Peapack-Gladstone Financial (PGC) Competitors $36.73 +0.28 (+0.77%) (As of 11/15/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends PGC vs. ESQ, BLX, FRME, BANR, SBCF, TRMK, RNST, NBTB, WSBC, and SYBTShould you be buying Peapack-Gladstone Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Peapack-Gladstone Financial include Esquire Financial (ESQ), Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. (BLX), First Merchants (FRME), Banner (BANR), Seacoast Banking Co. of Florida (SBCF), Trustmark (TRMK), Renasant (RNST), NBT Bancorp (NBTB), WesBanco (WSBC), and Stock Yards Bancorp (SYBT). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Peapack-Gladstone Financial vs. Esquire Financial Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. First Merchants Banner Seacoast Banking Co. of Florida Trustmark Renasant NBT Bancorp WesBanco Stock Yards Bancorp Esquire Financial (NASDAQ:ESQ) and Peapack-Gladstone Financial (NASDAQ:PGC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, community ranking and risk. Is ESQ or PGC more profitable? Esquire Financial has a net margin of 31.38% compared to Peapack-Gladstone Financial's net margin of 8.12%. Esquire Financial's return on equity of 20.12% beat Peapack-Gladstone Financial's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Esquire Financial31.38% 20.12% 2.51% Peapack-Gladstone Financial 8.12%5.55%0.50% Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of ESQ or PGC? 54.7% of Esquire Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.8% of Peapack-Gladstone Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 18.9% of Esquire Financial shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.6% of Peapack-Gladstone Financial shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is ESQ or PGC a better dividend stock? Esquire Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Peapack-Gladstone Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Esquire Financial pays out 12.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Peapack-Gladstone Financial pays out 11.0% 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 risk and volatility, ESQ or PGC? Esquire Financial has a beta of 0.7, meaning that its share price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Peapack-Gladstone Financial has a beta of 0.96, meaning that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor ESQ or PGC? In the previous week, Peapack-Gladstone Financial had 1 more articles in the media than Esquire Financial. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Peapack-Gladstone Financial and 2 mentions for Esquire Financial. Peapack-Gladstone Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat Esquire Financial's score of -0.02 indicating that Peapack-Gladstone Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Esquire Financial 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Peapack-Gladstone Financial 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ESQ or PGC? Esquire Financial received 6 more outperform votes than Peapack-Gladstone Financial when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 61.36% of users gave Peapack-Gladstone Financial an outperform vote while only 57.86% of users gave Esquire Financial an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformEsquire FinancialOutperform Votes19557.86% Underperform Votes14242.14% Peapack-Gladstone FinancialOutperform Votes18961.36% Underperform Votes11938.64% Which has preferable valuation & earnings, ESQ or PGC? Peapack-Gladstone Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Esquire Financial. Esquire Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Peapack-Gladstone Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioEsquire Financial$121.64M4.90$41.01M$4.9714.44Peapack-Gladstone Financial$377.59M1.71$48.85M$1.8120.29 Do analysts recommend ESQ or PGC? Esquire Financial presently has a consensus price target of $69.00, suggesting a potential downside of 3.85%. Peapack-Gladstone Financial has a consensus price target of $33.50, suggesting a potential downside of 8.79%. Given Esquire Financial's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Esquire Financial is more favorable than Peapack-Gladstone Financial.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Esquire Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Peapack-Gladstone Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 SummaryEsquire Financial and Peapack-Gladstone Financial tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Porter & CompanyWar on Elon Escalates… A radical, potentially game-changing technology that threatens to destroy the trillion-dollar, “green energy” grift of the elites. And yet, while it threatens their wealth and power, it could be transformational for both the U.S. economy and your wealth.One company holds a near-total monopoly on it. Get Peapack-Gladstone Financial News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PGC 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 PGC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPeapack-Gladstone FinancialCommercial banks IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$645.71M$36.43B$11.00B$8.66BDividend Yield0.54%4.19%5.94%4.06%P/E Ratio20.299.5628.4817.46Price / Sales1.711.6845.0469.04Price / Cash9.7610.0118.4936.36Price / Book1.061.213.695.87Net Income$48.85M$3.15B$998.34M$225.66M7 Day Performance1.32%0.19%-0.06%-1.34%1 Month Performance19.92%1.88%1.86%1.15%1 Year Performance41.98%47.19%24.78%24.02% Peapack-Gladstone Financial Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PGCPeapack-Gladstone Financial3.546 of 5 stars$36.73+0.8%$33.50-8.8%+42.2%$645.71M$377.59M20.29521Positive NewsESQEsquire Financial1.994 of 5 stars$75.40+4.0%N/A+54.7%$626.57M$121.64M15.17110BLXBanco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A.4.7566 of 5 stars$34.43+2.1%N/A+39.8%$1.26B$712.20M6.29180Short Interest ↓Positive NewsFRMEFirst Merchants4.3574 of 5 stars$44.46+3.5%N/A+37.8%$2.61B$999.49M14.672,162Dividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↓BANRBanner2.8156 of 5 stars$75.30+2.8%N/A+62.2%$2.59B$745.98M15.751,966Short Interest ↓SBCFSeacoast Banking Co. of Florida3.5943 of 5 stars$30.12+2.5%N/A+24.9%$2.51B$510.68M21.831,541Dividend AnnouncementInsider SellingNews CoverageTRMKTrustmark2.4816 of 5 stars$39.86+3.2%N/A+71.3%$2.44B$1.10B12.042,757Insider SellingPositive NewsRNSTRenasant2.0462 of 5 stars$38.11+2.4%N/A+31.0%$2.42B$641.04M12.412,300Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst DowngradeNews CoverageNBTBNBT Bancorp3.1963 of 5 stars$50.60+2.4%N/A+35.3%$2.39B$664.97M17.822,034Insider SellingShort Interest ↑WSBCWesBanco3.8113 of 5 stars$36.26+3.2%N/A+31.2%$2.35B$584.63M17.352,321SYBTStock Yards Bancorp3.1532 of 5 stars$76.87+4.4%N/A+56.4%$2.26B$338.25M21.121,075Analyst DowngradeNews Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Esquire Financial Alternatives Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. 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