Park National Corporation (PRK) vs Towne Bank (TOWN)

• Park National Corporation PRK 179.63 ▼ −1.69%
• Towne Bank TOWN 36.60 ▼ −1.98%

Park National Corporation and Towne Bank are both Banks Regional companies. Park National Corporation and Towne Bank are of similar size ($3.4B and $3.3B). Towne Bank trades at the lower P/E: 10.2× against 15.7×. Towne Bank grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 36.6% against 17.9%. Park National Corporation has the higher net margin (25.7% vs 22.3%) and the lower return on invested capital (13.2% vs 19.6%). Both pay a dividend; Towne Bank yields more (3.01% vs 1.84%). Across the 19 metrics below, Park National Corporation leads on 10 and Towne Bank on 9.