Merchants Bancorp (MBIN) vs Northwest Bancshares, Inc. (NWBI)

• Merchants Bancorp MBIN 51.87 ▼ −0.52%
• Northwest Bancshares, Inc. NWBI 15.15 ▼ −1.05%

Merchants Bancorp and Northwest Bancshares, Inc. are both Banks Regional companies. Merchants Bancorp and Northwest Bancshares, Inc. are of similar size ($2.4B and $2.2B). Merchants Bancorp trades at the lower P/E: 8.3× against 11.1×. Northwest Bancshares, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 13.1% against 0.89%. Northwest Bancshares, Inc. has the higher net margin (20.9% vs 19.9%) and the higher return on invested capital (6.34% vs 4.72%). Both pay a dividend; Northwest Bancshares, Inc. yields more (5.21% vs 0.82%). Across the 17 metrics below, Northwest Bancshares, Inc. leads on 10 and Merchants Bancorp on 7.