Trisura Group (TSU) Competitors

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

Do analysts prefer CWB or TSU?

Canadian Western Bank presently has a consensus price target of C$54.83, suggesting a potential downside of 3.17%. Trisura Group has a consensus price target of C$55.00, suggesting a potential upside of 61.67%. Given Trisura Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Trisura Group 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)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.30
Trisura Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more volatility and risk, CWB or TSU?

Canadian Western Bank has a beta of 1.39, suggesting that its share price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Trisura Group has a beta of 0.82, suggesting that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, CWB or TSU?

Canadian Western Bank has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Trisura Group. Trisura Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Canadian Western Bank, 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	2.75	C$296.99M	C$3.07	18.45
Trisura Group	C$2.97B	0.55	C$111.69M	C$2.33	14.62

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CWB or TSU?

Canadian Western Bank received 315 more outperform votes than Trisura Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.10% of users gave Trisura Group 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%
Trisura Group	Outperform Votes 166 65.10%	Underperform Votes 89 34.90%

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in CWB or TSU?

30.6% of Canadian Western Bank shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.2% of Trisura Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Canadian Western Bank shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Trisura Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor CWB or TSU?

In the previous week, Trisura Group had 27 more articles in the media than Canadian Western Bank. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for Trisura Group and 3 mentions for Canadian Western Bank. Trisura Group's average media sentiment score of 0.65 beat Canadian Western Bank's score of 0.00 indicating that Trisura Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Canadian Western Bank	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Trisura Group	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is CWB or TSU a better dividend stock?

Canadian Western Bank pays an annual dividend of C$1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Trisura Group pays an annual dividend of C$0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Canadian Western Bank pays out 45.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Trisura Group pays out 3.4% 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.

Is CWB or TSU more profitable?

Canadian Western Bank has a net margin of 14.89% compared to Trisura Group's net margin of 3.76%. Trisura Group's return on equity of 16.30% 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%
Trisura Group	3.76%	16.30%	2.18%

Summary

Trisura Group beats Canadian Western Bank on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.