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Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CM) Competitors

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C$96.35 -0.07 (-0.07%)
As of 06/25/2025 04:00 PM Eastern

CM vs. RY, TD, BMO, BNS, NA, BAM, BN, MFC, IFC, and SLF

Should you be buying Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce include Royal Bank of Canada (RY), Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD), Bank of Montreal (BMO), Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS), National Bank of Canada (NA), Brookfield Asset Management (BAM), Brookfield (BN), Manulife Financial (MFC), Intact Financial (IFC), and Sun Life Financial (SLF). These companies are all part of the "financial services" sector.

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce vs. Its Competitors

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (TSE:CM) and Royal Bank of Canada (TSE:RY) are both large-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends and media sentiment.

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce currently has a consensus price target of C$96.23, indicating a potential downside of 0.12%. Royal Bank of Canada has a consensus price target of C$184.54, indicating a potential upside of 5.02%. Given Royal Bank of Canada's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Royal Bank of Canada is more favorable than Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
1 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.62
Royal Bank of Canada
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
3 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.08

56.0% of Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.5% of Royal Bank of Canada shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce has a beta of 1.12, indicating that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Royal Bank of Canada has a beta of 0.84, indicating that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500.

In the previous week, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce had 2 more articles in the media than Royal Bank of Canada. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce and 12 mentions for Royal Bank of Canada. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce's average media sentiment score of 0.26 beat Royal Bank of Canada's score of 0.23 indicating that Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
4 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Royal Bank of Canada
4 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Royal Bank of Canada has higher revenue and earnings than Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Royal Bank of Canada, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Canadian Imperial Bank of CommerceC$25.37B3.55C$7.07BC$7.5712.73
Royal Bank of CanadaC$57.52B4.32C$16.24BC$11.4815.31

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce pays an annual dividend of C$3.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Royal Bank of Canada pays an annual dividend of C$5.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce pays out 47.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Royal Bank of Canada pays out 49.5% 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. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Royal Bank of Canada has a net margin of 28.23% compared to Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce's net margin of 27.87%. Royal Bank of Canada's return on equity of 13.27% beat Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce27.87% 12.61% 0.69%
Royal Bank of Canada 28.23%13.27%0.80%

Summary

Royal Bank of Canada beats Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding CM and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of TSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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CM vs. The Competition

MetricCanadian Imperial Bank of CommerceBanks IndustryFinancial SectorTSE Exchange
Market CapC$90.14BC$104.79BC$6.43BC$6.09B
Dividend Yield4.17%3.77%4.18%6.72%
P/E Ratio12.7314.2213.6045.58
Price / Sales3.5579.171,823.28977.98
Price / Cash0.220.1748.9183.29
Price / Book1.541.181.414.75
Net IncomeC$7.07BC$9.45BC$1.25BC$301.20M
7 Day Performance1.88%2.09%1.07%-0.12%
1 Month Performance2.59%3.71%2.98%3.73%
1 Year Performance46.10%35.44%16.14%26.17%

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
CM
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
2.2728 of 5 stars
C$96.35
-0.1%
C$96.23
-0.1%
+45.5%C$90.14BC$25.37B12.7348,552Dividend Announcement
Analyst Forecast
Insider Trade
RY
Royal Bank of Canada
2.1836 of 5 stars
C$174.99
+0.8%
C$183.75
+5.0%
+21.0%C$247.61BC$57.52B15.2591,400Analyst Forecast
Insider Trade
TD
Toronto-Dominion Bank
1.186 of 5 stars
C$96.46
+0.2%
C$89.31
-7.4%
+32.3%C$169.23BC$56.16B19.1193,700Analyst Forecast
BMO
Bank of Montreal
2.7813 of 5 stars
C$145.19
-0.1%
C$145.62
+0.3%
+26.3%C$105.16BC$53.67B14.3346,700Analyst Forecast
BNS
Bank of Nova Scotia
2.1706 of 5 stars
C$74.46
+0.9%
C$77.00
+3.4%
+19.1%C$91.25BC$43.73B11.7791,000Analyst Forecast
NA
National Bank of Canada
2.4703 of 5 stars
C$135.94
+0.4%
C$135.36
-0.4%
+26.7%C$53.00BC$22.25B12.0628,730Dividend Increase
Analyst Forecast
BAM
Brookfield Asset Management
1.3562 of 5 stars
C$74.49
+0.4%
C$79.00
+6.1%
+42.5%C$87.45BC$3.71B25.632,400
BN
Brookfield
N/AC$79.49
+1.2%
N/A+46.3%C$84.49BC$63.79B94.48180,000
MFC
Manulife Financial
2.9174 of 5 stars
C$42.38
+0.1%
C$48.00
+13.3%
+18.7%C$74.33BC$45.06B13.1940,000
IFC
Intact Financial
1.4788 of 5 stars
C$309.17
-0.1%
C$310.90
+0.6%
+36.9%C$55.00BC$26.64B23.9430,000
SLF
Sun Life Financial
1.3523 of 5 stars
C$87.84
+0.6%
C$86.89
-1.1%
+33.4%C$50.17BC$49.53B13.2529,200

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This page (TSE:CM) was last updated on 6/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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