Canadian Banc (BK) Competitors

Guardian Capital Group (TSE:GCG) and Canadian Banc (TSE:BK) 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 analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, valuation, earnings, risk and institutional ownership.

Which has better earnings and valuation, GCG or BK?

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
Guardian Capital Group	C$397.58M	4.12	C$108.81M	C$6.18	10.79
Canadian Banc	C$137.20M	4.16	C$71.26M	C$3.14	4.34

Does the media refer more to GCG or BK?

In the previous week, Guardian Capital Group had 1 more articles in the media than Canadian Banc. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Guardian Capital Group and 0 mentions for Canadian Banc. Guardian Capital Group's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Canadian Banc's score of 0.00 indicating that Guardian Capital Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Guardian Capital Group	Positive
Canadian Banc	Neutral

Is GCG or BK 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
Guardian Capital Group	37.41%	8.33%	2.48%
Canadian Banc	59.55%	21.73%	10.66%

Do analysts recommend GCG or BK?

Guardian Capital Group presently has a consensus price target of C$45.00, indicating a potential downside of 32.53%. Given Guardian Capital Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Guardian Capital Group is more favorable than Canadian Banc.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Guardian Capital Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Canadian Banc	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

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

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

Is GCG or BK a better dividend stock?

Guardian Capital Group pays an annual dividend of C$1.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Canadian Banc pays an annual dividend of C$1.55 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.4%. Guardian Capital Group pays out 24.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Canadian Banc pays out 49.4% 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.

Which has more volatility & risk, GCG or BK?

Guardian Capital Group has a beta of 1.018534, suggesting that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Canadian Banc has a beta of 1.040612, suggesting that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Guardian Capital Group beats Canadian Banc on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.