Northwest Bancshares vs Park National
NWBI 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 NWBI and PRK compare
Park National is the larger company, worth 1.4 times as much as Northwest Bancshares ($3.2B against $2.2B).
Park National grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (17.9% versus 14.6% for Northwest Bancshares).
Northwest Bancshares keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 27.8% compared with 25.7% at Park National.
Both pay dividends: Northwest Bancshares yields 5.3% and Park National 3.2%.
Northwest Bancshares scores higher on the StockData Score (17 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 | NWBI | PRK |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $2.2B | $3.2B |
| Share price | $15.12 | $176.51 |
| Change, 1 year | 27.8% | 13.3% |
| Change, 5 years | 9.1% | 26.1% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.54 | 0.61 |
| Employees | 2,233 | 1,731 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 17 (better) | 12 |
| Valuation score | 2 (better) | 0 |
| Growth score | 2 | 2 |
| Performance score | 3 | 3 |
| Health score | 5 | 5 |
| Dividend score | 5 (better) | 2 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | – | 15.5× |
| P/S | 3.1× (better) | 4.1× |
| P/B | 1.2× (better) | 1.9× |
| P/FCF | 18.7× | 16.6× (better) |
| PEG | – | 2.20 |
| FCF yield | 5.3% | 6.0% (better) |
| Fair value | – | $139.19 |
| Margin of safety | – | −26.8% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 14.6% | 17.9% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 4.6% | 7.9% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 77.4% (better) | 13.6% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | – | 4.8% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 8.2% (better) | 7.3% |
| Profitability | ||
| Net margin | 27.8% (better) | 25.7% |
| FCF margin | 16.4% | 24.6% (better) |
| Return on equity | 10.7% | 11.7% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | – | 0.08 |
| Altman Z-score | 0.19 | 0.37 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | – | 7 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 5.3% (better) | 3.2% |
| Payout ratio | 58.8% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 1.0% | 5.3% (better) |
| Shareholder yield | 5.3% (better) | 3.2% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 69.9% | 53.6% |
| Held by insiders | 1.3% | 2.7% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $278K | – |
| Short interest, % of float | 5.7% | 4.4% |
Go deeper
- NWBI stock overview
- NWBI income statement
- NWBI 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.