Canadian Western Bank (CWB.PD) Competitors

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

Is CWB or CWB.PD more profitable?

Canadian Western Bank has a net margin of 29.23% compared to Canadian Western Bank's net margin of 14.89%. Canadian Western Bank's return on equity of 7.51% beat Canadian Western Bank's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Canadian Western Bank	14.89%	6.99%	0.73%
Canadian Western Bank	29.23%	7.51%	0.73%

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

Canadian Western Bank has higher revenue and earnings than Canadian Western Bank. 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$1.99B	2.75	C$296.99M	C$3.07	18.45
Canadian Western Bank	C$1.06B	2.29	C$282.53M	C$3.79	7.19

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

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

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

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

Is CWB or CWB.PD a better dividend stock?

Canadian Western Bank pays an annual dividend of C$1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Canadian Western Bank pays an annual dividend of C$1.91 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.0%. Canadian Western Bank pays out 45.6% 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.

Do analysts rate CWB or CWB.PD?

Canadian Western Bank currently has a consensus target price of C$54.83, suggesting a potential downside of 3.17%. Given Canadian Western Bank's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research 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)	7 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.30
Canadian Western Bank	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

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

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 0.00 equaled Canadian Western Bank'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Canadian Western Bank	Neutral
Canadian Western Bank	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CWB or CWB.PD?

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 50.85% of users gave Canadian Western Bank an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Canadian Western Bank	Outperform Votes 481 50.85%	Underperform Votes 465 49.15%
Canadian Western Bank	Outperform Votes 3 75.00%	Underperform Votes 1 25.00%

Summary

Canadian Western Bank beats Canadian Western Bank on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.