EQB (EQB) Competitors

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

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%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CWB or EQB?

Canadian Western Bank received 99 more outperform votes than EQB when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.63% of users gave EQB an outperform vote while only 50.85% of users gave Canadian Western Bank an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Canadian Western Bank	Outperform Votes 481 50.85%	Underperform Votes 465 49.15%
EQB	Outperform Votes 382 60.63%	Underperform Votes 248 39.37%

Which has better valuation and 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	1.97	C$249.70M	C$6.41	15.24

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

30.6% of Canadian Western Bank shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 22.5% of EQB shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Canadian Western Bank shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 29.0% of EQB shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor CWB or EQB?

In the previous week, EQB had 4 more articles in the media than Canadian Western Bank. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for EQB and 0 mentions for Canadian Western Bank. EQB's average media sentiment score of 0.65 beat Canadian Western Bank's score of 0.00 indicating that EQB is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Canadian Western Bank	Neutral
EQB	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, CWB or EQB?

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

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 prefer CWB or EQB?

Canadian Western Bank presently has a consensus price target of C$54.83, indicating a potential upside of 0.00%. EQB has a consensus price target of C$122.80, indicating a potential upside of 25.63%. Given EQB's stronger consensus rating and 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
Canadian Western Bank	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.22
EQB	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

Summary

EQB beats Canadian Western Bank on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.