NASDAQ:WASH - Washington Trust Bancorp Stock Price, Forecast & News

Washington Trust Bancorp trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "WASH."

Washington Trust Bancorp declared a -- dividend on Friday, September 20th. Investors of record on Tuesday, October 1st will be paid a dividend of $0.51 per share on Friday, October 11th. This represents a dividend yield of 4.1%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, September 30th. View Washington Trust Bancorp's Dividend History.

Washington Trust Bancorp (NASDAQ:WASH) announced its earnings results on Monday, October, 21st. The financial services provider reported $1.08 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.96 by $0.12. The financial services provider earned $51.32 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $50.50 million. Washington Trust Bancorp had a net margin of 26.76% and a return on equity of 14.84%. View Washington Trust Bancorp's Earnings History.

Washington Trust Bancorp is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, January 27th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Washington Trust Bancorp.

3 equities research analysts have issued 1 year target prices for Washington Trust Bancorp's shares. Their forecasts range from $53.00 to $55.00. On average, they anticipate Washington Trust Bancorp's share price to reach $54.33 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 3.2% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Washington Trust Bancorp.

3 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Washington Trust Bancorp in the last year. There are currently 3 hold ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Washington Trust Bancorp.

News articles about WASH stock have been trending somewhat negative this week, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. The research group identifies negative and positive news coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Washington Trust Bancorp earned a daily sentiment score of -1.7 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news articles about the financial services provider a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near future. View News Stories for Washington Trust Bancorp.

Washington Trust Bancorp saw a drop in short interest in the month of November. As of November 29th, there was short interest totalling 178,400 shares, a drop of 20.4% from the November 14th total of 224,200 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 36,900 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 4.8 days. Currently, 1.2% of the company's stock are short sold. View Washington Trust Bancorp's Current Options Chain.

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Washington Trust Bancorp's stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include State Street Corp (1.80%), Boston Trust Walden Corp (1.26%), Systematic Financial Management LP (1.12%), New England Research & Management Inc. (0.41%), Millennium Management LLC (0.30%) and California Public Employees Retirement System (0.17%). Company insiders that own Washington Trust Bancorp stock include Constance A Howes, Dennis L Algiere, Edwin J Santos, H Douglas Randall III, James M Hagerty, John F Treanor, John T Ruggieri, Katherine W Hoxsie, Kristen L Disanto, Mary E Noons, Steven J Crandall and Victor J Orsinger II. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Washington Trust Bancorp.

WASH stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including State Street Corp, Foundry Partners LLC, Systematic Financial Management LP, First Trust Advisors LP, Rice Hall James & Associates LLC, New England Research & Management Inc., Barclays PLC and Commonwealth Equity Services LLC. Company insiders that have sold Washington Trust Bancorp company stock in the last year include Edwin J Santos and Katherine W Hoxsie. View Insider Buying and Selling for Washington Trust Bancorp.

WASH stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Resources Management Corp CT ADV, Coastline Trust Co, California Public Employees Retirement System, Russell Investments Group Ltd., Janney Montgomery Scott LLC, Boston Trust Walden Corp, Millennium Management LLC and Rhumbline Advisers. Company insiders that have bought Washington Trust Bancorp stock in the last two years include Constance A Howes, John T Ruggieri and Steven J Crandall. View Insider Buying and Selling for Washington Trust Bancorp.

Shares of WASH can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of WASH stock can currently be purchased for approximately $52.66.

Washington Trust Bancorp has a market capitalization of $913.65 million and generates $238.52 million in revenue each year. The financial services provider earns $68.43 million in net income (profit) each year or $3.93 on an earnings per share basis. Washington Trust Bancorp employs 601 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Washington Trust Bancorp.

The official website for Washington Trust Bancorp is http://www.washtrust.com/.

Washington Trust Bancorp's mailing address is 23 BROAD STREET, WESTERLY RI, 02891. The financial services provider can be reached via phone at 401-348-1200 or via email at [email protected]