EQB (EQB) Competitors

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 dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, valuation, community ranking, profitability and institutional ownership.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in EQB or CWB?

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.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
EQB	Outperform Votes 379 60.45%	Underperform Votes 248 39.55%
Canadian Western Bank	Outperform Votes 481 50.85%	Underperform Votes 465 49.15%

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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

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%

Which has more risk & 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 valuation and earnings, EQB or CWB?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
EQB	C$1.91B	2.06	C$249.70M	C$6.41	15.87
Canadian Western Bank	C$1.99B	2.75	C$296.99M	C$3.07	18.45

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 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.

Does the media refer more to EQB or CWB?

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.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
EQB	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
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

Do analysts recommend EQB or CWB?

EQB presently has a consensus price target of C$117.20, indicating a potential upside of 15.15%. Canadian Western Bank has a consensus price target of C$54.83, indicating a potential downside of 3.17%. Given EQB's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research 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)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Canadian Western Bank	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.30

Summary

EQB beats Canadian Western Bank on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.