Beacon Financial Corporation (BBT) vs Northwest Bancshares, Inc. (NWBI)

• Beacon Financial Corporation BBT 27.52 ▲ +0.11%
• Northwest Bancshares, Inc. NWBI 14.93 ▲ +0.27%

Beacon Financial Corporation and Northwest Bancshares, Inc. are both Banks Regional companies. Beacon Financial Corporation and Northwest Bancshares, Inc. are of similar size ($2.3B and $2.2B). Northwest Bancshares, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 14.2× against 15.1×. Beacon Financial Corporation grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 76.4% against 14.6%. Northwest Bancshares, Inc. has the higher net margin (16.3% vs 13.3%) and the lower return on invested capital (4.91% vs 8.28%). Only Northwest Bancshares, Inc. pays a dividend (5.36%). Across the 19 metrics below, Beacon Financial Corporation leads on 11 and Northwest Bancshares, Inc. on 8.