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, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings and media sentiment.

Which has better valuation & 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	$949.48M	2.57	$223.01M	$3.56	11.33
Ameris Bancorp	$1.13B	4.58	$358.68M	$5.68	13.25

Do analysts rate TRMK or ABCB?

Trustmark presently has a consensus target price of $41.00, suggesting a potential upside of 1.61%. Ameris Bancorp has a consensus target price of $72.14, suggesting a potential downside of 4.12%. Given Trustmark's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Trustmark is more favorable than Ameris Bancorp.

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

Does the media refer more to TRMK or ABCB?

In the previous week, Trustmark and Trustmark both had 5 articles in the media. Ameris Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat Trustmark's score of 0.72 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)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Ameris Bancorp	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, TRMK or ABCB?

Trustmark has a beta of 0.71, meaning that its share price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ameris Bancorp has a beta of 0.97, meaning that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is TRMK or ABCB more profitable?

Ameris Bancorp has a net margin of 21.46% compared to Trustmark's net margin of 19.21%. Trustmark's return on equity of 10.81% beat Ameris Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Trustmark	19.21%	10.81%	1.18%
Ameris Bancorp	21.46%	9.57%	1.32%

Is TRMK or ABCB a better dividend stock?

Trustmark pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Ameris Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Trustmark pays out 27.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ameris Bancorp pays out 14.1% 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. 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.

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

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

Summary

Ameris Bancorp beats Trustmark on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.