Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CM) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer CM or RY?

In the previous week, Royal Bank of Canada had 1 more articles in the media than Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Royal Bank of Canada and 6 mentions for Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce's average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat Royal Bank of Canada's score of 0.33 indicating that Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Royal Bank of Canada	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do institutionals and insiders believe in CM or RY?

56.0% of Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.5% of Royal Bank of Canada shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is CM or RY a better dividend stock?

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce pays an annual dividend of C$3.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Royal Bank of Canada pays an annual dividend of C$5.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce pays out 52.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Royal Bank of Canada pays out 50.3% 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.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, CM or RY?

Royal Bank of Canada has higher revenue and earnings than Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Royal 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
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce	C$22.70B	3.85	C$6.46B	C$6.91	13.39
Royal Bank of Canada	C$56.51B	4.33	C$15.90B	C$11.29	15.36

Which has more volatility and risk, CM or RY?

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce has a beta of 1.12, indicating that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Royal Bank of Canada has a beta of 0.84, indicating that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CM or RY?

Royal Bank of Canada received 316 more outperform votes than Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.51% of users gave Royal Bank of Canada an outperform vote while only 49.83% of users gave Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce	Outperform Votes 437 49.83%	Underperform Votes 440 50.17%
Royal Bank of Canada	Outperform Votes 753 58.51%	Underperform Votes 534 41.49%

Do analysts recommend CM or RY?

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce presently has a consensus price target of C$92.67, indicating a potential upside of 0.18%. Royal Bank of Canada has a consensus price target of C$176.58, indicating a potential upside of 1.84%. Given Royal Bank of Canada's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Royal Bank of Canada is more favorable than Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.58
Royal Bank of Canada	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.09

Is CM or RY more profitable?

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce has a net margin of 29.56% compared to Royal Bank of Canada's net margin of 28.67%. Royal Bank of Canada's return on equity of 13.68% beat Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce	29.56%	12.37%	0.69%
Royal Bank of Canada	28.67%	13.68%	0.80%

Summary

Royal Bank of Canada beats Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.