First Financial Bancorp. (FFBC) vs Towne Bank (TOWN)

• First Financial Bancorp. FFBC 32.56 ▼ −2.49%
• Towne Bank TOWN 36.60 ▼ −1.98%

First Financial Bancorp. and Towne Bank are both Banks Regional companies. First Financial Bancorp. and Towne Bank are of similar size ($3.4B and $3.4B). Towne Bank trades at the lower P/E: 10.2× against 11.3×. Towne Bank grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 36.6% against 13.2%. Towne Bank has the higher net margin (22.3% vs 20.8%) and the higher return on invested capital (19.6% vs 7.45%). Both pay a dividend; First Financial Bancorp. yields more (3.10% vs 3.01%). Across the 19 metrics below, Towne Bank leads on 13 and First Financial Bancorp. on 6.