Peapack-Gladstone Financial (PGC) Competitors $28.76 +0.83 (+2.95%) As of 02:04 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock PGC vs. EFSC, OFG, FBNC, CHCO, FCF, SRCE, LKFN, STBA, NBHC, and RBCAAShould you be buying Peapack-Gladstone Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Peapack-Gladstone Financial include Enterprise Financial Services (EFSC), OFG Bancorp (OFG), First Bancorp (FBNC), City (CHCO), First Commonwealth Financial (FCF), 1st Source (SRCE), Lakeland Financial (LKFN), S&T Bancorp (STBA), National Bank (NBHC), and Republic Bancorp (RBCAA). These companies are all part of the "regional banks" industry. Peapack-Gladstone Financial vs. Enterprise Financial Services OFG Bancorp First Bancorp City First Commonwealth Financial 1st Source Lakeland Financial S&T Bancorp National Bank Republic Bancorp Peapack-Gladstone Financial (NASDAQ:PGC) and Enterprise Financial Services (NASDAQ:EFSC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, community ranking, dividends, earnings and risk. Does the MarketBeat Community favor PGC or EFSC? Enterprise Financial Services received 96 more outperform votes than Peapack-Gladstone Financial when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 61.74% of users gave Peapack-Gladstone Financial an outperform vote while only 57.49% of users gave Enterprise Financial Services an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformPeapack-Gladstone FinancialOutperform Votes19261.74% Underperform Votes11938.26% Enterprise Financial ServicesOutperform Votes28857.49% Underperform Votes21342.51% Is PGC or EFSC more profitable? Enterprise Financial Services has a net margin of 20.12% compared to Peapack-Gladstone Financial's net margin of 8.11%. Enterprise Financial Services' return on equity of 10.94% beat Peapack-Gladstone Financial's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Peapack-Gladstone Financial8.11% 5.57% 0.50% Enterprise Financial Services 20.12%10.94%1.26% Which has more volatility and risk, PGC or EFSC? Peapack-Gladstone Financial has a beta of 0.82, indicating that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Enterprise Financial Services has a beta of 0.84, indicating that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is PGC or EFSC a better dividend stock? Peapack-Gladstone Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Enterprise Financial Services pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Peapack-Gladstone Financial pays out 11.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Enterprise Financial Services pays out 23.5% 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. Enterprise Financial Services has raised its dividend for 11 consecutive years. Enterprise Financial Services is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Which has better earnings & valuation, PGC or EFSC? Enterprise Financial Services has higher revenue and earnings than Peapack-Gladstone Financial. Enterprise Financial Services is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Peapack-Gladstone Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPeapack-Gladstone Financial$236.34M2.14$32.99M$1.8015.98Enterprise Financial Services$541.33M3.62$185.27M$5.1010.39 Do institutionals and insiders believe in PGC or EFSC? 72.8% of Peapack-Gladstone Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.2% of Enterprise Financial Services shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.6% of Peapack-Gladstone Financial shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of Enterprise Financial Services shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts rate PGC or EFSC? Peapack-Gladstone Financial currently has a consensus target price of $37.33, indicating a potential upside of 29.79%. Enterprise Financial Services has a consensus target price of $64.33, indicating a potential upside of 21.41%. Given Peapack-Gladstone Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Peapack-Gladstone Financial is more favorable than Enterprise Financial Services.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Peapack-Gladstone Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.33Enterprise Financial Services 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Does the media prefer PGC or EFSC? In the previous week, Enterprise Financial Services had 27 more articles in the media than Peapack-Gladstone Financial. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for Enterprise Financial Services and 3 mentions for Peapack-Gladstone Financial. Peapack-Gladstone Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.76 beat Enterprise Financial Services' score of 0.85 indicating that Peapack-Gladstone Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Peapack-Gladstone Financial 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Enterprise Financial Services 9 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 11 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryEnterprise Financial Services beats Peapack-Gladstone Financial on 13 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Peapack-Gladstone Financial News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PGC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 PGC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPeapack-Gladstone FinancialCommercial banks IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$505.89M$38.24B$11.26B$8.05BDividend Yield0.73%4.02%5.76%4.22%P/E Ratio15.549.2422.3918.81Price / Sales2.141.6526.40107.19Price / Cash8.839.6317.6034.62Price / Book0.881.352.714.35Net Income$32.99M$3.43B$1.03B$247.85M7 Day Performance4.60%0.99%1.73%2.85%1 Month Performance-1.66%3.62%0.34%4.29%1 Year Performance25.23%31.91%538.70%5.92% Peapack-Gladstone Financial Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PGCPeapack-Gladstone Financial4.6259 of 5 stars$28.77+3.0%$37.33+29.8%+24.8%$505.89M$236.34M15.54500Positive NewsEFSCEnterprise Financial Services4.6697 of 5 stars$51.99+1.3%$67.33+29.5%+34.4%$1.92B$531.45M10.741,030Earnings ReportDividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↓Analyst RevisionNews CoverageOFGOFG Bancorp3.4021 of 5 stars$39.01+2.6%$45.50+16.6%+11.8%$1.77B$677.55M9.242,250Dividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↓FBNCFirst Bancorp2.0798 of 5 stars$40.44+0.9%$50.00+23.6%+32.1%$1.67B$357.46M21.981,290Positive NewsCHCOCity1.2917 of 5 stars$116.750.0%$122.67+5.1%+11.9%$1.65B$287.36M14.80910Insider TradeFCFFirst Commonwealth Financial3.12 of 5 stars$15.31+1.6%$19.58+27.9%+15.2%$1.56B$478.12M11.011,400Earnings ReportDividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageSRCE1st Source3.7831 of 5 stars$60.05+3.7%$72.00+19.9%+18.7%$1.47B$397.09M11.201,150Analyst RevisionLKFNLakeland Financial2.7694 of 5 stars$54.84+2.5%$65.50+19.4%-7.3%$1.43B$253.52M15.11650Earnings ReportHigh Trading VolumeSTBAS&T Bancorp3.8477 of 5 stars$36.88+2.4%$42.00+13.9%+18.5%$1.41B$381.33M10.821,180Dividend AnnouncementNBHCNational Bank3.3949 of 5 stars$35.87+1.5%$46.00+28.2%+8.5%$1.37B$405.04M11.611,320Dividend IncreaseAnalyst DowngradeRBCAARepublic Bancorp1.652 of 5 stars$68.02+1.5%$69.00+1.4%+33.8%$1.33B$378.96M13.011,010Short Interest ↑ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Enterprise Financial Services Alternatives OFG Bancorp Alternatives First Bancorp Alternatives City Alternatives First Commonwealth Financial Alternatives 1st Source Alternatives Lakeland Financial Alternatives S&T Bancorp Alternatives National Bank Alternatives Republic Bancorp Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:PGC) was last updated on 5/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s treachery Trump’s Final Reset Inside the shocking plot to re-engineer America’s financial system…and why you need to ...Porter & Company | SponsoredTrump Orders 'National Digital Asset Stockpile'Billionaires Rush Into Digital Banking Token Three massive forces are converging right now, creating what c...Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredHere’s How to Claim Your Stake in Elon’s Private Company, xAII predict this single breakthrough could make Elon the world’s first trillionaire — and mint more new milliona...Brownstone Research | SponsoredMusk's warning signal: Prepare before the cascade beginsWhen Elon Musk triggered his AI layoff plan, most analysts missed what it really meant. 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