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 contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, community ranking, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings and profitability.

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 7.1%. Canadian Western Bank pays an annual dividend of C$1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. 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.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, 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	2.25	C$282.53M	C$3.79	7.07
Canadian Western Bank	C$1.06B	5.34	C$282.53M	C$2.98	19.64

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%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor 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 50.90% 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 50.90%	Underperform Votes 464 49.10%

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

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

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

In the previous week, Canadian Western Bank had 15 more articles in the media than Canadian Western Bank. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Canadian Western Bank and 0 mentions for Canadian Western Bank. Canadian Western Bank's average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat Canadian Western Bank's score of 0.41 indicating that Canadian Western Bank is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Canadian Western Bank	Positive
Canadian Western Bank	Neutral

Do insiders & institutionals believe 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 insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate CWB.PD or CWB?

Canadian Western Bank has a consensus price target of C$54.83, suggesting a potential downside of 6.32%. Given Canadian Western Bank's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly 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)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40

Summary

Canadian Western Bank beats Canadian Western Bank on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.