EQB (EQB) Competitors C$91.35 +0.25 (+0.27%) As of 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesBuy This Stock EQB vs. CWB, CWB.PD, LB, VBNK, IAG, IGM, DFY, ONEX, GLXY, and ELFShould you be buying EQB stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of EQB include Canadian Western Bank (CWB), Canadian Western Bank (CWB.PD), Laurentian Bank of Canada (LB), VersaBank (VBNK), iA Financial (IAG), IGM Financial (IGM), Definity Financial (DFY), Onex (ONEX), Galaxy Digital (GLXY), and E-L Financial (ELF). These companies are all part of the "financial services" sector. EQB vs. Its Competitors Canadian Western Bank Canadian Western Bank Laurentian Bank of Canada VersaBank iA Financial IGM Financial Definity Financial Onex Galaxy Digital E-L Financial EQB (TSE:EQB) and Canadian Western Bank (TSE:CWB) are both mid-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, valuation and dividends. Is EQB or CWB a better dividend stock? EQB pays an annual dividend of C$2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Canadian Western Bank pays an annual dividend of C$1.40 per share. EQB pays out 22.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Canadian Western Bank pays out 45.6% 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. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of EQB or CWB? 24.0% of EQB shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 30.6% of Canadian Western Bank shares are owned by institutional investors. 29.0% of EQB shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Canadian Western Bank shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts rate EQB or CWB? EQB currently has a consensus target price of C$102.40, indicating a potential upside of 12.10%. Canadian Western Bank has a consensus target price of C$60.50, indicating a potential upside of 0.00%. Given EQB's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe EQB is more favorable than Canadian Western Bank.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score EQB 0 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.20Canadian Western Bank 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Which has higher valuation & earnings, EQB or CWB? 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioEQBC$1.26B2.78C$249.70MC$8.8210.36Canadian Western BankC$1.99B0.00C$296.99MC$3.07N/A Which has more volatility & risk, EQB or CWB? EQB has a beta of 1.267688, indicating that its stock price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Canadian Western Bank has a beta of 1.39, indicating that its stock price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is EQB or CWB 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 EQB13.04% 8.52% 0.76% Canadian Western Bank 14.89%6.99%0.73% Does the media refer more to EQB or CWB? In the previous week, EQB had 1 more articles in the media than Canadian Western Bank. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for EQB and 1 mentions for Canadian Western Bank. Canadian Western Bank's average media sentiment score of 1.44 beat EQB's score of 0.56 indicating that Canadian Western Bank is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment EQB 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Canadian Western Bank 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryEQB beats Canadian Western Bank on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get EQB News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for EQB and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart EQB vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricEQBBanks IndustryFinancial SectorTSE ExchangeMarket CapC$3.50BC$17.87BC$6.37BC$9.41BDividend Yield2.41%4.24%4.31%6.50%P/E Ratio10.3638.121,778.3325.69Price / Sales2.7860.131,357.709.44Price / Cash1.5914.25127.5283.29Price / Book1.190.702.085.54Net IncomeC$249.70MC$16.75BC$1.23BC$301.20M7 Day Performance-2.32%0.86%1.09%0.84%1 Month Performance-10.29%1.02%2.24%8.13%1 Year Performance-8.08%25.14%31.19%37.27% EQB Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)EQBEQB3.0953 of 5 starsC$91.35+0.3%C$102.40+12.1%-8.1%C$3.50BC$1.26B10.361,800Dividend IncreaseCWBCanadian Western Bank2.0544 of 5 starsN/AC$60.50+∞N/AC$5.48BC$1.99B18.452,454News CoverageCWB.PDCanadian Western BankN/AN/AN/AN/AC$2.42BC$1.06B7.192,532High Trading VolumeLBLaurentian Bank of Canada1.8281 of 5 starsC$31.31-0.9%C$30.57-2.4%+24.5%C$1.39BC$974.90M10.273,000VBNKVersaBank1.7749 of 5 starsC$16.24-2.7%C$19.00+17.0%-6.2%C$528.11MC$116.83M17.28100IAGiA Financial1.6355 of 5 starsC$151.49+1.5%C$145.88-3.7%+44.7%C$14.07BC$4.95B14.145,360News CoverageIGMIGM Financial2.6647 of 5 starsC$49.79-0.4%C$52.29+5.0%+29.8%C$11.74BC$3.63B12.143,300Dividend CutDFYDefinity Financial1.4464 of 5 starsC$72.99-1.1%C$74.20+1.7%+45.8%C$8.75BC$4.78B21.923,442News CoverageONEXOnex2.2154 of 5 starsC$121.53+1.6%C$139.33+14.6%N/AC$8.34BC$841M16.58492News CoverageGLXYGalaxy Digital0.4154 of 5 starsC$33.45+2.8%C$24.50-26.8%+201.7%C$5.66BC$43.76B-38.90434News CoverageELFE-L FinancialN/AC$15.26-1.6%N/A-98.7%C$5.28BC$3.03B4.50300Dividend Announcement Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Canadian Western Bank Alternatives Canadian Western Bank Alternatives Laurentian Bank of Canada Alternatives VersaBank Alternatives iA Financial Alternatives IGM Financial Alternatives Definity Financial Alternatives Onex Alternatives Galaxy Digital Alternatives E-L Financial Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (TSE:EQB) was last updated on 9/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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