Canadian Western Bank (CWB) Competitors

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

Which has higher valuation & earnings, EQB or CWB?

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
EQB	C$1.12B	3.40	C$437.51M	C$9.52	10.44
Canadian Western Bank	C$1.06B	5.34	C$282.53M	C$2.98	19.64

Does the media favor EQB or CWB?

In the previous week, Canadian Western Bank had 9 more articles in the media than EQB. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Canadian Western Bank and 6 mentions for EQB. Canadian Western Bank's average media sentiment score of 0.41 beat EQB's score of 0.29 indicating that Canadian Western Bank is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
EQB	0 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Canadian Western Bank	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do institutionals and insiders believe in EQB or CWB?

22.5% of EQB shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 30.6% of Canadian Western Bank shares are held by institutional investors. 29.0% of EQB shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 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 stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor EQB or CWB?

Canadian Western Bank received 106 more outperform votes than EQB when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.29% of users gave EQB an outperform vote while only 50.90% of users gave Canadian Western Bank an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
EQB	Outperform Votes 375 60.29%	Underperform Votes 247 39.71%
Canadian Western Bank	Outperform Votes 481 50.90%	Underperform Votes 464 49.10%

Is EQB or CWB 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
EQB	39.67%	14.70%	0.76%
Canadian Western Bank	29.23%	7.51%	0.73%

Do analysts prefer EQB or CWB?

EQB presently has a consensus target price of C$113.63, indicating a potential upside of 14.36%. Canadian Western Bank has a consensus target price of C$54.83, indicating a potential downside of 6.32%. Given EQB's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe EQB is more favorable than Canadian Western Bank.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
EQB	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.38
Canadian Western Bank	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40

Is EQB or CWB a better dividend stock?

EQB pays an annual dividend of C$1.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Canadian Western Bank pays an annual dividend of C$1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. EQB pays out 19.7% 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 more risk & volatility, EQB or CWB?

EQB has a beta of 1.59, suggesting that its share price is 59% 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.

Summary

EQB beats Canadian Western Bank on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.