Washington Trust Bancorp (WASH) Competitors $36.40 -0.45 (-1.22%) (As of 11/20/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends WASH vs. GSBC, HBNC, CARO, ABTX, LBAI, FRME, SBCF, BANR, WSBC, and RNSTShould you be buying Washington Trust Bancorp stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Washington Trust Bancorp include Great Southern Bancorp (GSBC), Horizon Bancorp (HBNC), Carolina Financial (CARO), Allegiance Bancshares (ABTX), Lakeland Bancorp (LBAI), First Merchants (FRME), Seacoast Banking Co. of Florida (SBCF), Banner (BANR), WesBanco (WSBC), and Renasant (RNST). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Washington Trust Bancorp vs. Great Southern Bancorp Horizon Bancorp Carolina Financial Allegiance Bancshares Lakeland Bancorp First Merchants Seacoast Banking Co. of Florida Banner WesBanco Renasant Washington Trust Bancorp (NASDAQ:WASH) and Great Southern Bancorp (NASDAQ:GSBC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, profitability, valuation and dividends. Does the media prefer WASH or GSBC? In the previous week, Great Southern Bancorp had 7 more articles in the media than Washington Trust Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Great Southern Bancorp and 0 mentions for Washington Trust Bancorp. Washington Trust Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.47 beat Great Southern Bancorp's score of 0.96 indicating that Washington Trust Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Washington Trust Bancorp Positive Great Southern Bancorp Positive Do analysts prefer WASH or GSBC? Washington Trust Bancorp presently has a consensus target price of $34.00, indicating a potential downside of 6.59%. Great Southern Bancorp has a consensus target price of $52.00, indicating a potential downside of 15.84%. Given Washington Trust Bancorp's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Washington Trust Bancorp is more favorable than Great Southern Bancorp.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Washington Trust Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Great Southern Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Which has more volatility and risk, WASH or GSBC? Washington Trust Bancorp has a beta of 0.77, indicating that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Great Southern Bancorp has a beta of 0.62, indicating that its stock price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals & insiders believe in WASH or GSBC? 65.8% of Washington Trust Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.7% of Great Southern Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of Washington Trust Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 27.6% of Great Southern Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the MarketBeat Community favor WASH or GSBC? Great Southern Bancorp received 43 more outperform votes than Washington Trust Bancorp when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 55.42% of users gave Great Southern Bancorp an outperform vote while only 53.13% of users gave Washington Trust Bancorp an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformWashington Trust BancorpOutperform Votes18753.13% Underperform Votes16546.88% Great Southern BancorpOutperform Votes23055.42% Underperform Votes18544.58% Which has higher earnings & valuation, WASH or GSBC? Great Southern Bancorp has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Washington Trust Bancorp. Great Southern Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Washington Trust Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioWashington Trust Bancorp$364.80M1.70$48.18M$2.6713.63Great Southern Bancorp$326.91M2.21$67.80M$5.1012.12 Is WASH or GSBC more profitable? Great Southern Bancorp has a net margin of 17.21% compared to Washington Trust Bancorp's net margin of 11.24%. Great Southern Bancorp's return on equity of 10.36% beat Washington Trust Bancorp's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Washington Trust Bancorp11.24% 9.55% 0.63% Great Southern Bancorp 17.21%10.36%1.02% Is WASH or GSBC a better dividend stock? Washington Trust Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $2.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.2%. Great Southern Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Washington Trust Bancorp pays out 83.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Great Southern Bancorp pays out 31.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Washington Trust Bancorp has increased its dividend for 13 consecutive years. Washington Trust Bancorp is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. SummaryGreat Southern Bancorp beats Washington Trust Bancorp on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad DTIWhen it comes to NVDA… “acceleration cycles” are the keyExpert options trader Graham Lindman has been working on a new way to tap into Nvidia’s options… By simply isolating outsized “acceleration cycles” within Nvidia stock (most investors don’t even know it exists)... 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart WASH vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricWashington Trust BancorpState commercial banks IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$628.84M$3.16B$10.41B$8.87BDividend Yield6.08%3.51%10.14%4.06%P/E Ratio13.6317.0347.1214.18Price / Sales1.702.703,443.7889.42Price / Cash11.5411.1230.7732.79Price / Book1.241.292.485.12Net Income$48.18M$405.80M$993.44M$225.99M7 Day Performance-6.79%-0.79%-0.05%-1.32%1 Month Performance14.14%8.53%7.13%0.60%1 Year Performance37.72%35.96%24.11%26.23% Washington Trust Bancorp Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WASHWashington Trust Bancorp2.5529 of 5 stars$36.40-1.2%$34.00-6.6%+34.5%$628.84M$364.80M13.63665Positive NewsGSBCGreat Southern Bancorp2.6825 of 5 stars$61.79+0.2%$52.00-15.8%+17.9%$720.22M$326.91M12.121,352Insider TradeShort Interest ↓HBNCHorizon Bancorp4.0958 of 5 stars$18.07+0.2%$16.00-11.5%+60.8%$788.62M$324.30M38.45818CAROCarolina FinancialN/A$32.88flatN/A+0.0%$816.28M$224.23M11.18735High Trading VolumeABTXAllegiance BancsharesN/A$41.63-0.9%N/A+0.0%$830.94M$261.75M11.25594Analyst ForecastLBAILakeland Bancorp2.6944 of 5 stars$13.43+1.1%$14.15+5.4%+5.3%$874.97M$516.18M10.49826High Trading VolumeFRMEFirst Merchants4.3513 of 5 stars$42.72-0.3%$41.60-2.6%+34.9%$2.51B$999.49M14.102,162SBCFSeacoast Banking Co. of Florida3.4377 of 5 stars$29.26-0.2%$28.70-1.9%+23.9%$2.50B$768.13M21.201,541Dividend AnnouncementBANRBanner3.0291 of 5 stars$72.240.0%$61.60-14.7%+59.5%$2.49B$745.98M15.111,966Positive NewsWSBCWesBanco3.2971 of 5 stars$35.08-0.5%$36.17+3.1%+27.7%$2.36B$831.96M16.782,321News CoverageRNSTRenasant1.9815 of 5 stars$36.35-0.6%$39.33+8.2%+29.6%$2.32B$910.39M13.062,300Dividend Announcement Related Companies and Tools Related Companies GSBC Alternatives HBNC Alternatives CARO Alternatives ABTX Alternatives LBAI Alternatives FRME Alternatives SBCF Alternatives BANR Alternatives WSBC Alternatives RNST Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:WASH) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMissed Nvidia? 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