Canadian Banc (BK) Competitors

Canadian Banc (TSE:BK) and Guardian Capital Group (TSE:GCG.A) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

Do analysts recommend BK or GCG.A?

Guardian Capital Group has a consensus target price of C$52.00, indicating a potential downside of 22.07%. Given Guardian Capital Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Guardian Capital Group is more favorable than Canadian Banc.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Canadian Banc	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Guardian Capital Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is BK or GCG.A a better dividend stock?

Canadian Banc pays an annual dividend of C$1.71 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.5%. Guardian Capital Group pays an annual dividend of C$1.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Canadian Banc pays out 49.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Guardian Capital Group pays out 24.3% 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.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in BK or GCG.A?

0.1% of Canadian Banc shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.9% of Guardian Capital Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 23.4% of Guardian Capital Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to BK or GCG.A?

In the previous week, Canadian Banc had 3 more articles in the media than Guardian Capital Group. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Canadian Banc and 2 mentions for Guardian Capital Group. Canadian Banc's average media sentiment score of 0.69 beat Guardian Capital Group's score of 0.48 indicating that Canadian Banc is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Canadian Banc	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Guardian Capital Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is BK or GCG.A more profitable?

Canadian Banc has a net margin of 59.55% compared to Guardian Capital Group's net margin of 24.73%. Canadian Banc's return on equity of 21.73% beat Guardian Capital Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Canadian Banc	59.55%	21.73%	10.66%
Guardian Capital Group	24.73%	5.26%	2.48%

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, BK or GCG.A?

Canadian Banc has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Guardian Capital Group. Canadian Banc is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Guardian Capital Group, 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 Banc	C$137.20M	4.13	C$71.26M	C$3.45	4.30
Guardian Capital Group	C$397.58M	4.12	C$62.21M	C$6.18	10.80

Which has more risk & volatility, BK or GCG.A?

Canadian Banc has a beta of 0.890412, indicating that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Guardian Capital Group has a beta of 1.236189, indicating that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Guardian Capital Group beats Canadian Banc on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.