Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CM) Competitors

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (NYSE:CM) and Fifth Third Bancorp (NASDAQ:FITB) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, dividends, risk, valuation, earnings and institutional ownership.

Do analysts prefer CM or FITB?

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce presently has a consensus target price of $109.00, suggesting a potential upside of 51.11%. Fifth Third Bancorp has a consensus target price of $47.80, suggesting a potential upside of 15.88%. Given Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce is more favorable than Fifth Third Bancorp.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Fifth Third Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.82

Which has more risk & volatility, CM or FITB?

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce has a beta of 1.06, meaning that its share price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fifth Third Bancorp has a beta of 0.91, meaning that its share price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better earnings and valuation, CM or FITB?

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce has higher revenue and earnings than Fifth Third Bancorp. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Fifth Third Bancorp, 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
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce	$47.09B	1.43	$5.23B	$5.69	12.68
Fifth Third Bancorp	$13.28B	2.07	$2.31B	$3.22	12.81

Is CM or FITB more profitable?

Fifth Third Bancorp has a net margin of 17.97% compared to Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce's net margin of 12.19%. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce's return on equity of 14.51% beat Fifth Third Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce	12.19%	14.51%	0.75%
Fifth Third Bancorp	17.97%	13.31%	1.15%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of CM or FITB?

49.9% of Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.8% of Fifth Third Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Fifth Third Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor CM or FITB?

In the previous week, Fifth Third Bancorp had 6 more articles in the media than Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Fifth Third Bancorp and 8 mentions for Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. Fifth Third Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.55 beat Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce's score of 1.54 indicating that Fifth Third Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Fifth Third Bancorp	13 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Is CM or FITB a better dividend stock?

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce pays an annual dividend of $2.82 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Fifth Third Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce pays out 49.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Fifth Third Bancorp pays out 46.0% 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. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce has raised its dividend for 14 consecutive years and Fifth Third Bancorp has raised its dividend for 14 consecutive years.

Summary

Fifth Third Bancorp beats Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.