Amerant Bancorp Inc. (AMTB) vs Preferred Bank (PFBC)

• Amerant Bancorp Inc. AMTB 28.96 ▼ −0.24%
• Preferred Bank PFBC 104.43 ▲ +0.81%

Amerant Bancorp Inc. and Preferred Bank are both Banks Regional companies. Amerant Bancorp Inc. and Preferred Bank are of similar size ($1.2B and $1.1B). Preferred Bank trades at the lower P/E: 9.4× against 20.7×. Amerant Bancorp Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 4.23% against 1.04%. Preferred Bank has the higher net margin (26.5% vs 8.76%) and the higher return on invested capital (34.3% vs 3.15%). Both pay a dividend; Preferred Bank yields more (3.06% vs 1.24%). Across the 19 metrics below, Preferred Bank leads on 14 and Amerant Bancorp Inc. on 5.