First Mid Bancshares, Inc. (FMBH) vs Preferred Bank (PFBC)

• First Mid Bancshares, Inc. FMBH 50.95 ▼ −1.91%
• Preferred Bank PFBC 104.09 ▼ −2.60%

First Mid Bancshares, Inc. and Preferred Bank are both Banks Regional companies. First Mid Bancshares, Inc. and Preferred Bank are of similar size ($1.4B and $1.2B). Preferred Bank trades at the lower P/E: 9.4× against 12.6×. First Mid Bancshares, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 10.4% against 0.55%. Preferred Bank has the higher net margin (26.2% vs 19.8%) and the higher return on invested capital (27.0% vs 9.74%). Both pay a dividend; Preferred Bank yields more (3.07% vs 1.98%). Across the 19 metrics below, Preferred Bank leads on 11 and First Mid Bancshares, Inc. on 8.