Community Bankers Trust (NASDAQ:ESXB) and Calamos Global Dynamic Income Fund (NASDAQ:CHW) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership.
Profitability
This table compares Community Bankers Trust and Calamos Global Dynamic Income Fund's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
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Community Bankers Trust | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Calamos Global Dynamic Income Fund | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Community Bankers Trust and Calamos Global Dynamic Income Fund, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
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Community Bankers Trust | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
Calamos Global Dynamic Income Fund | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Community Bankers Trust currently has a consensus target price of $8.00, indicating a potential downside of 4.76%. Given Community Bankers Trust's higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Community Bankers Trust is more favorable than Calamos Global Dynamic Income Fund.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Community Bankers Trust and Calamos Global Dynamic Income Fund's top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
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Community Bankers Trust | N/A | N/A | N/A | $0.64 | 13.13 |
Calamos Global Dynamic Income Fund | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Dividends
Community Bankers Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Calamos Global Dynamic Income Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.5%. Community Bankers Trust pays out 18.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Community Bankers Trust has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Calamos Global Dynamic Income Fund has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years.
Summary
Calamos Global Dynamic Income Fund beats Community Bankers Trust on 2 of the 3 factors compared between the two stocks.