This company has been marked as potentially delisted and may not be actively trading. Bridge Bancorp (BDGE) Competitors Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisCompetitorsHeadlinesTrendsBuy This Stock BDGE vs. FFBC, TRMK, BANR, FRME, EFSC, NBTB, FBNC, BUSE, SYBT, and OFGShould you be buying Bridge Bancorp stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Bridge Bancorp include First Financial Bancorp. (FFBC), Trustmark (TRMK), Banner (BANR), First Merchants (FRME), Enterprise Financial Services (EFSC), NBT Bancorp (NBTB), First Bancorp (FBNC), First Busey (BUSE), Stock Yards Bancorp (SYBT), and OFG Bancorp (OFG). These companies are all part of the "regional banks" industry. Bridge Bancorp vs. Its Competitors First Financial Bancorp. Trustmark Banner First Merchants Enterprise Financial Services NBT Bancorp First Bancorp First Busey Stock Yards Bancorp OFG Bancorp Bridge Bancorp (NASDAQ:BDGE) and First Financial Bancorp. (NASDAQ:FFBC) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings and profitability. Do analysts prefer BDGE or FFBC? First Financial Bancorp. has a consensus target price of $29.83, suggesting a potential upside of 22.52%. Given First Financial Bancorp.'s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe First Financial Bancorp. 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) 0.00First Financial Bancorp. 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Is BDGE or FFBC a better dividend stock? Bridge Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. First Financial Bancorp. pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Bridge Bancorp pays out 37.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Financial Bancorp. pays out 40.0% 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. First Financial Bancorp. has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. First Financial Bancorp. is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Which has more volatility & risk, BDGE or FFBC? Bridge Bancorp has a beta of 1.14, meaning that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Financial Bancorp. has a beta of 0.96, meaning that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer BDGE or FFBC? In the previous week, First Financial Bancorp. had 5 more articles in the media than Bridge Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for First Financial Bancorp. and 0 mentions for Bridge Bancorp. First Financial Bancorp.'s average media sentiment score of 0.25 beat Bridge Bancorp's score of 0.00 indicating that First Financial Bancorp. is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Bridge Bancorp Neutral First Financial Bancorp. Neutral Which has preferable valuation and earnings, BDGE or FFBC? First Financial Bancorp. has higher revenue and earnings than Bridge Bancorp. First Financial Bancorp. is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bridge Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBridge Bancorp$206.93M2.76$51.69M$2.5911.16First Financial Bancorp.$852.23M2.74$228.83M$2.509.74 Is BDGE or FFBC more profitable? Bridge Bancorp has a net margin of 23.05% compared to First Financial Bancorp.'s net margin of 19.41%. First Financial Bancorp.'s return on equity of 10.57% beat Bridge Bancorp's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Bridge Bancorp23.05% 9.83% 0.88% First Financial Bancorp. 19.41%10.57%1.42% Do institutionals and insiders believe in BDGE or FFBC? 58.8% of Bridge Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.2% of First Financial Bancorp. shares are held by institutional investors. 15.5% of Bridge Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of First Financial Bancorp. shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryFirst Financial Bancorp. beats Bridge Bancorp on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. 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New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding BDGE and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart BDGE vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBridge BancorpNational Commercial Banks IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$571.06M$532.13M$12.73B$10.67BDividend Yield3.93%2.65%5.59%4.88%P/E Ratio12.1411.1921.1627.23Price / Sales2.762.6730.57186.70Price / Cash9.1511.3722.4061.65Price / Book1.151.312.256.59Net Income$51.69M$23.34M$1.02B$276.14M Bridge Bancorp Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BDGEBridge BancorpN/A$28.90+0.2%N/A-1.2%$571.06M$206.93M12.14496FFBCFirst Financial Bancorp.4.8171 of 5 stars$25.65+2.9%$29.83+16.3%-3.1%$2.39B$1.62B10.262,090Upcoming EarningsTRMKTrustmark3.3102 of 5 stars$39.61+3.3%$41.00+3.5%+13.0%$2.31B$673.01M11.132,500Upcoming EarningsBANRBanner4.052 of 5 stars$63.99+3.8%$70.17+9.7%-2.5%$2.13B$832.99M12.191,956Earnings ReportDividend IncreaseAnalyst RevisionFRMEFirst Merchants4.9582 of 5 stars$37.68+2.6%$48.00+27.4%-1.2%$2.12B$637.74M9.762,120Analyst DowngradeHigh Trading VolumeEFSCEnterprise Financial Services4.6484 of 5 stars$57.96+3.1%$64.33+11.0%+7.2%$2.08B$552.16M11.001,256News CoverageUpcoming EarningsNBTBNBT Bancorp4.6991 of 5 stars$42.18+6.4%$52.00+23.3%-7.3%$2.08B$788.49M15.232,083Upcoming EarningsAnalyst DowngradeFBNCFirst Bancorp3.81 of 5 stars$51.19+2.6%$56.67+10.7%+16.2%$2.07B$537.14M21.881,396BUSEFirst Busey4.8525 of 5 stars$23.75+4.2%$27.33+15.1%-6.2%$2.03B$663.36M21.211,548Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑SYBTStock Yards Bancorp4.3771 of 5 stars$70.68+3.8%$79.75+12.8%+5.9%$2.01B$367.24M16.251,080Analyst DowngradeOFGOFG Bancorp3.5879 of 5 stars$43.34+2.7%$48.33+11.5%+6.4%$1.88B$873.53M10.222,246News Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies First Financial Bancorp. 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