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

• Amerant Bancorp Inc. AMTB 29.48 ▼ −0.20%
• Preferred Bank PFBC 102.70 ▼ −0.76%

Amerant Bancorp Inc. and Preferred Bank are both Banks Regional companies. Amerant Bancorp Inc. and Preferred Bank are of similar size ($1.2B and $1.2B). Preferred Bank trades at the lower P/E: 9.4× against 17.3×. Preferred Bank grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 0.55% against −7.36%. Preferred Bank has the higher net margin (26.2% vs 10.6%) and the higher return on invested capital (27.0% vs 4.00%). Both pay a dividend; Preferred Bank yields more (3.07% vs 1.22%). Across the 19 metrics below, Preferred Bank leads on 11 and Amerant Bancorp Inc. on 8.