Comerica (CMA) Competitors

Comerica (NYSE:CMA) and East West Bancorp (NASDAQ:EWBC) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, dividends, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Which has more risk & volatility, CMA or EWBC?

Comerica has a beta of 0.92, meaning that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, East West Bancorp has a beta of 0.93, meaning that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to CMA or EWBC?

In the previous week, Comerica had 13 more articles in the media than East West Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for Comerica and 16 mentions for East West Bancorp. East West Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat Comerica's score of 0.87 indicating that East West Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Comerica	10 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	14 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
East West Bancorp	10 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer CMA or EWBC?

Comerica presently has a consensus price target of $62.35, indicating a potential downside of 4.63%. East West Bancorp has a consensus price target of $112.85, indicating a potential upside of 3.58%. Given East West Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe East West Bancorp is more favorable than Comerica.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Comerica	6 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.95
East West Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.62

Is CMA or EWBC more profitable?

East West Bancorp has a net margin of 25.73% compared to Comerica's net margin of 14.89%. East West Bancorp's return on equity of 15.23% beat Comerica's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Comerica	14.89%	11.59%	0.94%
East West Bancorp	25.73%	15.23%	1.55%

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, CMA or EWBC?

East West Bancorp has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Comerica. Comerica is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than East West 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
Comerica	$4.99B	1.72	$698M	$5.29	12.36
East West Bancorp	$4.53B	3.32	$1.17B	$8.38	13.00

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of CMA or EWBC?

80.7% of Comerica shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.5% of East West Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Comerica shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of East West Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is CMA or EWBC a better dividend stock?

Comerica pays an annual dividend of $2.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. East West Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $2.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Comerica pays out 53.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. East West Bancorp pays out 28.6% 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. East West Bancorp has raised its dividend for 8 consecutive years.

Summary

East West Bancorp beats Comerica on 16 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.