Camden National (CAC) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility & risk, BDGE or CAC?

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

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 2.8%. Camden National pays an annual dividend of $1.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. 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.

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 9.95% 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%	9.95%	0.88%

Which has better valuation and earnings, 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	3.31	$51.69M	$2.59	13.39
Camden National	$257.28M	2.67	$43.38M	$3.20	14.74

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in BDGE or CAC?

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

Do analysts recommend BDGE or CAC?

Camden National has a consensus price target of $41.50, suggesting a potential downside of 12.02%. Given Camden National's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly 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)	0.00
Camden National	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in BDGE or CAC?

Bridge Bancorp received 20 more outperform votes than Camden National when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.22% 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 63.22%	Underperform Votes 153 36.78%

Does the media favor BDGE or CAC?

In the previous week, Bridge Bancorp and Bridge Bancorp both had 1 articles in the media. Camden National's average media sentiment score of 0.59 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)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Camden National	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

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