EQB (EQB) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility and risk, EQB or CWB?

EQB has a beta of 1.132187, meaning that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Canadian Western Bank has a beta of 1.39, meaning 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
EQB	13.04%	8.52%	0.76%
Canadian Western Bank	14.89%	6.99%	0.73%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in EQB or CWB?

24.3% 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Canadian Western Bank shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate EQB or CWB?

EQB currently has a consensus target price of C$102.40, suggesting a potential upside of 9.45%. Canadian Western Bank has a consensus target price of C$60.50, suggesting a potential upside of 0.00%. Given EQB's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, 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)	2.20
Canadian Western Bank	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

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 2.1%. 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.

Which has stronger valuation and 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
EQB	C$1.26B	2.85	C$249.70M	C$8.82	10.61
Canadian Western Bank	C$1.99B	0.00	C$296.99M	C$3.07	N/A

Does the media prefer EQB or CWB?

In the previous week, EQB had 6 more articles in the media than Canadian Western Bank. MarketBeat recorded 6 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 -0.34 indicating that Canadian Western Bank is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
EQB	Neutral
Canadian Western Bank	Neutral

Summary

EQB beats Canadian Western Bank on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.