Laurentian Bank of Canada (LB) Competitors

Laurentian Bank of Canada (TSE:LB) and Purpose High Interest Savings Fund (TSE:PSA) are both trading companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk and dividends.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, LB or PSA?

Purpose High Interest Savings Fund has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Laurentian Bank of Canada.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Laurentian Bank of Canada	C$1.83B	0.73	-C$5.52M	-C$0.13	-243.34
Purpose High Interest Savings Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Do institutionals & insiders believe in LB or PSA?

26.9% of Laurentian Bank of Canada shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Laurentian Bank of Canada shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer LB or PSA?

In the previous week, Purpose High Interest Savings Fund had 3 more articles in the media than Laurentian Bank of Canada. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Purpose High Interest Savings Fund and 0 mentions for Laurentian Bank of Canada. Purpose High Interest Savings Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.54 beat Laurentian Bank of Canada's score of 0.75 indicating that Purpose High Interest Savings Fund is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Laurentian Bank of Canada	Positive
Purpose High Interest Savings Fund	Very Positive

Do analysts prefer LB or PSA?

Laurentian Bank of Canada currently has a consensus target price of C$29.57, indicating a potential downside of 3.08%. Given Laurentian Bank of Canada's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Laurentian Bank of Canada is more favorable than Purpose High Interest Savings Fund.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Laurentian Bank of Canada	3 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.63
Purpose High Interest Savings Fund	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is LB or PSA more profitable?

Purpose High Interest Savings Fund has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Laurentian Bank of Canada's net margin of -0.30%. Purpose High Interest Savings Fund's return on equity of 0.00% beat Laurentian Bank of Canada's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Laurentian Bank of Canada	-0.30%	-0.20%	-0.03%
Purpose High Interest Savings Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Laurentian Bank of Canada and Purpose High Interest Savings Fund tied by winning 5 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.