Heritage Financial Corporation (HFWA) vs Preferred Bank (PFBC)

• Heritage Financial Corporation HFWA 28.46 ▼ −0.35%
• Preferred Bank PFBC 103.09 ▼ −0.39%

Heritage Financial Corporation and Preferred Bank are both Banks Regional companies. Heritage Financial Corporation and Preferred Bank are of similar size ($1.2B and $1.2B). Preferred Bank trades at the lower P/E: 9.4× against 14.1×. Heritage Financial Corporation grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 21.5% against 0.55%. Preferred Bank has the higher net margin (26.2% vs 19.2%) and the higher return on invested capital (27.0% vs 5.47%). Both pay a dividend; Heritage Financial Corporation yields more (3.43% vs 3.07%). Across the 18 metrics below, Preferred Bank leads on 11 and Heritage Financial Corporation on 7.