LB vs. GEI, GLXY, GC, SSRM, WELL, CG, CBL, AGF.B, SVC, and GS
Should you be buying Laurentian Bank of Canada stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Laurentian Bank of Canada include Gibson Energy (GEI), Galaxy Digital (GLXY), Great Canadian Gaming (GC), SSR Mining (SSRM), WELL Health Technologies (WELL), Centerra Gold (CG), Callidus Capital (CBL), AGF Management (AGF.B), Sandvine (SVC), and Gluskin Sheff + Associates (GS). These companies are all part of the "trading" industry.
Laurentian Bank of Canada vs.
Gibson Energy (TSE:GEI) and Laurentian Bank of Canada (TSE:LB) are both energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, community ranking and institutional ownership.
In the previous week, Gibson Energy had 1 more articles in the media than Laurentian Bank of Canada. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Gibson Energy and 3 mentions for Laurentian Bank of Canada. Laurentian Bank of Canada's average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat Gibson Energy's score of 0.49 indicating that Laurentian Bank of Canada is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Gibson Energy has a net margin of 1.42% compared to Laurentian Bank of Canada's net margin of -1.64%. Gibson Energy's return on equity of 23.48% beat Laurentian Bank of Canada's return on equity.
Gibson Energy has a beta of 1.25, suggesting that its share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Laurentian Bank of Canada has a beta of 1.25, suggesting that its share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Gibson Energy currently has a consensus price target of C$27.11, indicating a potential upside of 10.30%. Laurentian Bank of Canada has a consensus price target of C$28.67, indicating a potential downside of 0.70%. Given Gibson Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Gibson Energy is more favorable than Laurentian Bank of Canada.
Gibson Energy received 41 more outperform votes than Laurentian Bank of Canada when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 52.12% of users gave Gibson Energy an outperform vote while only 40.81% of users gave Laurentian Bank of Canada an outperform vote.
52.5% of Gibson Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 26.9% of Laurentian Bank of Canada shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Gibson Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Laurentian Bank of Canada shares are owned 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.
Gibson Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Laurentian Bank of Canada. Laurentian Bank of Canada is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Gibson Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Gibson Energy pays an annual dividend of C$1.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.7%. Laurentian Bank of Canada pays an annual dividend of C$1.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.5%. Gibson Energy pays out 154.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Laurentian Bank of Canada pays out -303.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.
Summary
Gibson Energy beats Laurentian Bank of Canada on 17 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (TSE:LB) was last updated on 12/24/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
