Trustmark (TRMK) Competitors

First Commonwealth Financial (NYSE:FCF) and Trustmark (NASDAQ:TRMK) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, community ranking, earnings, risk, institutional ownership, dividends and valuation.

Which has more volatility & risk, FCF or TRMK?

First Commonwealth Financial has a beta of 0.95, suggesting that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Trustmark has a beta of 0.78, suggesting that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer FCF or TRMK?

Trustmark received 3 more outperform votes than First Commonwealth Financial when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 55.36% of users gave First Commonwealth Financial an outperform vote while only 53.31% of users gave Trustmark an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
First Commonwealth Financial	Outperform Votes 279 55.36%	Underperform Votes 225 44.64%
Trustmark	Outperform Votes 282 53.31%	Underperform Votes 247 46.69%

Which has better earnings and valuation, FCF or TRMK?

First Commonwealth Financial has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Trustmark. First Commonwealth Financial 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
First Commonwealth Financial	$428.66 million	3.34	$128.18 million	$1.37	10.17
Trustmark	$759.32 million	1.85	$71.89 million	$1.51	15.21

Do analysts prefer FCF or TRMK?

First Commonwealth Financial currently has a consensus price target of $15.60, indicating a potential upside of 11.99%. Trustmark has a consensus price target of $33.17, indicating a potential upside of 44.45%. Given Trustmark's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Trustmark is more favorable than First Commonwealth Financial.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
First Commonwealth Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Trustmark	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Is FCF or TRMK a better dividend stock?

First Commonwealth Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Trustmark pays an annual dividend of $0.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. First Commonwealth Financial pays out 36.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Trustmark pays out 60.9% 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. First Commonwealth Financial has increased its dividend for 7 consecutive years.

Does the media prefer FCF or TRMK?

In the previous week, Trustmark had 1 more articles in the media than First Commonwealth Financial. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Trustmark and 1 mentions for First Commonwealth Financial. First Commonwealth Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat Trustmark's score of 0.92 indicating that First Commonwealth Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
First Commonwealth Financial	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Trustmark	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals believe in FCF or TRMK?

69.5% of First Commonwealth Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.8% of Trustmark shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.9% of First Commonwealth Financial shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Trustmark shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is FCF or TRMK more profitable?

First Commonwealth Financial has a net margin of 27.75% compared to Trustmark's net margin of 10.91%. First Commonwealth Financial's return on equity of 13.53% beat Trustmark's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First Commonwealth Financial	27.75%	13.53%	1.47%
Trustmark	10.91%	10.96%	0.95%

Summary

First Commonwealth Financial beats Trustmark on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.