First Financial Bancorp. (FFBC) vs Simmons First National Corporation (SFNC)

First Financial Bancorp. and Simmons First National Corporation are both Banks Regional companies. First Financial Bancorp. and Simmons First National Corporation are of similar size ($3.4B and $3.3B). Simmons First National Corporation has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; First Financial Bancorp. trades at 11.3×. First Financial Bancorp. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 11.7% against −56.9%. First Financial Bancorp. has the higher net margin (20.8% vs −56.5%) and the higher return on invested capital (7.09% vs −6.96%). Both pay a dividend; Simmons First National Corporation yields more (4.69% vs 4.22%). Across the 19 metrics below, First Financial Bancorp. leads on 15 and Simmons First National Corporation on 4.