Trustmark (TRMK) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer NBTB or TRMK?

In the previous week, Trustmark had 10 more articles in the media than NBT Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Trustmark and 3 mentions for NBT Bancorp. Trustmark's average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat NBT Bancorp's score of 0.84 indicating that NBT Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
NBT Bancorp	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Trustmark	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer NBTB or TRMK?

Trustmark received 54 more outperform votes than NBT Bancorp when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 53.38% of users gave NBT Bancorp an outperform vote while only 50.90% of users gave Trustmark an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
NBT Bancorp	Outperform Votes 229 53.38%	Underperform Votes 200 46.62%
Trustmark	Outperform Votes 283 50.90%	Underperform Votes 273 49.10%

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

58.5% of NBT Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.6% of Trustmark shares are held by institutional investors. 3.3% of NBT Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Trustmark shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is NBTB or TRMK more profitable?

NBT Bancorp has a net margin of 16.71% compared to NBT Bancorp's net margin of 13.82%. Trustmark's return on equity of 10.20% beat NBT Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
NBT Bancorp	16.71%	10.20%	1.06%
Trustmark	13.82%	10.04%	0.88%

Do analysts prefer NBTB or TRMK?

NBT Bancorp presently has a consensus target price of $41.20, suggesting a potential upside of 12.81%. Trustmark has a consensus target price of $32.75, suggesting a potential upside of 7.10%. Given Trustmark's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe NBT Bancorp is more favorable than Trustmark.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
NBT Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
Trustmark	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, NBTB or TRMK?

Trustmark has lower revenue, but higher earnings than NBT Bancorp. Trustmark is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NBT Bancorp, 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
NBT Bancorp	$664.97M	2.59	$118.78M	$2.59	14.10
Trustmark	$661.38M	2.83	$165.49M	$2.57	11.90

Is NBTB or TRMK a better dividend stock?

NBT Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Trustmark pays an annual dividend of $0.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. NBT Bancorp pays out 49.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Trustmark pays out 35.8% 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. NBT Bancorp has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years. NBT Bancorp is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, NBTB or TRMK?

NBT Bancorp has a beta of 0.52, meaning that its share price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Trustmark has a beta of 0.78, meaning that its share price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

NBT Bancorp beats Trustmark on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.