
+0.4%
+57.1%C$4.07BC$1.12B11.151,800
CWB.PD
Canadian Western Bank
N/AC$26.85
flat
N/A+14.5%C$2.39BC$1.06B7.082,532High Trading Volume
LB
Laurentian Bank of Canada
0.822 of 5 stars
C$26.56
+0.5%
C$27.01
+1.7%
+2.6%C$1.17BC$947.10M-42.843,000
VBNK
VersaBank
0.6648 of 5 stars
C$20.81
+2.1%
C$12.00
-42.3%
+106.4%C$540.23MC$113.82M11.82100Gap Up
X
TMX Group
1.0352 of 5 stars
C$43.16
+0.7%
C$43.69
+1.2%
+47.3%C$11.98BC$3.06B29.3622,700Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
News Coverage
Gap Up
IAG
iA Financial
1.6405 of 5 stars
C$114.35
+1.2%
C$107.25
-6.2%
+44.6%C$10.88BC$8.42B15.315,360Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
IGM
IGM Financial
1.5324 of 5 stars
C$42.42
+1.9%
C$43.71
+3.1%
+37.5%C$10.04BC$3.63B11.953,300Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
ONEX
Onex
1.7624 of 5 stars
C$98.59
+1.8%
C$120.75
+22.5%
+31.4%C$7.51BC$1.10B7.03492
DFY
Definity Financial
2.4865 of 5 stars
C$54.70
-0.6%
C$53.40
-2.4%
+41.5%C$6.28BC$4.03B16.533,442Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Downgrade
Analyst Revision
News Coverage
ELF
E-L Financial
N/AC$1,315.00
+0.4%
N/AN/AC$4.55BC$3.16B4.00300Upcoming Earnings

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This page (TSE:CWB) was last updated on 10/31/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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