EQB (EQB) Competitors

Canadian Western Bank (TSE:CWB) and EQB (TSE:EQB) 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 analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, dividends, earnings and media sentiment.

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

30.6% of Canadian Western Bank shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 22.5% of EQB shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Canadian Western Bank shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 29.0% of EQB shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is CWB or EQB a better dividend stock?

Canadian Western Bank pays an annual dividend of C$1.40 per share. EQB pays an annual dividend of C$1.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Canadian Western Bank pays out 45.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. EQB pays out 29.3% 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 analysts recommend CWB or EQB?

Canadian Western Bank presently has a consensus target price of C$57.94, indicating a potential upside of 0.00%. EQB has a consensus target price of C$119.60, indicating a potential upside of 19.18%. 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)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
EQB	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.70

Which has more volatility and risk, CWB or EQB?

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

Does the media prefer CWB or EQB?

In the previous week, EQB had 5 more articles in the media than Canadian Western Bank. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for EQB and 0 mentions for Canadian Western Bank. Canadian Western Bank's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat EQB's score of -0.02 indicating that Canadian Western Bank is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Canadian Western Bank	Neutral
EQB	Neutral

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, CWB or EQB?

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
Canadian Western Bank	C$1.99B	0.00	C$296.99M	C$3.07	N/A
EQB	C$1.91B	2.03	C$249.70M	C$6.41	15.64

Is CWB or EQB 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
Canadian Western Bank	14.89%	6.99%	0.73%
EQB	13.04%	8.52%	0.76%

Summary

EQB beats Canadian Western Bank on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.