Preferred Bank (PFBC) vs Westamerica Bancorporation (WABC)

Preferred Bank and Westamerica Bancorporation are both Banks Regional companies. Preferred Bank and Westamerica Bancorporation are of similar size ($1.4B and $1.3B). Preferred Bank trades at the lower P/E: 9.8× against 13.4×. Preferred Bank grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 1.04% against −8.51%. Westamerica Bancorporation has the higher net margin (41.7% vs 26.5%) and the lower return on invested capital (13.6% vs 34.3%). Both pay a dividend; Preferred Bank yields more (4.10% vs 3.95%). Across the 20 metrics below, Preferred Bank leads on 15 and Westamerica Bancorporation on 5.