Hanmi Financial (HAFC) Competitors

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

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, BDGE or HAFC?

Hanmi Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Bridge Bancorp. Hanmi Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bridge 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
Bridge Bancorp	$206.93M	3.22	$51.69M	$2.59	13.01
Hanmi Financial	$403.51M	1.92	$80.04M	$2.08	12.33

Does the media favor BDGE or HAFC?

In the previous week, Hanmi Financial had 8 more articles in the media than Bridge Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Hanmi Financial and 0 mentions for Bridge Bancorp. Hanmi Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat Bridge Bancorp's score of 0.00 indicating that Hanmi Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Bridge Bancorp	Neutral
Hanmi Financial	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals believe in BDGE or HAFC?

58.8% of Bridge Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.7% of Hanmi Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 15.5% of Bridge Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Hanmi Financial shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, BDGE or HAFC?

Bridge Bancorp has a beta of 1.14, suggesting that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hanmi Financial has a beta of 0.84, suggesting that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in BDGE or HAFC?

Hanmi Financial received 46 more outperform votes than Bridge Bancorp when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 56.05% of users gave Hanmi Financial 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%
Hanmi Financial	Outperform Votes 329 56.05%	Underperform Votes 258 43.95%

Is BDGE or HAFC a better dividend stock?

Bridge Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Hanmi Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Bridge Bancorp pays out 37.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hanmi Financial pays out 48.1% 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.

Do analysts rate BDGE or HAFC?

Hanmi Financial has a consensus price target of $22.63, indicating a potential downside of 11.79%. Given Hanmi Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Hanmi Financial 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
Hanmi Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Is BDGE or HAFC more profitable?

Bridge Bancorp has a net margin of 23.05% compared to Hanmi Financial's net margin of 14.80%. Bridge Bancorp's return on equity of 9.83% beat Hanmi Financial's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bridge Bancorp	23.05%	9.83%	0.88%
Hanmi Financial	14.80%	8.87%	0.83%

Summary

Hanmi Financial beats Bridge Bancorp on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.