HBT Financial, Inc. (HBT) vs Preferred Bank (PFBC)

• HBT Financial, Inc. HBT 37.10 ▼ −0.05%
• Preferred Bank PFBC 102.88 ▼ −0.59%

HBT Financial, Inc. and Preferred Bank are both Banks Regional companies. HBT Financial, Inc. and Preferred Bank are of similar size ($1.4B and $1.2B). Preferred Bank trades at the lower P/E: 9.4× against 15.9×. HBT Financial, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 13.3% against 0.55%. Preferred Bank has the higher net margin (26.2% vs 23.4%) and the higher return on invested capital (27.0% vs 8.43%). Both pay a dividend; Preferred Bank yields more (3.07% vs 1.91%). Across the 19 metrics below, Preferred Bank leads on 13 and HBT Financial, Inc. on 6.