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

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: 10.5× against 14.6×. Northwest Bancshares, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 14.6% against −3.25%. Merchants Bancorp has the higher net margin (16.9% vs 16.3%) and the lower return on invested capital (3.17% vs 4.91%). Both pay a dividend; Northwest Bancshares, Inc. yields more (6.81% vs 0.92%). Across the 19 metrics below, Northwest Bancshares, Inc. leads on 11 and Merchants Bancorp on 8.