Trisura Group (TSU) Competitors

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

Which has better earnings & valuation, CWB or TSU?

Canadian Western Bank has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Trisura Group. Canadian Western Bank is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Trisura Group, 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	0.00	C$296.99M	C$3.07	N/A
Trisura Group	C$2.97B	0.54	C$111.69M	C$2.33	14.36

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%

Is CWB or TSU a better dividend stock?

Canadian Western Bank pays an annual dividend of C$1.40 per share. 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. Trisura Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts recommend CWB or TSU?

Canadian Western Bank presently has a consensus price target of C$54.83, suggesting a potential upside of 0.00%. Trisura Group has a consensus price target of C$53.44, suggesting a potential upside of 60.01%. Given Trisura Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly 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)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.22
Trisura Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83

Do insiders and institutionals believe 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Trisura Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk & volatility, CWB or TSU?

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

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CWB or TSU?

Canadian Western Bank received 315 more outperform votes than Trisura Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.84% 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 64.84%	Underperform Votes 90 35.16%

Does the media refer more to CWB or TSU?

In the previous week, Trisura Group had 4 more articles in the media than Canadian Western Bank. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Trisura Group and 0 mentions for Canadian Western Bank. Trisura Group's average media sentiment score of 0.14 beat Canadian Western Bank's score of 0.00 indicating that Trisura Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Canadian Western Bank	Neutral
Trisura Group	Neutral

Summary

Trisura Group beats Canadian Western Bank on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.