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 quarterly dividend on Friday, December 20th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, January 2nd will be given a dividend of $0.51 per share on Friday, January 10th. This represents a $2.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.91%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, December 31st. View Washington Trust Bancorp's Dividend History.

Washington Trust Bancorp (NASDAQ:WASH) issued its earnings results on Monday, October, 21st. The financial services provider reported $1.08 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.96 by $0.12. The financial services provider had revenue of $51.32 million for 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.

Washington Trust Bancorp will be holding an earnings conference call on Monday, January 27th at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

3 brokers have issued 1-year price objectives for Washington Trust Bancorp's stock. Their forecasts range from $53.00 to $55.00. On average, they anticipate Washington Trust Bancorp's stock price to reach $54.33 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 4.1% 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 headlines about WASH stock have been trending positive this week, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. The research group rates the sentiment of press coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Washington Trust Bancorp earned a daily sentiment score of 2.7 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news stories about the financial services provider a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the next several days. View News Stories for Washington Trust Bancorp.

Washington Trust Bancorp saw a increase in short interest in December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 211,700 shares, an increase of 16.6% from the December 15th total of 181,600 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 40,300 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 5.3 days. Currently, 1.4% of the company's shares are short sold. View Washington Trust Bancorp's Current Options Chain.

Some companies that are related to Washington Trust Bancorp include PNC Financial Services Group (PNC), Truist Financial (TFC), SunTrust Banks (STI), M&T Bank (MTB), Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB), First Republic Bank (FRC), KeyCorp (KEY), Regions Financial (RF), Huntington Bancshares (HBAN), SVB Financial Group (SIVB), Zions Bancorporation NA (ZION), Commerce Bancshares (CBSH), Signature Bank (SBNY), TCF Financial (TCF) and East West Bancorp (EWBC).

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Washington Trust Bancorp's stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Boston Trust Walden Corp (1.27%), Endurance Wealth Management Inc. (0.58%), Coastline Trust Co (0.16%) and New England Professional Planning Group Inc. (0.07%). 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 and Victor J Orsinger II. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Washington Trust Bancorp.

WASH stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including New England Professional Planning Group Inc., Coastline Trust Co, Endurance Wealth Management Inc. and Boston Trust Walden Corp. Company insiders that have bought Washington Trust Bancorp stock in the last two years include Constance A Howes and John T Ruggieri. 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 $52.18.

Washington Trust Bancorp has a market capitalization of $905.32 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]