Community Financial System, Inc. (CBU) vs Towne Bank (TOWN)

Community Financial System, Inc. and Towne Bank are both Banks Regional companies. Community Financial System, Inc. and Towne Bank are of similar size ($3.4B and $3.2B). Towne Bank trades at the lower P/E: 10.2× against 14.3×. Towne Bank grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 36.6% against 7.08%. Towne Bank has the higher net margin (22.3% vs 21.7%) and the higher return on invested capital (19.6% vs 7.88%). Both pay a dividend; Community Financial System, Inc. yields more (4.12% vs 3.78%). Across the 20 metrics below, Towne Bank leads on 12 and Community Financial System, Inc. on 8.