Bridge Bancorp (BDGE) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community favor NBTB or BDGE?

Bridge Bancorp received 51 more outperform votes than NBT Bancorp when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 55.93% of users gave Bridge Bancorp an outperform vote while only 52.25% of users gave NBT Bancorp an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
NBT Bancorp	Outperform Votes 232 52.25%	Underperform Votes 212 47.75%
Bridge Bancorp	Outperform Votes 283 55.93%	Underperform Votes 223 44.07%

Is NBTB or BDGE a better dividend stock?

NBT Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Bridge Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. NBT Bancorp pays out 45.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Bridge Bancorp pays out 37.1% 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. NBT Bancorp has increased its dividend for 12 consecutive years. Bridge Bancorp is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the media favor NBTB or BDGE?

In the previous week, NBT Bancorp had 14 more articles in the media than Bridge Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for NBT Bancorp and 0 mentions for Bridge Bancorp. NBT Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat Bridge Bancorp's score of 0.00 indicating that NBT Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
NBT Bancorp	Positive
Bridge Bancorp	Neutral

Which has more volatility & risk, NBTB or BDGE?

NBT Bancorp has a beta of 0.53, suggesting that its stock price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bridge Bancorp has a beta of 1.14, suggesting that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in NBTB or BDGE?

58.5% of NBT Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.8% of Bridge Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 3.0% of NBT Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 15.5% of Bridge Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts prefer NBTB or BDGE?

NBT Bancorp currently has a consensus price target of $54.50, indicating a potential upside of 27.93%. Given NBT Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe NBT Bancorp is more favorable than Bridge Bancorp.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
NBT Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
Bridge Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is NBTB or BDGE more profitable?

Bridge Bancorp has a net margin of 23.05% compared to NBT Bancorp's net margin of 17.84%. Bridge Bancorp's return on equity of 9.83% beat NBT Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
NBT Bancorp	17.84%	9.39%	1.02%
Bridge Bancorp	23.05%	9.83%	0.88%

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, NBTB or BDGE?

NBT Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Bridge Bancorp. Bridge Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NBT 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
NBT Bancorp	$574.44M	3.50	$140.64M	$2.96	14.39
Bridge Bancorp	$206.93M	2.45	$51.69M	$2.59	9.89

Summary

NBT Bancorp beats Bridge Bancorp on 13 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.