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. FRME, BANR, FBNC, EFSC, BUSE, NBTB, OFG, CHCO, FCF, and LKFNShould you be buying Bridge Bancorp stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Bridge Bancorp include First Merchants (FRME), Banner (BANR), First Bancorp (FBNC), Enterprise Financial Services (EFSC), First Busey (BUSE), NBT Bancorp (NBTB), OFG Bancorp (OFG), City (CHCO), First Commonwealth Financial (FCF), and Lakeland Financial (LKFN). These companies are all part of the "regional banks" industry. Bridge Bancorp vs. Its Competitors First Merchants Banner First Bancorp Enterprise Financial Services First Busey NBT Bancorp OFG Bancorp City First Commonwealth Financial Lakeland Financial First Merchants (NASDAQ:FRME) 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 risk, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation and dividends. Does the media prefer FRME or BDGE? In the previous week, First Merchants had 8 more articles in the media than Bridge Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for First Merchants and 0 mentions for Bridge Bancorp. First Merchants' average media sentiment score of 0.65 beat Bridge Bancorp's score of 0.00 indicating that First Merchants is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment First Merchants Positive Bridge Bancorp Neutral Is FRME or BDGE more profitable? Bridge Bancorp has a net margin of 23.05% compared to First Merchants' net margin of 21.35%. First Merchants' return on equity of 9.88% beat Bridge Bancorp's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets First Merchants21.35% 9.88% 1.23% Bridge Bancorp 23.05%9.83%0.88% Which has preferable valuation & earnings, FRME or BDGE? First Merchants has higher revenue and earnings than Bridge Bancorp. First Merchants 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 RatioFirst Merchants$637.74M3.53$201.40M$3.8610.10Bridge Bancorp$206.93M2.73$51.69M$2.5911.06 Is FRME or BDGE a better dividend stock? First Merchants pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Bridge Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. First Merchants pays out 37.3% 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. First Merchants has increased its dividend for 13 consecutive years. First Merchants is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Do analysts prefer FRME or BDGE? First Merchants currently has a consensus target price of $48.25, suggesting a potential upside of 23.81%. Given First Merchants' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe First Merchants is more favorable than Bridge Bancorp.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score First Merchants 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Bridge Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Which has more risk and volatility, FRME or BDGE? First Merchants has a beta of 1.08, meaning that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bridge Bancorp has a beta of 1.14, meaning that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of FRME or BDGE? 73.9% of First Merchants shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.8% of Bridge Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of First Merchants shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 15.5% of Bridge Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryFirst Merchants beats Bridge Bancorp on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Bridge Bancorp News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BDGE 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 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$565.93M$551.38M$12.32B$9.79BDividend Yield3.93%2.65%5.56%4.10%P/E Ratio12.0310.9719.5525.27Price / Sales2.732.6625.7788.61Price / Cash9.1511.4818.7728.45Price / Book1.141.332.256.00Net Income$51.69M$23.34M$1.01B$265.34M Bridge Bancorp Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BDGEBridge BancorpN/A$28.64-2.8%N/A+22.2%$565.93M$206.93M12.03496FRMEFirst Merchants4.8199 of 5 stars$37.69+0.5%$46.20+22.6%+5.7%$2.16B$1.07B9.762,120Dividend AnnouncementBANRBanner3.1359 of 5 stars$63.17+1.6%$70.17+11.1%+12.5%$2.15B$832.99M12.031,956News CoveragePositive NewsFBNCFirst Bancorp2.4362 of 5 stars$49.95+1.4%$53.67+7.4%+27.4%$2.04B$537.14M21.351,396Short Interest ↑EFSCEnterprise Financial Services4.6596 of 5 stars$55.26+1.9%$64.33+16.4%+14.2%$2.01B$920.75M10.491,256BUSEFirst Busey4.9553 of 5 stars$22.41+0.4%$27.17+21.2%-9.9%$2.00B$663.36M20.011,548NBTBNBT Bancorp4.3467 of 5 stars$40.90-0.2%$52.00+27.1%-9.4%$1.94B$788.49M14.772,083Positive NewsInsider TradeOFGOFG Bancorp3.659 of 5 stars$42.67+1.2%$47.50+11.3%-1.2%$1.89B$873.53M10.062,246News CoveragePositive NewsCHCOCity2.6365 of 5 stars$120.900.0%$133.25+10.2%+6.1%$1.75B$379.76M14.55910FCFFirst Commonwealth Financial4.1455 of 5 stars$16.70+0.7%$18.90+13.2%+2.4%$1.74B$699.69M12.841,545Positive NewsShort Interest ↓LKFNLakeland Financial3.5309 of 5 stars$62.00+0.3%$70.00+12.9%-1.8%$1.58B$430M16.89650Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies First Merchants Alternatives Banner Alternatives First Bancorp Alternatives Enterprise Financial Services Alternatives First Busey Alternatives NBT Bancorp Alternatives OFG Bancorp Alternatives City Alternatives First Commonwealth Financial Alternatives Lakeland Financial 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:BDGE) was last updated on 8/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhen the levee breaksThe U.S. Treasury just confirmed it plans to borrow $1.01 trillion this quarter—nearly double what was project...Porter & Company | SponsoredThe stealth altcoin the financial world is underestimatingThis DeFi project could soar next When altcoin season fully kicks in—which the data suggests is happening R...Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredMusk’s Project Colossus could mint millionairesI predict this single breakthrough could make Elon the world’s first trillionaire — and mint more new milliona...Brownstone Research | SponsoredThink you missed gold’s boom? 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