EQB (EQB) Competitors

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

Is EQB or CWB a better dividend stock?

EQB pays an annual dividend of C$1.88 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 29.3% 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 preferable earnings & valuation, 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$1.91B	1.85	C$249.70M	C$6.41	14.26
Canadian Western Bank	C$1.99B	0.00	C$296.99M	C$3.07	N/A

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of EQB or CWB?

22.5% of EQB shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 30.6% of Canadian Western Bank shares are held by institutional investors. 29.0% of EQB shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Canadian Western Bank shares are held by company 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 presently has a consensus price target of C$119.60, indicating a potential upside of 30.75%. Canadian Western Bank has a consensus price target of C$57.94, indicating a potential upside of 0.00%. Given EQB's stronger consensus rating and higher possible 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)	3 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.70
Canadian Western Bank	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.14

Does the media favor EQB or CWB?

In the previous week, EQB had 3 more articles in the media than Canadian Western Bank. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for EQB and 1 mentions for Canadian Western Bank. EQB's average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat Canadian Western Bank's score of 0.00 indicating that EQB is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
EQB	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Canadian Western Bank	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more volatility & risk, EQB or CWB?

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

Does the MarketBeat Community favor EQB or CWB?

Canadian Western Bank received 99 more outperform votes than EQB when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.35% of users gave EQB an outperform vote while only 50.85% of users gave Canadian Western Bank an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
EQB	Outperform Votes 382 60.35%	Underperform Votes 251 39.65%
Canadian Western Bank	Outperform Votes 481 50.85%	Underperform Votes 465 49.15%

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%

Summary

EQB beats Canadian Western Bank on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.