Northwest Bancshares, Inc. (NWBI) vs WaFd, Inc. (WAFD)

• Northwest Bancshares, Inc. NWBI 14.93 ▲ +0.27%
• WaFd, Inc. WAFD 29.10 ▼ −1.19%

Northwest Bancshares, Inc. and WaFd, Inc. are both Banks Regional companies. Northwest Bancshares, Inc. and WaFd, Inc. are of similar size ($2.2B and $2.2B). WaFd, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 9.1× against 14.2×. Northwest Bancshares, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 14.6% against −4.62%. WaFd, Inc. has the higher net margin (17.4% vs 16.3%) and the lower return on invested capital (3.66% vs 4.91%). Both pay a dividend; Northwest Bancshares, Inc. yields more (5.36% vs 3.71%). Across the 19 metrics below, WaFd, Inc. leads on 11 and Northwest Bancshares, Inc. on 8.