Canadian Western Bank (CWB) Competitors

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

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in CWB or EQB?

30.6% of Canadian Western Bank shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 22.5% of EQB shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Canadian Western Bank shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 29.0% of EQB shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, CWB or EQB?

EQB has higher revenue and earnings than Canadian Western Bank. 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Canadian Western Bank	C$1.06B	5.44	C$282.53M	C$2.98	20.01
EQB	C$1.12B	3.72	C$437.51M	C$9.52	11.39

Does the media prefer CWB or EQB?

In the previous week, EQB had 1 more articles in the media than Canadian Western Bank. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for EQB and 3 mentions for Canadian Western Bank. EQB's average media sentiment score of 0.51 beat Canadian Western Bank's score of 0.33 indicating that EQB is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Canadian Western Bank	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
EQB	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, CWB or EQB?

Canadian Western Bank has a beta of 1.39, indicating that its stock price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, EQB has a beta of 1.59, indicating that its stock price is 59% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CWB or EQB a better dividend stock?

Canadian Western Bank pays an annual dividend of C$1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. EQB pays an annual dividend of C$1.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Canadian Western Bank pays out 47.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. EQB pays out 19.7% 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CWB or EQB?

Canadian Western Bank received 106 more outperform votes than EQB when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.78% of users gave EQB an outperform vote while only 51.12% of users gave Canadian Western Bank an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Canadian Western Bank	Outperform Votes 481 51.12%	Underperform Votes 460 48.88%
EQB	Outperform Votes 375 60.78%	Underperform Votes 242 39.22%

Is CWB or EQB more profitable?

EQB has a net margin of 39.67% compared to Canadian Western Bank's net margin of 29.23%. EQB's return on equity of 14.70% beat Canadian Western Bank's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Canadian Western Bank	29.23%	7.51%	0.73%
EQB	39.67%	14.70%	0.76%

Do analysts recommend CWB or EQB?

Canadian Western Bank presently has a consensus target price of C$48.57, suggesting a potential downside of 18.56%. EQB has a consensus target price of C$108.00, suggesting a potential downside of 0.41%. Given EQB's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe EQB 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)	6 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
EQB	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.70

Summary

EQB beats Canadian Western Bank on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.