Canadian Banc (BK) Competitors

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

Which has better valuation & earnings, BK or GCG?

Guardian Capital Group has higher revenue and earnings than Canadian Banc. 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	3.81	C$71.26M	C$3.45	3.97
Guardian Capital Group	C$397.58M	4.13	C$108.81M	C$6.18	10.83

Which has more volatility and risk, BK or GCG?

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 1.09408, indicating that its share price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer BK or GCG?

In the previous week, Guardian Capital Group had 1 more articles in the media than Canadian Banc. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Guardian Capital Group and 1 mentions for Canadian Banc. Guardian Capital Group's average media sentiment score of 0.47 beat Canadian Banc's score of 0.00 indicating that Guardian Capital Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Canadian Banc	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
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 better dividend stock?

Canadian Banc pays an annual dividend of C$1.71 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.4%. 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 analysts prefer BK or GCG?

Guardian Capital Group has a consensus target price of C$45.00, indicating a potential downside of 32.74%. Given Guardian Capital Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly 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)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Is BK or GCG more profitable?

Canadian Banc has a net margin of 59.55% compared to Guardian Capital Group's net margin of 37.41%. 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	37.41%	8.33%	2.48%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of BK or GCG?

0.1% of Canadian Banc shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.3% of Guardian Capital Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 77.1% of Guardian Capital Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Guardian Capital Group beats Canadian Banc on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.