Canadian Western Bank (CWB.PD) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility & risk, CWB.PD or CWB?

Canadian Western Bank has a beta of 1.39, indicating that its share price is 39% 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 prefer CWB.PD or CWB?

Canadian Western Bank received 478 more outperform votes than Canadian Western Bank when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 75.00% of users gave Canadian Western Bank an outperform vote while only 51.12% of users gave Canadian Western Bank an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Canadian Western Bank	Outperform Votes 3 75.00%	Underperform Votes 1 25.00%
Canadian Western Bank	Outperform Votes 481 51.12%	Underperform Votes 460 48.88%

Is CWB.PD or CWB more profitable?

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Canadian Western Bank	29.23%	7.51%	0.73%
Canadian Western Bank	29.23%	7.51%	0.73%

Which has higher earnings & valuation, CWB.PD or CWB?

Canadian Western Bank 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Canadian Western Bank	C$1.06B	2.31	C$282.53M	C$3.79	7.28
Canadian Western Bank	C$1.06B	5.44	C$282.53M	C$2.98	20.01

Does the media refer more to CWB.PD or CWB?

In the previous week, Canadian Western Bank had 3 more articles in the media than Canadian Western Bank. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Canadian Western Bank and 0 mentions for Canadian Western Bank. Canadian Western Bank's average media sentiment score of 0.33 beat Canadian Western Bank's score of 0.00 indicating that Canadian Western Bank is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Canadian Western Bank	Neutral
Canadian Western Bank	Neutral

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in CWB.PD or CWB?

8.6% of Canadian Western Bank shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 30.6% of Canadian Western Bank shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Canadian Western Bank shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is CWB.PD or CWB a better dividend stock?

Canadian Western Bank pays an annual dividend of C$1.91 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.9%. Canadian Western Bank pays an annual dividend of C$1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Canadian Western Bank pays out 50.4% 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.

Do analysts rate CWB.PD or CWB?

Canadian Western Bank has a consensus target price of C$48.57, suggesting a potential downside of 18.56%. Given Canadian Western Bank's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Canadian Western Bank is more favorable than Canadian Western Bank.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Canadian Western Bank	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Canadian Western Bank	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Summary

Canadian Western Bank beats Canadian Western Bank on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.