Macro Bank Inc. (BMA) vs First Financial Bancorp. (FFBC)

• Macro Bank Inc. BMA 58.37 ▼ −2.52%
• First Financial Bancorp. FFBC 32.56 ▼ −2.49%

Macro Bank Inc. and First Financial Bancorp. are both Banks Regional companies. Macro Bank Inc. and First Financial Bancorp. are of similar size ($3.6B and $3.4B). First Financial Bancorp. trades at the lower P/E: 11.3× against 12.2×. Macro Bank Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 13.9% against 13.2%. First Financial Bancorp. has the higher net margin (20.8% vs 6.18%) and the lower return on invested capital (7.45% vs 8.33%). Both pay a dividend; Macro Bank Inc. yields more (6.57% vs 3.10%). Across the 18 metrics below, Macro Bank Inc. leads on 10 and First Financial Bancorp. on 8.