Investment Performance Assessment

Performance Variables	Bank A	Bank B
Stock Price	80.94	62.60
Market Cap	52.59 B	62.50 B
Div. Yield	5.21	5.13
Annual Stock Return	-16.54	-20.26
EPS	6.96	5.16
Equity Ratio	0.17	0.19
Net Margin %	20.99	20.23
ROE %	19.64	14.64
Revenue Growth %	15.23	11.91
ROA %	0.52	0.55
Beta	1.07	0.87
Sales Q/Q Growth	-18.05	-24.22
Net Income YTD/YTD	2.58	3.33
Net Income Q/Q	-22.63	-31.58

Major performance indicators of two major Canadian banks are provided above as of last week. Review all indicators and recommend which stock is better to buy in the current economic situation. Support your recommendation with at least three reasons.