We are contrasting MB Financial Inc. (NASDAQ:MBFI) and Park National Corporation (NYSEAMERICAN:PRK) on their risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings and valuation. They both are Regional – Midwest Banks companies, competing one another.

Earnings & Valuation

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
MB Financial Inc.	933.23M	4.12	217.10M	2.52	17.80
Park National Corporation	357.35M	4.34	110.39M	7.08	14.55

Table 1 demonstrates MB Financial Inc. and Park National Corporation’s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation. Park National Corporation appears to has lower revenue, but higher earnings than MB Financial Inc. The business that is more expensive between the two has a higher price-to-earnings ratio. MB Financial Inc. is currently more expensive than Park National Corporation, because it’s trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio.

Profitability

Table 2 represents MB Financial Inc. (NASDAQ:MBFI) and Park National Corporation (NYSEAMERICAN:PRK)’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
MB Financial Inc.	23.26%	11.1%	1.5%
Park National Corporation	30.89%	14%	1.4%

Volatility & Risk

MB Financial Inc. is 0.00% less volatile than Standard and Poor’s 500 because the company has a beta of 1. In other hand, Park National Corporation has beta of 0.84 which is 16.00% less volatile than Standard and Poor’s 500.

Dividends

MB Financial Inc. pays out $0.96 per share annually while its annual dividend yield is 2.14%. Meanhile, Park National Corporation’s yearly dividend is $3.82 per share and 3.84% dividend yield.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

The shares of both MB Financial Inc. and Park National Corporation are owned by institutional investors at 75.7% and 43.5% respectively. Insiders held 1.2% of MB Financial Inc. shares. Competitively, insiders own roughly 0.2% of Park National Corporation’s shares.

Performance

In this table we show the Weekly, Monthly, Quarterly, Half Yearly, Yearly and YTD Performance of both pretenders.

	Performance (W)	Performance (M)	Performance (Q)	Performance (HY)	Performance (Y)	Performance (YTD)
MB Financial Inc.	-1.6%	1.22%	-0.33%	-7.3%	9.14%	13.35%
Park National Corporation	3.13%	9.79%	8.61%	-6.24%	1.86%	21.51%

For the past year MB Financial Inc. was less bullish than Park National Corporation.

Summary

Park National Corporation beats MB Financial Inc. on 9 of the 14 factors.

MB Financial, Inc. operates as a bank holding company for MB Financial Bank, N.A. that provides various financial services to small and middle market businesses, and individuals in the United States. The companyÂ’s Banking segment offers commercial banking products, including working capital loans and lines of credit; accounts receivable financing; inventory and equipment financing; industrial revenue bond financing; ESOP financing; business acquisition loans; owner occupied real estate loans; asset-based loans; and financial, performance, and commercial letters of credit. Its commercial banking products also comprise deposit and treasury management products and services, such as Internet banking products, investment sweep and zero balance accounts, automated tax payments, ATM access, telephone banking, lockboxes, automated clearing house transactions, account reconciliation, controlled disbursement, information reporting, wire transfers, vault services, remote deposit capture, and checking accounts; capital markets and international banking services; and credit, deposit, and treasury management services for real estate operators and investors. In addition, this segment offers loans to equipment lessors; retail banking services; and wealth management solutions. The companyÂ’s Leasing segment provides lease originations and related services. This segmentÂ’s lease portfolio consists of computer systems, satellite equipment, and medical equipment, as well as general manufacturing, industrial, construction, and transportation equipment. Its Mortgage Banking segment originates and services residential mortgage loans for sale to investors. The company offers its products and services through 95 banking offices in the Chicago metropolitan area; 1 banking office in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and 140 ATMs. MB Financial, Inc. was founded in 1911 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.