Bridge Bancorp (BDGE) Competitors

Bridge Bancorp (NASDAQ:BDGE) and Trustmark (NASDAQ:TRMK) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, community ranking, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, dividends and earnings.

Is BDGE or TRMK a better dividend stock?

Bridge Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Trustmark pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Bridge Bancorp pays out 37.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Trustmark pays out 25.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Trustmark has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Which has more volatility & risk, BDGE or TRMK?

Bridge Bancorp has a beta of 1.14, suggesting that its share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Trustmark has a beta of 0.66, suggesting that its share price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is BDGE or TRMK more profitable?

Bridge Bancorp has a net margin of 23.05% compared to Trustmark's net margin of 19.42%. Trustmark's return on equity of 10.12% beat Bridge Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bridge Bancorp	23.05%	9.83%	0.88%
Trustmark	19.42%	10.12%	1.03%

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, BDGE or TRMK?

Trustmark has higher revenue and earnings than Bridge Bancorp. Trustmark is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bridge Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Bridge Bancorp	$206.93M	2.50	$51.69M	$2.59	10.12
Trustmark	$476.55M	4.31	$223.01M	$3.84	8.84

Do analysts rate BDGE or TRMK?

Trustmark has a consensus target price of $39.80, suggesting a potential upside of 17.20%. Given Trustmark's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Trustmark is more favorable than Bridge Bancorp.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Bridge Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Trustmark	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40

Does the media prefer BDGE or TRMK?

In the previous week, Trustmark had 6 more articles in the media than Bridge Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Trustmark and 0 mentions for Bridge Bancorp. Trustmark's average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat Bridge Bancorp's score of 0.00 indicating that Trustmark is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Bridge Bancorp	Neutral
Trustmark	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders believe in BDGE or TRMK?

58.8% of Bridge Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.6% of Trustmark shares are owned by institutional investors. 15.5% of Bridge Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Trustmark shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BDGE or TRMK?

Trustmark received 3 more outperform votes than Bridge Bancorp when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 55.93% of users gave Bridge Bancorp an outperform vote while only 49.83% of users gave Trustmark an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Bridge Bancorp	Outperform Votes 283 55.93%	Underperform Votes 223 44.07%
Trustmark	Outperform Votes 286 49.83%	Underperform Votes 288 50.17%

Summary

Trustmark beats Bridge Bancorp on 15 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.