Washington Trust Bancorp (WASH) Competitors

Washington Trust Bancorp (NASDAQ:WASH) and Trustmark (NASDAQ:TRMK) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, risk, community ranking, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings and institutional ownership.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor WASH or TRMK?

Trustmark received 96 more outperform votes than Washington Trust Bancorp when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 52.34% of users gave Washington Trust Bancorp an outperform vote while only 49.83% of users gave Trustmark an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Washington Trust Bancorp	Outperform Votes 190 52.34%	Underperform Votes 173 47.66%
Trustmark	Outperform Votes 286 49.83%	Underperform Votes 288 50.17%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of WASH or TRMK?

65.8% of Washington Trust Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.6% of Trustmark shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of Washington Trust Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Trustmark shares are owned 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.

Is WASH or TRMK more profitable?

Trustmark has a net margin of 19.42% compared to Washington Trust Bancorp's net margin of -6.90%. Trustmark's return on equity of 10.12% beat Washington Trust Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Washington Trust Bancorp	-6.90%	8.99%	0.60%
Trustmark	19.42%	10.12%	1.03%

Which has more volatility & risk, WASH or TRMK?

Washington Trust Bancorp has a beta of 0.91, meaning that its share price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Trustmark has a beta of 0.66, meaning that its share price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better earnings and valuation, WASH or TRMK?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Washington Trust Bancorp	$110.89M	4.83	-$28.06M	-$1.56	-17.79
Trustmark	$476.55M	4.37	$223.01M	$3.84	8.97

Is WASH or TRMK a better dividend stock?

Washington Trust Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $2.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.1%. Trustmark pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Washington Trust Bancorp pays out -143.6% 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. Washington Trust Bancorp is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the media prefer WASH or TRMK?

In the previous week, Washington Trust Bancorp and Washington Trust Bancorp both had 6 articles in the media. Washington Trust Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.37 beat Trustmark's score of 0.85 indicating that Washington Trust Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Washington Trust Bancorp	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Trustmark	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate WASH or TRMK?

Washington Trust Bancorp currently has a consensus price target of $31.00, indicating a potential upside of 11.71%. Trustmark has a consensus price target of $39.80, indicating a potential upside of 15.56%. Given Trustmark's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Trustmark is more favorable than Washington Trust Bancorp.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Washington Trust Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Trustmark	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40

Summary

Trustmark beats Washington Trust Bancorp on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.