Simmons First National Corporation (SFNC) vs Towne Bank (TOWN)

• Simmons First National Corporation SFNC 22.07 ▼ −0.85%
• Towne Bank TOWN 35.48 ▲ +0.57%

Simmons First National Corporation and Towne Bank are both Banks Regional companies. Simmons First National Corporation and Towne Bank are of similar size ($3.3B and $3.2B). Simmons First National Corporation has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; Towne Bank trades at 9.9×. Towne Bank grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 36.6% against −56.9%. Towne Bank has the higher net margin (22.3% vs −56.5%) and the higher return on invested capital (19.6% vs −6.96%). Both pay a dividend; Simmons First National Corporation yields more (3.89% vs 3.10%). Across the 18 metrics below, Towne Bank leads on 12 and Simmons First National Corporation on 6.