Bridge Bancorp (BDGE) Competitors

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

Do analysts prefer BDGE or CAC?

Camden National has a consensus target price of $41.50, suggesting a potential downside of 1.38%. Given Camden National's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Camden National is more favorable than Bridge Bancorp.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Bridge Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Camden National	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Is BDGE or CAC more profitable?

Bridge Bancorp has a net margin of 23.05% compared to Camden National's net margin of 16.47%. Camden National's return on equity of 10.09% beat Bridge Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bridge Bancorp	23.05%	9.83%	0.88%
Camden National	16.47%	10.09%	0.88%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor BDGE or CAC?

Bridge Bancorp received 20 more outperform votes than Camden National when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.53% of users gave Camden National an outperform vote while only 55.93% of users gave Bridge Bancorp an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Bridge Bancorp	Outperform Votes 283 55.93%	Underperform Votes 223 44.07%
Camden National	Outperform Votes 263 63.53%	Underperform Votes 151 36.47%

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, BDGE or CAC?

Bridge Bancorp has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Camden National. Bridge Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Camden National, 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
Bridge Bancorp	$206.93M	2.85	$51.69M	$2.59	11.51
Camden National	$257.28M	2.38	$43.38M	$3.20	13.15

Is BDGE or CAC a better dividend stock?

Bridge Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Camden National pays an annual dividend of $1.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Bridge Bancorp pays out 37.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Camden National pays out 52.5% 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.

Which has more volatility & risk, BDGE or CAC?

Bridge Bancorp has a beta of 1.14, suggesting that its share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Camden National has a beta of 0.72, suggesting that its share price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer BDGE or CAC?

In the previous week, Camden National had 10 more articles in the media than Bridge Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Camden National and 3 mentions for Bridge Bancorp. Camden National's average media sentiment score of 0.69 beat Bridge Bancorp's score of 0.00 indicating that Camden National is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Bridge Bancorp	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Camden National	5 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of BDGE or CAC?

58.8% of Bridge Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.4% of Camden National shares are held by institutional investors. 15.5% of Bridge Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Camden National shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Camden National beats Bridge Bancorp on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.