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

• Northwest Bancshares, Inc. NWBI 15.15 ▼ −1.05%
• WaFd, Inc. WAFD 29.37 ▼ −0.41%

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: 9.2× against 11.1×. Northwest Bancshares, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 13.1% against 0.53%. Northwest Bancshares, Inc. has the higher net margin (20.9% vs 17.0%) and the higher return on invested capital (6.34% vs 4.31%). Both pay a dividend; Northwest Bancshares, Inc. yields more (5.21% vs 3.66%). Across the 18 metrics below, Northwest Bancshares, Inc. leads on 10 and WaFd, Inc. on 8.