FRME vs PATK Comparison

First Merchants Corp, through its subsidiaries, provides its customers with financial services delivered locally by bankers. It offers personal banking, business banking, real estate mortgage lending, cash management services, brokerage, wealth management, and insurance. The company reports in only one segment, which is community banking.

Patrick Industries Inc is a component solutions provider for the recreational vehicle (RV), marine, powersports, manufactured housing (MH), and various industrial markets, including single and multi-family housing, hospitality, institutional, and commercial markets. The company operates within two reportable segments, Manufacturing and Distribution. The majority of its revenue is generated from the Manufacturing segment, which offers laminated products utilized to produce furniture, shelving, walls, and countertops; fabricated aluminum products; cabinet products, doors, components, and custom cabinetry; interior passage doors and baggage doors; RV and marine furniture, etc. Geographically, the company mainly operates in the United States, with a small presence in Mexico, China, and Canada.