Which has better earnings & valuation, VBNK or CWB.PD?

Canadian Western Bank has higher revenue and earnings than VersaBank. Canadian Western Bank is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than VersaBank, 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 VersaBank C$141.48M 6.43 C$49.54M C$0.94 30.07 Canadian Western Bank C$1.06B 0.00 C$282.53M C$3.79 N/A

Do analysts recommend VBNK or LB?

Laurentian Bank of Canada has a consensus price target of C$37.29, suggesting a potential downside of 7.39%. Given Laurentian Bank of Canada's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Laurentian Bank of Canada is more favorable than VersaBank. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score VersaBank 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Laurentian Bank of Canada 2 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.50

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, VB or VBNK?

VersaBank has higher revenue and earnings than VersaBank. VersaBank is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than VersaBank, 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 VersaBank C$60.60M 0.00 C$26.23M C$0.96 N/A VersaBank C$141.48M 6.43 C$49.54M C$0.94 30.07

Do analysts prefer VBNK or MSL?

Given Merus Labs International's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Merus Labs International is more favorable than VersaBank. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score VersaBank 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Merus Labs International 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 3 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.75

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, VBNK or MSL?

VersaBank has higher revenue and earnings than Merus Labs International. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio VersaBank C$141.48M 6.43 C$49.54M C$0.94 30.07 Merus Labs International N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, VBNK or PNP?

VersaBank has higher revenue and earnings than Pinetree Capital. Pinetree Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than VersaBank, 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 VersaBank C$141.48M 6.43 C$49.54M C$0.94 30.07 Pinetree Capital -C$393K -235.99 C$18.94M -C$0.45 N/A

VersaBank (VBNK) Competitors

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VBNK vs. CWB.PD, LB, VB, MSL, and PNP

Should you buy VersaBank stock or one of its competitors? VersaBank's main competitors and comparable companies include Canadian Western Bank (CWB.PD), Laurentian Bank of Canada (LB), VersaBank (VB), Merus Labs International (MSL), and Pinetree Capital (PNP). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "regional banks" industry.

How does VersaBank compare to Canadian Western Bank?

VersaBank (TSE:VBNK) and Canadian Western Bank (TSE:CWB.PD) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

In the previous week, VersaBank's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Canadian Western Bank'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
VersaBank	Neutral
Canadian Western Bank	Neutral

VersaBank has a beta of 1.560705, indicating that its stock price is 56% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Canadian Western Bank has a beta of 1.39, indicating that its stock price is 39% more volatile than the broader market.

Canadian Western Bank has a net margin of 29.23% compared to VersaBank's net margin of 9.34%. Canadian Western Bank's return on equity of 7.51% beat VersaBank's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
VersaBank	9.34%	5.64%	1.10%
Canadian Western Bank	29.23%	7.51%	0.73%

Canadian Western Bank has higher revenue and earnings than VersaBank. Canadian Western Bank is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than VersaBank, 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
VersaBank	C$141.48M	6.43	C$49.54M	C$0.94	30.07
Canadian Western Bank	C$1.06B	0.00	C$282.53M	C$3.79	N/A

9.7% of VersaBank shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.6% of Canadian Western Bank shares are held by institutional investors. 38.8% of VersaBank shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

VersaBank pays an annual dividend of C$0.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Canadian Western Bank pays an annual dividend of C$1.91 per share. VersaBank pays out 10.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Canadian Western Bank pays out 50.4% 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. VersaBank is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

VersaBank beats Canadian Western Bank on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does VersaBank compare to Laurentian Bank of Canada?

VersaBank (TSE:VBNK) and Laurentian Bank of Canada (TSE:LB) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and dividends.

VersaBank has a beta of 1.560705, meaning that its share price is 56% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Laurentian Bank of Canada has a beta of 1.161536, meaning that its share price is 16% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Laurentian Bank of Canada had 2 more articles in the media than VersaBank. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Laurentian Bank of Canada and 0 mentions for VersaBank. Laurentian Bank of Canada's average media sentiment score of 0.22 beat VersaBank's score of 0.00 indicating that Laurentian Bank of Canada is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
VersaBank	Neutral
Laurentian Bank of Canada	Neutral

9.7% of VersaBank shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.3% of Laurentian Bank of Canada shares are held by institutional investors. 38.8% of VersaBank shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Laurentian Bank of Canada shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Laurentian Bank of Canada has a consensus price target of C$37.29, suggesting a potential downside of 7.39%. Given Laurentian Bank of Canada's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Laurentian Bank of Canada is more favorable than VersaBank.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
VersaBank	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Laurentian Bank of Canada	2 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.50

VersaBank pays an annual dividend of C$0.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Laurentian Bank of Canada pays an annual dividend of C$1.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. VersaBank pays out 10.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Laurentian Bank of Canada pays out 606.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

VersaBank has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Laurentian Bank of Canada. VersaBank is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Laurentian Bank of Canada, 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
VersaBank	C$141.48M	6.43	C$49.54M	C$0.94	30.07
Laurentian Bank of Canada	C$956.73M	1.88	-C$5.52M	C$0.31	129.87

VersaBank has a net margin of 9.34% compared to Laurentian Bank of Canada's net margin of 1.36%. VersaBank's return on equity of 5.64% beat Laurentian Bank of Canada's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
VersaBank	9.34%	5.64%	1.10%
Laurentian Bank of Canada	1.36%	1.01%	-0.03%

Summary

VersaBank beats Laurentian Bank of Canada on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does VersaBank compare to VersaBank?

VersaBank (TSE:VB) and VersaBank (TSE:VBNK) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, institutional ownership and profitability.

VersaBank has higher revenue and earnings than VersaBank. VersaBank is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than VersaBank, 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
VersaBank	C$60.60M	0.00	C$26.23M	C$0.96	N/A
VersaBank	C$141.48M	6.43	C$49.54M	C$0.94	30.07

VersaBank has a net margin of 9.34% compared to VersaBank's net margin of 0.00%. VersaBank's return on equity of 5.64% beat VersaBank's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
VersaBank	N/A	N/A	N/A
VersaBank	9.34%	5.64%	1.10%

VersaBank pays an annual dividend of C$0.10 per share. VersaBank pays an annual dividend of C$0.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. VersaBank pays out 10.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. VersaBank pays out 10.6% 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.

In the previous week, VersaBank's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled VersaBank'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
VersaBank	Neutral
VersaBank	Neutral

9.7% of VersaBank shares are owned by institutional investors. 38.8% of VersaBank shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

VersaBank beats VersaBank on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does VersaBank compare to Merus Labs International?

VersaBank (TSE:VBNK) and Merus Labs International (TSE:MSL) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and risk.

In the previous week, VersaBank's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Merus Labs International'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
VersaBank	Neutral
Merus Labs International	Neutral

VersaBank pays an annual dividend of C$0.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Merus Labs International pays an annual dividend of C$0.04 per share. VersaBank pays out 10.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

VersaBank has higher revenue and earnings than Merus Labs International.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
VersaBank	C$141.48M	6.43	C$49.54M	C$0.94	30.07
Merus Labs International	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Given Merus Labs International's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Merus Labs International is more favorable than VersaBank.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
VersaBank	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Merus Labs International	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.75

VersaBank has a net margin of 9.34% compared to Merus Labs International's net margin of 0.00%. VersaBank's return on equity of 5.64% beat Merus Labs International's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
VersaBank	9.34%	5.64%	1.10%
Merus Labs International	N/A	N/A	N/A

9.7% of VersaBank shares are owned by institutional investors. 38.8% of VersaBank shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

VersaBank beats Merus Labs International on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does VersaBank compare to Pinetree Capital?

VersaBank (TSE:VBNK) and Pinetree Capital (TSE:PNP) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends and risk.

9.7% of VersaBank shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 12.1% of Pinetree Capital shares are held by institutional investors. 38.8% of VersaBank shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 43.4% of Pinetree Capital shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

VersaBank has higher revenue and earnings than Pinetree Capital. Pinetree Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than VersaBank, 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
VersaBank	C$141.48M	6.43	C$49.54M	C$0.94	30.07
Pinetree Capital	-C$393K	-235.99	C$18.94M	-C$0.45	N/A

VersaBank has a beta of 1.560705, indicating that its share price is 56% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Pinetree Capital has a beta of 0.92891, indicating that its share price is 7% less volatile than the broader market.

VersaBank has a net margin of 9.34% compared to Pinetree Capital's net margin of -81.12%. VersaBank's return on equity of 5.64% beat Pinetree Capital's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
VersaBank	9.34%	5.64%	1.10%
Pinetree Capital	-81.12%	-5.04%	17.18%

In the previous week, Pinetree Capital had 1 more articles in the media than VersaBank. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Pinetree Capital and 0 mentions for VersaBank. Pinetree Capital's average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat VersaBank's score of 0.00 indicating that Pinetree Capital is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
VersaBank	Neutral
Pinetree Capital	Positive

Summary

VersaBank beats Pinetree Capital on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

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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.

VBNK vs. The Competition

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Metric	VersaBank	Banks Industry	Finance Sector	TSE Exchange
Market Cap	C$910.18M	C$23.95B	C$14.08B	C$12.54B
Dividend Yield	0.38%	3.15%	5.88%	6.20%
P/E Ratio	30.07	28.29	29.33	30.69
Price / Sales	6.43	9.63	511.70	9.75
Price / Cash	N/A	16.25	39.97	82.29
Price / Book	1.64	1.39	3.70	4.64
Net Income	C$49.54M	C$2.57B	C$1.31B	C$299.09M
7 Day Performance	6.64%	1.07%	0.74%	0.94%
1 Month Performance	-5.45%	3.73%	1.78%	3.90%
1 Year Performance	94.16%	27.29%	12.27%	36.05%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
VBNK VersaBank	N/A	C$28.27 +0.9%	N/A	+92.5%	C$910.18M	C$141.48M	30.07	100
CWB.PD Canadian Western Bank	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	C$2.42B	C$1.06B	7.19	2,532	High Trading Volume
LB Laurentian Bank of Canada	1.2108 of 5 stars	C$40.25 -0.1%	C$36.50 -9.3%	+30.8%	C$1.80B	C$956.73M	129.84	3,000	News Coverage
VB VersaBank	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	C$401.74M	C$60.60M	15.31	92	Gap Down High Trading Volume
MSL Merus Labs International	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	C$193.64M	N/A	N/A	474

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VBNK vs. CWB.PD, LB, VB, MSL, and PNP

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VersaBank (VBNK) Competitors

VBNK vs. CWB.PD, LB, VB, MSL, and PNP

How does VersaBank compare to Canadian Western Bank?

Does the media prefer VBNK or CWB.PD?

Which has more risk and volatility, VBNK or CWB.PD?

Is VBNK or CWB.PD more profitable?

Which has better earnings & valuation, VBNK or CWB.PD?

Do institutionals & insiders believe in VBNK or CWB.PD?

Is VBNK or CWB.PD a better dividend stock?

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How does VersaBank compare to Laurentian Bank of Canada?

Which has more risk and volatility, VBNK or LB?

Does the media prefer VBNK or LB?

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of VBNK or LB?

Do analysts recommend VBNK or LB?

Is VBNK or LB a better dividend stock?

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, VBNK or LB?

Is VBNK or LB more profitable?

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How does VersaBank compare to VersaBank?

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, VB or VBNK?

Is VB or VBNK more profitable?

Is VB or VBNK a better dividend stock?

Does the media refer more to VB or VBNK?

Do insiders and institutionals believe in VB or VBNK?

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How does VersaBank compare to Merus Labs International?

Does the media refer more to VBNK or MSL?

Is VBNK or MSL a better dividend stock?

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, VBNK or MSL?

Do analysts prefer VBNK or MSL?

Is VBNK or MSL more profitable?

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in VBNK or MSL?

Summary

How does VersaBank compare to Pinetree Capital?

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of VBNK or PNP?

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, VBNK or PNP?

Which has more risk & volatility, VBNK or PNP?

Is VBNK or PNP more profitable?

Does the media favor VBNK or PNP?

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