HBT Financial, Inc. (HBT) vs Peoples Bancorp Inc. (PEBO)

• HBT Financial, Inc. HBT 37.20 ▼ −1.61%
• Peoples Bancorp Inc. PEBO 38.85 ▼ −2.48%

HBT Financial, Inc. and Peoples Bancorp Inc. are both Banks Regional companies. HBT Financial, Inc. and Peoples Bancorp Inc. are of similar size ($1.4B and $1.4B). Peoples Bancorp Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 11.3× against 15.9×. HBT Financial, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 13.3% against −0.24%. HBT Financial, Inc. has the higher net margin (23.4% vs 19.8%) and the lower return on invested capital (8.43% vs 8.80%). Both pay a dividend; Peoples Bancorp Inc. yields more (4.30% vs 1.91%). Across the 19 metrics below, Peoples Bancorp Inc. leads on 13 and HBT Financial, Inc. on 6.