Bancorp - TBBK Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer TRMK or TBBK?

Bancorp received 55 more outperform votes than Trustmark when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.23% of users gave Bancorp an outperform vote while only 53.92% of users gave Trustmark an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Trustmark	Outperform Votes 282 53.92%	Underperform Votes 241 46.08%
Bancorp	Outperform Votes 337 63.23%	Underperform Votes 196 36.77%

Which has more risk and volatility, TRMK or TBBK?

Trustmark has a beta of 0.8, meaning that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bancorp has a beta of 1.49, meaning that its stock price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to TRMK or TBBK?

In the previous week, Trustmark had 1 more articles in the media than Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Trustmark and 3 mentions for Bancorp. Trustmark's average media sentiment score of 0.45 beat Bancorp's score of 0.43 indicating that Trustmark is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Trustmark	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Bancorp	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts prefer TRMK or TBBK?

Trustmark presently has a consensus price target of $34.20, indicating a potential upside of 34.07%. Bancorp has a consensus price target of $35.00, indicating a potential upside of 20.86%. Given Trustmark's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Trustmark is more favorable than Bancorp.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Trustmark	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has better earnings & valuation, TRMK or TBBK?

Bancorp has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Trustmark. Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Trustmark, 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
Trustmark	$588.35 million	2.65	$71.89 million	$1.16	21.99
Bancorp	$354.52 million	4.54	$130.21 million	$2.28	12.70

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of TRMK or TBBK?

65.8% of Trustmark shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.0% of Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of Trustmark shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.3% of Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is TRMK or TBBK more profitable?

Bancorp has a net margin of 31.45% compared to Trustmark's net margin of 9.47%. Bancorp's return on equity of 19.53% beat Trustmark's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Trustmark	9.47%	9.48%	0.85%
Bancorp	31.45%	19.53%	1.74%

Summary

Bancorp beats Trustmark on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.