BWB vs. FFWM, BSRR, EBTC, RRBI, MOFG, RBB, WTBA, ACNB, ORRF, and FBIZ
Should you be buying Bridgewater Bancshares stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Bridgewater Bancshares include First Foundation (FFWM), Sierra Bancorp (BSRR), Enterprise Bancorp (EBTC), Red River Bancshares (RRBI), MidWestOne Financial Group (MOFG), RBB Bancorp (RBB), West Bancorporation (WTBA), ACNB (ACNB), Orrstown Financial Services (ORRF), and First Business Financial Services (FBIZ). These companies are all part of the "state commercial banks" industry.
Bridgewater Bancshares (NASDAQ:BWB) and First Foundation (NASDAQ:FFWM) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, risk, media sentiment and community ranking.
First Foundation received 137 more outperform votes than Bridgewater Bancshares when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.22% of users gave First Foundation an outperform vote while only 57.32% of users gave Bridgewater Bancshares an outperform vote.
In the previous week, First Foundation had 4 more articles in the media than Bridgewater Bancshares. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for First Foundation and 0 mentions for Bridgewater Bancshares. First Foundation's average media sentiment score of 0.35 beat Bridgewater Bancshares' score of 0.00 indicating that First Foundation is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Bridgewater Bancshares has a beta of 0.66, meaning that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Foundation has a beta of 1.29, meaning that its stock price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Bridgewater Bancshares currently has a consensus target price of $15.00, suggesting a potential upside of 23.86%. First Foundation has a consensus target price of $9.50, suggesting a potential upside of 51.52%. Given First Foundation's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe First Foundation is more favorable than Bridgewater Bancshares.
Bridgewater Bancshares has a net margin of 15.37% compared to First Foundation's net margin of -32.44%. Bridgewater Bancshares' return on equity of 10.20% beat First Foundation's return on equity.
65.8% of Bridgewater Bancshares shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.1% of First Foundation shares are held by institutional investors. 23.2% of Bridgewater Bancshares shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.3% of First Foundation shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Bridgewater Bancshares has higher earnings, but lower revenue than First Foundation. First Foundation is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bridgewater Bancshares, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Bridgewater Bancshares and First Foundation tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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