First Busey Corporation (BUSE) vs WaFd, Inc. (WAFD)

• First Busey Corporation BUSE 28.70 ▼ −2.28%
• WaFd, Inc. WAFD 29.53 ▼ −1.99%

First Busey Corporation and WaFd, Inc. are both Banks Regional companies. First Busey Corporation and WaFd, Inc. are of similar size ($2.3B and $2.2B). WaFd, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 9.2× against 11.7×. First Busey Corporation grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 16.6% against 0.53%. First Busey Corporation has the higher net margin (19.4% vs 17.0%) and the higher return on invested capital (8.19% vs 4.31%). Both pay a dividend; WaFd, Inc. yields more (3.66% vs 3.62%). Across the 19 metrics below, WaFd, Inc. leads on 10 and First Busey Corporation on 9.