Trustmark (TRMK) Competitors

Trustmark (NASDAQ:TRMK) and Ameris Bancorp (NASDAQ:ABCB) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, profitability and institutional ownership.

Is TRMK or ABCB a better dividend stock?

Trustmark pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Ameris Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Trustmark pays out 25.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ameris Bancorp pays out 14.8% 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. Trustmark has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Trustmark is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, TRMK or ABCB?

Trustmark has a beta of 0.66, suggesting that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ameris Bancorp has a beta of 0.93, suggesting that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate TRMK or ABCB?

Trustmark currently has a consensus target price of $39.80, indicating a potential upside of 3.14%. Ameris Bancorp has a consensus target price of $71.43, indicating a potential upside of 5.45%. Given Ameris Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Ameris Bancorp is more favorable than Trustmark.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Trustmark	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40
Ameris Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in TRMK or ABCB?

67.6% of Trustmark shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.6% of Ameris Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of Trustmark shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.4% of Ameris Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is TRMK or ABCB more profitable?

Ameris Bancorp has a net margin of 21.46% compared to Trustmark's net margin of 20.73%. Trustmark's return on equity of 10.29% beat Ameris Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Trustmark	20.73%	10.29%	1.10%
Ameris Bancorp	21.46%	9.57%	1.32%

Does the media refer more to TRMK or ABCB?

In the previous week, Trustmark had 6 more articles in the media than Ameris Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Trustmark and 4 mentions for Ameris Bancorp. Ameris Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.47 beat Trustmark's score of 0.08 indicating that Ameris Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Trustmark	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Ameris Bancorp	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, TRMK or ABCB?

Ameris Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Trustmark. Trustmark is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ameris 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
Trustmark	$476.55M	4.90	$223.01M	$3.84	10.05
Ameris Bancorp	$1.12B	4.15	$358.68M	$5.40	12.54

Summary

Ameris Bancorp beats Trustmark on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.