EQB (EQB) Competitors

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

Which has more risk and volatility, 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.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, 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. EQB's average media sentiment score of 0.48 beat Canadian Western Bank's score of 0.41 indicating that EQB is being referred to more favorably in the 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)	3 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts recommend EQB or CWB?

EQB presently has a consensus price target of C$113.63, indicating a potential upside of 14.36%. Canadian Western Bank has a consensus price target of C$54.83, indicating a potential downside of 6.32%. Given EQB's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly 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.

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

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 hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

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%

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%

Summary

EQB beats Canadian Western Bank on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.