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Bridgewater Bancshares (BWB) Competitors

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$17.00 +0.25 (+1.49%)
Closing price 07/3/2025 01:00 PM Eastern
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BWB vs. BUSE, CNOB, FRME, IBCP, MOFG, OCFC, TCBK, TOWN, UVSP, and WSBC

Should you be buying Bridgewater Bancshares stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Bridgewater Bancshares include First Busey (BUSE), ConnectOne Bancorp (CNOB), First Merchants (FRME), Independent Bank (IBCP), MidWestOne Financial Group (MOFG), OceanFirst Financial (OCFC), TriCo Bancshares (TCBK), Towne Bank (TOWN), Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania (UVSP), and WesBanco (WSBC). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.

Bridgewater Bancshares vs. Its Competitors

Bridgewater Bancshares (NASDAQ:BWB) and First Busey (NASDAQ:BUSE) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, earnings and analyst recommendations.

In the previous week, First Busey had 9 more articles in the media than Bridgewater Bancshares. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for First Busey and 6 mentions for Bridgewater Bancshares. First Busey's average media sentiment score of 0.26 beat Bridgewater Bancshares' score of -0.41 indicating that First Busey is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Bridgewater Bancshares
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
First Busey
4 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

First Busey has higher revenue and earnings than Bridgewater Bancshares. Bridgewater Bancshares is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than First Busey, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Bridgewater Bancshares$253.27M1.84$32.83M$1.1015.45
First Busey$663.36M3.29$113.69M$1.0722.77

65.8% of Bridgewater Bancshares shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.5% of First Busey shares are held by institutional investors. 23.3% of Bridgewater Bancshares shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.9% of First Busey shares are held 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.

Bridgewater Bancshares presently has a consensus target price of $18.50, suggesting a potential upside of 8.82%. First Busey has a consensus target price of $27.67, suggesting a potential upside of 13.57%. Given First Busey's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe First Busey is more favorable than Bridgewater Bancshares.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Bridgewater Bancshares
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
First Busey
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

Bridgewater Bancshares has a beta of 0.54, suggesting that its stock price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Busey has a beta of 0.77, suggesting that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Bridgewater Bancshares has a net margin of 13.27% compared to First Busey's net margin of 8.32%. Bridgewater Bancshares' return on equity of 9.13% beat First Busey's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Bridgewater Bancshares13.27% 9.13% 0.72%
First Busey 8.32%8.46%0.96%

Summary

First Busey beats Bridgewater Bancshares on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding BWB and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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BWB vs. The Competition

MetricBridgewater BancsharesBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$466.48M$871.09M$12.20B$9.03B
Dividend YieldN/A3.11%5.53%3.99%
P/E Ratio15.4519.4020.0520.25
Price / Sales1.842.4926.10163.10
Price / Cash13.2349.3621.7058.10
Price / Book1.201.132.285.67
Net Income$32.83M$53.76M$1.00B$249.21M
7 Day Performance5.59%4.37%2.25%3.28%
1 Month Performance13.48%6.94%3.69%3.95%
1 Year Performance51.65%29.86%541.99%20.98%

Bridgewater Bancshares Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
BWB
Bridgewater Bancshares
4.2307 of 5 stars
$17.00
+1.5%
$18.50
+8.8%
+51.7%$466.48M$253.27M15.45250
BUSE
First Busey
4.5753 of 5 stars
$22.89
-1.4%
$27.33
+19.4%
+3.5%$2.08B$663.36M21.391,548Analyst Forecast
High Trading Volume
CNOB
ConnectOne Bancorp
4.9117 of 5 stars
$23.16
-1.0%
$28.50
+23.1%
+37.4%$900.20M$534.62M12.52520
FRME
First Merchants
4.6514 of 5 stars
$38.30
-0.9%
$46.40
+21.1%
+25.7%$2.25B$1.07B10.762,120
IBCP
Independent Bank
3.1726 of 5 stars
$32.41
-0.6%
$36.67
+13.1%
+35.6%$675.92M$323.14M10.32920Positive News
MOFG
MidWestOne Financial Group
2.275 of 5 stars
$28.77
-0.1%
$34.83
+21.1%
+43.2%$599.32M$206.03M-8.13730Positive News
OCFC
OceanFirst Financial
4.3072 of 5 stars
$17.61
-0.6%
$20.67
+17.4%
+22.2%$1.03B$692.36M11.51960News Coverage
Analyst Revision
TCBK
TriCo Bancshares
3.051 of 5 stars
$40.49
-1.7%
$47.80
+18.1%
+13.8%$1.35B$531.04M11.801,201
TOWN
Towne Bank
3.8967 of 5 stars
$34.18
-0.5%
$40.00
+17.0%
+34.4%$2.58B$1.03B14.482,720News Coverage
Positive News
UVSP
Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania
3.4301 of 5 stars
$30.04
-1.9%
$29.00
-3.5%
+47.1%$884.31M$500.41M11.25970News Coverage
WSBC
WesBanco
4.8917 of 5 stars
$31.63
-0.1%
$38.71
+22.4%
+24.3%$3.03B$953.62M20.672,195News Coverage
Analyst Revision

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This page (NASDAQ:BWB) was last updated on 7/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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