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 better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, earnings, valuation and media sentiment.

Which has more volatility & risk, CM or FITB?

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

Do analysts recommend CM or FITB?

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce currently has a consensus price target of $109.00, suggesting a potential upside of 44.83%. Fifth Third Bancorp has a consensus price target of $47.80, suggesting a potential upside of 5.03%. Given Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly 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

Do insiders & institutionals believe in CM or FITB?

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

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 3.7%. Fifth Third Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. 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 increased its dividend for 14 consecutive years and Fifth Third Bancorp has increased its dividend for 14 consecutive years.

Does the media favor CM or FITB?

In the previous week, Fifth Third Bancorp had 14 more articles in the media than Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Fifth Third Bancorp and 11 mentions for Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. Fifth Third Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.41 beat Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce's score of 1.26 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	9 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Fifth Third Bancorp	21 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, 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	1.49	$5.23B	$5.69	13.23
Fifth Third Bancorp	$13.28B	2.27	$2.31B	$3.22	14.13

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%

Summary

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