 BRIDGEHAMPTON, N.Y. AP _ Bridge Bancorp Inc. BDGE on Wednesday reported first-quarter earnings of 9.3 million. The Bridgehampton, New York-based bank said it had earnings of 47 cents per share. The results fell short of Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 57 cents per share. The bank holding company posted revenue of 49.8 million in the period. Its revenue net of interest expense was 41.9 million, also falling short of Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected 42.6 million. Bridge Bancorp shares have decreased 33 since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Wednesday, shares hit 22.55, a drop of 28 in the last 12 months. ___ This story was generated by Automated Insights using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on BDGE at 