EQB (EQB) 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 compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, profitability and institutional ownership.

Do analysts rate EQB or CWB?

EQB currently has a consensus price target of C$119.60, suggesting a potential upside of 16.29%. Canadian Western Bank has a consensus price target of C$57.94, suggesting a potential upside of 0.00%. Given EQB's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe EQB is more favorable than Canadian Western Bank.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
EQB	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.70
Canadian Western Bank	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

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 1.8%. Canadian Western Bank pays an annual dividend of C$1.40 per share. 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. EQB is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of 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 insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Canadian Western Bank shares are held by 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 stronger valuation and earnings, EQB or CWB?

Canadian Western Bank has higher revenue and earnings than EQB. Canadian Western Bank is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than EQB, 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$1.91B	2.08	C$249.70M	C$6.41	16.03
Canadian Western Bank	C$1.99B	0.00	C$296.99M	C$3.07	N/A

Which has more volatility & risk, EQB or CWB?

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.

Does the media favor EQB or CWB?

In the previous week, EQB's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Canadian Western Bank'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
EQB	Neutral
Canadian Western Bank	Neutral

Is EQB or CWB more profitable?

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.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
EQB	13.04%	8.52%	0.76%
Canadian Western Bank	14.89%	6.99%	0.73%

Summary

EQB beats Canadian Western Bank on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.