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C$108.45
+2.22 (+2.09%)
(As of 02:12 PM ET)

EQB vs. CWB, CWB.PD, LB, VBNK, X, IAG, IGM, ONEX, DFY, and ELF

Should 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), TMX Group (X), iA Financial (IAG), IGM Financial (IGM), Onex (ONEX), Definity Financial (DFY), and E-L Financial (ELF). These companies are all part of the "financial services" sector.

EQB vs.

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

Canadian Western Bank received 106 more outperform votes than EQB when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.88% of users gave EQB an outperform vote while only 51.17% of users gave Canadian Western Bank an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
EQBOutperform Votes
375
60.88%
Underperform Votes
241
39.12%
Canadian Western BankOutperform Votes
481
51.17%
Underperform Votes
459
48.83%

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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

EQB has a net margin of 39.67% compared to Canadian Western Bank's net margin of 29.23%. EQB's return on equity of 14.70% beat Canadian Western Bank's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
EQB39.67% 14.70% 0.76%
Canadian Western Bank 29.23%7.51%0.73%

EQB has a beta of 1.59, indicating that its stock price is 59% 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.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
EQBC$1.12B3.71C$437.51MC$9.5211.36
Canadian Western BankC$1.06B5.18C$282.53MC$2.9819.07

EQB pays an annual dividend of C$1.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Canadian Western Bank pays an annual dividend of C$1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. EQB pays out 19.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Canadian Western Bank pays out 47.0% 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.

In the previous week, Canadian Western Bank had 3 more articles in the media than EQB. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Canadian Western Bank and 0 mentions for EQB. EQB's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Canadian Western Bank's score of -0.07 indicating that EQB is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
EQB Neutral
Canadian Western Bank Neutral

EQB presently has a consensus price target of C$106.56, indicating a potential downside of 1.10%. Canadian Western Bank has a consensus price target of C$48.03, indicating a potential downside of 15.39%. 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
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.70
Canadian Western Bank
0 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

Summary

EQB beats Canadian Western Bank on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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EQB vs. The Competition

MetricEQBBanks IndustryFinancial SectorTSE Exchange
Market CapC$4.15BC$5.01BC$3.15BC$4.27B
Dividend Yield1.80%4.45%4.61%6.98%
P/E Ratio11.3651.75431.2227.31
Price / Sales3.7146.472,979.531,270.94
Price / Cash1.591.6648.0072.90
Price / Book1.360.632.273.20
Net IncomeC$437.51MC$2.54BC$394.92MC$254.42M
7 Day Performance1.49%-0.59%6.24%0.12%
1 Month Performance3.95%-0.88%0.02%1.42%
1 Year Performance45.99%16.59%16.32%30.21%

EQB Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
EQB
EQB
1.3527 of 5 stars
C$108.45
+2.1%
C$106.56
-1.7%
+43.4%C$4.16BC$1.12B11.391,800
CWB
Canadian Western Bank
1.6236 of 5 stars
C$56.89
-0.6%
C$48.03
-15.6%
+97.9%C$5.50BC$1.06B19.092,454Analyst Revision
News Coverage
CWB.PD
Canadian Western Bank
N/AC$27.24
+0.9%
N/A+14.5%C$2.42BC$1.06B7.192,532High Trading Volume
LB
Laurentian Bank of Canada
0.8319 of 5 stars
C$26.25
+0.7%
C$27.01
+2.9%
+0.1%C$1.15BC$947.10M-42.343,000
VBNK
VersaBank
0.7067 of 5 stars
C$21.25
+1.5%
C$12.00
-43.5%
+106.1%C$551.65MC$113.82M12.07100Gap Up
X
TMX Group
1.287 of 5 stars
C$43.52
+0.1%
C$44.81
+3.0%
+49.8%C$12.08BC$3.06B29.6122,700Earnings Report
Dividend Announcement
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
IAG
iA Financial
1.9785 of 5 stars
C$114.19
+0.7%
C$111.00
-2.8%
+34.8%C$10.86BC$8.42B15.295,360Upcoming Earnings
IGM
IGM Financial
1.4923 of 5 stars
C$42.25
+1.0%
C$45.00
+6.5%
+23.9%C$10.00BC$3.63B11.903,300Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
News Coverage
ONEX
Onex
1.8303 of 5 stars
C$100.74
+0.5%
C$120.75
+19.9%
+22.2%C$7.67BC$1.10B7.18492
DFY
Definity Financial
2.2794 of 5 stars
C$54.03
+0.6%
C$53.70
-0.6%
+43.1%C$6.21BC$4.03B16.323,442Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Revision
Positive News
ELF
E-L Financial
N/AC$1,315.00
flat
N/AN/AC$4.55BC$3.16B4.00300Upcoming Earnings

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This page (TSE:EQB) was last updated on 11/4/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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