CWB vs. EQB, CWB.PD, LB, VBNK, X, IAG, IGM, ONEX, DFY, and ELF
Should you be buying Canadian Western Bank stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Canadian Western Bank include EQB (EQB), Canadian Western Bank (CWB.PD), Laurentian Bank of Canada (LB), VersaBank (VBNK), TMX Group (X), iA Financial (IAG), IGM Financial (IGM), Onex (ONEX), Definity Financial (DFY), and E-L Financial (ELF). These companies are all part of the "financial services" sector.
Canadian Western Bank vs.
EQB (TSE:EQB) and Canadian Western Bank (TSE:CWB) are both mid-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, valuation, earnings, profitability, community ranking and analyst recommendations.
Canadian Western Bank has a net margin of 14.89% compared to EQB's net margin of 13.04%. EQB's return on equity of 8.52% beat Canadian Western Bank's return on equity.
In the previous week, EQB had 10 more articles in the media than Canadian Western Bank. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for EQB and 2 mentions for Canadian Western Bank. EQB's average media sentiment score of 0.38 beat Canadian Western Bank's score of 0.00 indicating that EQB is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Canadian Western Bank has higher revenue and earnings than EQB. EQB 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.
EQB pays an annual dividend of C$1.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Canadian Western Bank pays an annual dividend of C$1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. EQB pays out 29.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Canadian Western Bank pays out 45.6% 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.
Canadian Western Bank received 102 more outperform votes than EQB when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.45% of users gave EQB an outperform vote while only 50.85% of users gave Canadian Western Bank an outperform vote.
EQB presently has a consensus target price of C$117.20, suggesting a potential upside of 14.85%. Canadian Western Bank has a consensus target price of C$54.83, suggesting a potential downside of 3.17%. Given EQB's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe EQB is more favorable than Canadian Western Bank.
EQB has a beta of 1.59, suggesting that its stock price is 59% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Canadian Western Bank has a beta of 1.39, suggesting that its stock price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500.
22.5% of EQB shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 30.6% of Canadian Western Bank shares are owned by institutional investors. 29.0% of EQB shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Canadian Western Bank shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
EQB beats Canadian Western Bank on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (TSE:CWB) was last updated on 2/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
