Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST) vs Mercantile Bank Corporation (MBWM)

• Business First Bancshares, Inc. BFST 32.27 ▼ −2.15%
• Mercantile Bank Corporation MBWM 60.34 ▼ −1.98%

Business First Bancshares, Inc. and Mercantile Bank Corporation are both Banks Regional companies. Business First Bancshares, Inc. and Mercantile Bank Corporation are of similar size ($1.0B and $1.0B). Mercantile Bank Corporation trades at the lower P/E: 10.8× against 11.3×. Business First Bancshares, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 6.15% against 5.40%. Mercantile Bank Corporation has the higher net margin (24.4% vs 16.3%) and the lower return on invested capital (12.9% vs 16.8%). Both pay a dividend; Mercantile Bank Corporation yields more (2.59% vs 1.86%). Across the 19 metrics below, Business First Bancshares, Inc. leads on 11 and Mercantile Bank Corporation on 8.