Finward Bancorp (FNWD) vs Meridian Bank (MRBK)

• Finward Bancorp FNWD 43.53 ▲ +0.18%
• Meridian Bank MRBK 16.50 ▲ +0.86%

Finward Bancorp and Meridian Bank are both Banks Regional companies. Finward Bancorp and Meridian Bank are of similar size ($195.2M and $188.2M). Meridian Bank trades at the lower P/E: 8.7× against 19.0×. Meridian Bank grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 0.72% against 0.15%. Meridian Bank has the higher net margin (10.6% vs 9.65%) and the higher return on invested capital (8.03% vs 4.41%). Both pay a dividend; Meridian Bank yields more (3.33% vs 1.10%). Across the 19 metrics below, Meridian Bank leads on 16 and Finward Bancorp on 3.