EQB (EQB) Competitors

Canadian Western Bank (TSE:CWB) and EQB (TSE:EQB) are both mid-cap financial services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability and dividends.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in CWB or EQB?

30.6% of Canadian Western Bank shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 22.5% of EQB shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Canadian Western Bank shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 29.0% of EQB shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, CWB or EQB?

Canadian Western Bank has higher revenue and earnings than EQB. Canadian Western Bank is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than EQB, 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 Western Bank	C$1.99B	0.00	C$296.99M	C$3.07	N/A
EQB	C$1.91B	2.05	C$249.70M	C$6.41	15.81

Do analysts rate CWB or EQB?

Canadian Western Bank currently has a consensus price target of C$57.94, suggesting a potential upside of 0.00%. EQB has a consensus price target of C$117.70, suggesting a potential upside of 16.10%. Given EQB's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe EQB is more favorable than Canadian Western Bank.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Canadian Western Bank	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
EQB	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.44

Which has more volatility and risk, CWB or EQB?

Canadian Western Bank has a beta of 1.39, indicating that its stock price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, EQB has a beta of 1.59, indicating that its stock price is 59% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to CWB or EQB?

In the previous week, EQB had 11 more articles in the media than Canadian Western Bank. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for EQB and 0 mentions for Canadian Western Bank. Canadian Western Bank's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat EQB's score of -0.06 indicating that Canadian Western Bank is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Canadian Western Bank	Neutral
EQB	Neutral

Is CWB or EQB more profitable?

Canadian Western Bank has a net margin of 14.89% compared to EQB's net margin of 13.04%. EQB's return on equity of 8.52% beat Canadian Western Bank's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Canadian Western Bank	14.89%	6.99%	0.73%
EQB	13.04%	8.52%	0.76%

Is CWB or EQB a better dividend stock?

Canadian Western Bank pays an annual dividend of C$1.40 per share. EQB pays an annual dividend of C$1.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Canadian Western Bank pays out 45.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. EQB pays out 29.3% 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. EQB is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

EQB beats Canadian Western Bank on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.