Laurentian Bank of Canada (LB) Competitors

Gibson Energy (TSE:GEI) and Laurentian Bank of Canada (TSE:LB) are both energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, profitability, community ranking, media sentiment and dividends.

Do analysts rate GEI or LB?

Gibson Energy currently has a consensus price target of C$25.86, indicating a potential upside of 21.48%. Laurentian Bank of Canada has a consensus price target of C$28.00, indicating a potential upside of 4.95%. Given Gibson Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Gibson Energy is more favorable than Laurentian Bank of Canada.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Gibson Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.85
Laurentian Bank of Canada	3 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.63

Is GEI or LB a better dividend stock?

Gibson Energy pays an annual dividend of C$1.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.7%. Laurentian Bank of Canada pays an annual dividend of C$1.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.0%. Gibson Energy pays out 126.5% 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 -1,499.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Which has more volatility & risk, GEI or LB?

Gibson Energy has a beta of 1.25, meaning that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Laurentian Bank of Canada has a beta of 1.25, meaning that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, GEI or LB?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Gibson Energy	C$12.27B	0.28	C$211.66M	C$1.30	16.42
Laurentian Bank of Canada	C$1.83B	0.64	-C$5.52M	-C$0.13	-212.79

Does the media refer more to GEI or LB?

In the previous week, Gibson Energy had 4 more articles in the media than Laurentian Bank of Canada. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Gibson Energy and 1 mentions for Laurentian Bank of Canada. Gibson Energy's average media sentiment score of -0.18 beat Laurentian Bank of Canada's score of -1.04 indicating that Gibson Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Gibson Energy	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Laurentian Bank of Canada	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Negative

Does the MarketBeat Community favor GEI or LB?

Gibson Energy received 47 more outperform votes than Laurentian Bank of Canada when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 52.15% of users gave Gibson Energy an outperform vote while only 40.69% of users gave Laurentian Bank of Canada an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Gibson Energy	Outperform Votes 412 52.15%	Underperform Votes 378 47.85%
Laurentian Bank of Canada	Outperform Votes 365 40.69%	Underperform Votes 532 59.31%

Is GEI or LB more profitable?

Gibson Energy has a net margin of 1.73% compared to Laurentian Bank of Canada's net margin of -0.30%. Gibson Energy's return on equity of 22.60% beat Laurentian Bank of Canada's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Gibson Energy	1.73%	22.60%	5.24%
Laurentian Bank of Canada	-0.30%	-0.20%	-0.03%

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of GEI or LB?

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

Summary

Gibson Energy beats Laurentian Bank of Canada on 18 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.