First Busey Corporation (BUSE) vs Northwest Bancshares, Inc. (NWBI)

• First Busey Corporation BUSE 28.70 ▼ −2.28%
• Northwest Bancshares, Inc. NWBI 15.35 ▼ −3.09%

First Busey Corporation and Northwest Bancshares, Inc. are both Banks Regional companies. First Busey Corporation and Northwest Bancshares, Inc. are of similar size ($2.3B and $2.2B). Northwest Bancshares, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 11.1× against 11.7×. First Busey Corporation grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 16.6% against 13.1%. Northwest Bancshares, Inc. has the higher net margin (20.9% vs 19.4%) and the lower return on invested capital (6.34% vs 8.19%). Both pay a dividend; Northwest Bancshares, Inc. yields more (5.21% vs 3.62%). Across the 19 metrics below, Northwest Bancshares, Inc. leads on 10 and First Busey Corporation on 9.