McCoy Global (MCB) Competitors

McCoy Global (TSE:MCB) and Westaim (CVE:WED) are both small-cap banking companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, dividends, profitability, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Is MCB or WED a better dividend stock?

McCoy Global pays an annual dividend of C$0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Westaim pays an annual dividend of C$0.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. McCoy Global pays out 28.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Westaim pays out 40.7% 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. McCoy Global is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more risk & volatility, MCB or WED?

McCoy Global has a beta of 0.58, suggesting that its share price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Westaim has a beta of 0.39, suggesting that its share price is 61% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is MCB or WED more profitable?

Westaim has a net margin of 44.28% compared to McCoy Global's net margin of 10.13%. McCoy Global's return on equity of 12.82% beat Westaim's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
McCoy Global	10.13%	12.82%	7.69%
Westaim	44.28%	7.76%	7.60%

Does the media refer more to MCB or WED?

In the previous week, McCoy Global had 2 more articles in the media than Westaim. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for McCoy Global and 0 mentions for Westaim. McCoy Global's average media sentiment score of 0.20 beat Westaim's score of 0.00 indicating that McCoy Global is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
McCoy Global	Neutral
Westaim	Neutral

Which has higher valuation & earnings, MCB or WED?

McCoy Global has higher revenue and earnings than Westaim. McCoy Global is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Westaim, 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
McCoy Global	C$76.11M	1.48	C$7.71M	C$0.28	14.70
Westaim	C$10.20M	43.46	C$4.52M	C$0.44	67.87

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in MCB or WED?

33.9% of McCoy Global shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 12.1% of Westaim shares are held by institutional investors. 3.7% of McCoy Global shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.3% of Westaim shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

McCoy Global beats Westaim on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.