CM vs. FITB, AMP, BMO, BN, BNS, MFC, RY, SLF, TD, and HSBC
Should you be buying Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce include Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB), Ameriprise Financial (AMP), Bank Of Montreal (BMO), Brookfield (BN), Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS), Manulife Financial (MFC), Royal Bank Of Canada (RY), Sun Life Financial (SLF), Toronto Dominion Bank (TD), and HSBC (HSBC). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce vs. Its Competitors
Fifth Third Bancorp (NASDAQ:FITB) and Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (NYSE:CM) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, media sentiment and dividends.
In the previous week, Fifth Third Bancorp had 51 more articles in the media than Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. MarketBeat recorded 59 mentions for Fifth Third Bancorp and 8 mentions for Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce's average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat Fifth Third Bancorp's score of 0.80 indicating that Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Fifth Third Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce pays an annual dividend of $2.82 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Fifth Third Bancorp pays out 49.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce pays out 47.6% 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. Fifth Third Bancorp has raised its dividend for 14 consecutive years and Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce has raised its dividend for 14 consecutive years.
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce has higher revenue and earnings than Fifth Third Bancorp. Fifth Third Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Fifth Third Bancorp presently has a consensus target price of $50.06, suggesting a potential upside of 14.60%. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce has a consensus target price of $107.50, suggesting a potential upside of 31.73%. Given Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce is more favorable than Fifth Third Bancorp.
83.8% of Fifth Third Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.9% of Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Fifth Third Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Fifth Third Bancorp has a beta of 0.95, suggesting that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce has a beta of 1.03, suggesting that its share price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Fifth Third Bancorp has a net margin of 17.97% compared to Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce's net margin of 12.94%. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce's return on equity of 14.67% beat Fifth Third Bancorp's return on equity.
Summary
Fifth Third Bancorp beats Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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This page (NYSE:CM) was last updated on 10/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
