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 business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings and risk.

Do analysts recommend BK or GCG.A?

Guardian Capital Group has a consensus price target of C$52.00, suggesting a potential downside of 22.32%. 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

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

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

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%

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

In the previous week, Canadian Banc and Canadian Banc both had 1 articles in the media. Canadian Banc's average media sentiment score of 0.29 equaled Guardian Capital Group'saverage media sentiment score.

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

Which has higher valuation and earnings, 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	3.96	C$71.26M	C$3.45	4.13
Guardian Capital Group	C$397.58M	4.14	C$62.21M	C$6.18	10.83

Do insiders & 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 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 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 12.0%. 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.

Summary

Guardian Capital Group beats Canadian Banc on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.