First Financial Bancorp vs Park National
FFBC and PRK side by side, both in commercial banks. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How FFBC and PRK compare
First Financial Bancorp and Park National are about the same size, with market caps of $3.4B and $3.2B.
On earnings, First Financial Bancorp is cheaper: it trades at 11.5× trailing earnings, against 15.7× for Park National.
First Financial Bancorp grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (18.5% versus 17.9% for Park National).
First Financial Bancorp keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 28.1% compared with 25.7% at Park National.
Both pay dividends: First Financial Bancorp yields 3.1% and Park National 3.1%.
First Financial Bancorp scores higher on the StockData Score (16 against 12 for Park National), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | FFBC | PRK |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $3.4B | $3.2B |
| Share price | $32.71 | $178.86 |
| Change, 1 year | 35.3% | 13.8% |
| Change, 5 years | 31.8% | 27.7% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.74 | 0.62 |
| Employees | 2,199 | 1,731 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 16 (better) | 12 |
| Valuation score | 3 (better) | 0 |
| Growth score | 2 | 2 |
| Performance score | 2 | 3 (better) |
| Health score | 5 | 5 |
| Dividend score | 4 (better) | 2 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 11.5× (better) | 15.7× |
| P/S | 3.3× (better) | 4.1× |
| P/B | 1.2× (better) | 1.9× |
| P/FCF | 4.4× (better) | 16.8× |
| PEG | 2.31 | 2.23 (better) |
| FCF yield | 22.7% (better) | 5.9% |
| Fair value | $31.57 | $139.41 |
| Margin of safety | −3.6% (better) | −28.3% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 18.5% (better) | 17.9% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 6.9% | 7.9% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 14.1% (better) | 13.6% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 5.6% (better) | 4.8% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 10.8% (better) | 7.3% |
| Profitability | ||
| Net margin | 28.1% (better) | 25.7% |
| FCF margin | 74.2% (better) | 24.6% |
| Return on equity | 10.7% | 11.7% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.23 | 0.08 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 0.25 | 0.37 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 | 7 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 3.1% | 3.1% (better) |
| Payout ratio | 35.4% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | 2 | 2 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 1.3% | 5.3% (better) |
| Shareholder yield | 3.1% | 3.1% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 85.1% | 53.6% |
| Held by insiders | 1.3% | 2.7% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$3.9M | – |
| Short interest, % of float | 6.8% | 4.4% |
Go deeper
- FFBC stock overview
- FFBC income statement
- FFBC valuation and score
- PRK stock overview
- PRK income statement
- PRK valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.