Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST) vs Heritage Financial Corporation (HFWA)

• Business First Bancshares, Inc. BFST 31.31 ▲ +0.58%
• Heritage Financial Corporation HFWA 27.55 ▲ +0.47%

Business First Bancshares, Inc. and Heritage Financial Corporation are both Banks Regional companies. Heritage Financial Corporation is the larger, with a market value of $1.1B against $1.0B — 1.1× the size. Business First Bancshares, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 11.1× against 12.9×. Heritage Financial Corporation grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 17.2% against 7.80%. Heritage Financial Corporation has the higher net margin (20.4% vs 16.3%) and the lower return on invested capital (5.20% vs 8.41%). Both pay a dividend; Heritage Financial Corporation yields more (3.52% vs 1.92%). Across the 19 metrics below, Business First Bancshares, Inc. leads on 11 and Heritage Financial Corporation on 8.