First Bancorp (FBNC) vs First Merchants Corporation (FRME)

First Bancorp and First Merchants Corporation are both Banks Regional companies. First Bancorp and First Merchants Corporation are of similar size ($2.6B and $2.5B). First Merchants Corporation trades at the lower P/E: 13.0× against 19.7×. First Bancorp grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 4.32% against 3.18%. First Bancorp has the higher net margin (23.1% vs 16.9%) and the higher return on invested capital (8.32% vs 3.59%). Both pay a dividend; First Merchants Corporation yields more (4.14% vs 2.58%). Across the 20 metrics below, First Merchants Corporation leads on 11 and First Bancorp on 9.