Trustmark (TRMK) Competitors

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

Is ABCB or TRMK 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
Ameris Bancorp	21.46%	9.57%	1.32%
Trustmark	20.73%	10.29%	1.10%

Which has more risk and volatility, ABCB or TRMK?

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

Do institutionals & insiders believe in ABCB or TRMK?

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

Do analysts prefer ABCB or TRMK?

Ameris Bancorp presently has a consensus target price of $71.43, indicating a potential upside of 6.14%. Trustmark has a consensus target price of $39.80, indicating a potential upside of 3.86%. Given Ameris Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Ameris Bancorp is more favorable than Trustmark.

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

Is ABCB or TRMK a better dividend stock?

Ameris Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Trustmark pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Ameris Bancorp pays out 14.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Trustmark pays out 25.0% 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. Trustmark has raised 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 preferable valuation and earnings, ABCB or TRMK?

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
Ameris Bancorp	$1.12B	4.13	$358.68M	$5.40	12.46
Trustmark	$949.48M	2.44	$223.01M	$3.84	9.98

Does the media prefer ABCB or TRMK?

In the previous week, Trustmark had 3 more articles in the media than Ameris Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Trustmark and 3 mentions for Ameris Bancorp. Ameris Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.39 beat Trustmark's score of 0.97 indicating that Ameris Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Summary

Ameris Bancorp beats Trustmark on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.