Bridgewater Bancshares (BWB) Competitors

Customers Bancorp (NYSE:CUBI) and Bridgewater Bancshares (NASDAQ:BWB) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, dividends, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and profitability.

Is CUBI or BWB more profitable?

Bridgewater Bancshares has a net margin of 13.27% compared to Customers Bancorp's net margin of 10.51%. Customers Bancorp's return on equity of 11.64% beat Bridgewater Bancshares' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Customers Bancorp	10.51%	11.64%	0.89%
Bridgewater Bancshares	13.27%	9.13%	0.72%

Do analysts recommend CUBI or BWB?

Customers Bancorp currently has a consensus target price of $64.78, suggesting a potential downside of 1.78%. Bridgewater Bancshares has a consensus target price of $18.50, suggesting a potential upside of 8.82%. Given Bridgewater Bancshares' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Bridgewater Bancshares is more favorable than Customers Bancorp.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Customers Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.56
Bridgewater Bancshares	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media refer more to CUBI or BWB?

In the previous week, Customers Bancorp had 4 more articles in the media than Bridgewater Bancshares. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Customers Bancorp and 6 mentions for Bridgewater Bancshares. Customers Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat Bridgewater Bancshares' score of -0.35 indicating that Customers Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Customers Bancorp	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
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

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, CUBI or BWB?

Customers Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Bridgewater Bancshares. Bridgewater Bancshares is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Customers 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
Customers Bancorp	$1.39B	1.50	$181.47M	$3.97	16.61
Bridgewater Bancshares	$253.27M	1.84	$32.83M	$1.10	15.45

Which has more volatility & risk, CUBI or BWB?

Customers Bancorp has a beta of 1.55, suggesting that its stock price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bridgewater Bancshares has a beta of 0.54, suggesting that its stock price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of CUBI or BWB?

89.3% of Customers Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.8% of Bridgewater Bancshares shares are held by institutional investors. 8.7% of Customers Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 23.3% of Bridgewater Bancshares shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Customers Bancorp beats Bridgewater Bancshares on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.