WASH vs. TRMK, FRME, BUSE, EFSC, NBTB, OFG, CHCO, FBNC, FCF, and SRCE
Should you be buying Washington Trust Bancorp stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Washington Trust Bancorp include Trustmark (TRMK), First Merchants (FRME), First Busey (BUSE), Enterprise Financial Services (EFSC), NBT Bancorp (NBTB), OFG Bancorp (OFG), City (CHCO), First Bancorp (FBNC), First Commonwealth Financial (FCF), and 1st Source (SRCE). These companies are all part of the "regional banks" industry.
Washington Trust Bancorp vs. Its Competitors
Trustmark (NASDAQ:TRMK) and Washington Trust Bancorp (NASDAQ:WASH) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability and media sentiment.
Trustmark has higher revenue and earnings than Washington Trust Bancorp. Washington Trust Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Trustmark, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Trustmark has a beta of 0.66, suggesting that its share price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Washington Trust Bancorp has a beta of 0.9, suggesting that its share price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Trustmark presently has a consensus price target of $39.80, suggesting a potential upside of 3.14%. Washington Trust Bancorp has a consensus price target of $31.00, suggesting a potential upside of 4.68%. Given Washington Trust Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Washington Trust Bancorp is more favorable than Trustmark.
67.6% of Trustmark shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.8% of Washington Trust Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of Trustmark shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Washington Trust Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Trustmark has a net margin of 20.73% compared to Washington Trust Bancorp's net margin of -6.60%. Trustmark's return on equity of 10.29% beat Washington Trust Bancorp's return on equity.
In the previous week, Trustmark had 7 more articles in the media than Washington Trust Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Trustmark and 3 mentions for Washington Trust Bancorp. Washington Trust Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat Trustmark's score of 0.06 indicating that Washington Trust Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Trustmark pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Washington Trust Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $2.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.6%. Trustmark pays out 25.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Washington Trust Bancorp pays out -143.6% 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. Washington Trust Bancorp is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Summary
Trustmark beats Washington Trust Bancorp on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NASDAQ:WASH) was last updated on 7/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
