Trustmark (NASDAQ:TRMK) Reaches New 1-Year High – Should You Buy?

by · The Markets Daily

Trustmark Corporation (NASDAQ:TRMKGet Free Report)’s stock price reached a new 52-week high on Thursday . The company traded as high as $45.52 and last traded at $45.5160, with a volume of 329498 shares. The stock had previously closed at $44.51.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

TRMK has been the subject of a number of research reports. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Trustmark from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Saturday. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reaffirmed a “market perform” rating and issued a $45.00 price objective on shares of Trustmark in a research note on Thursday. Brean Capital initiated coverage on shares of Trustmark in a research note on Thursday, March 12th. They issued a “buy” rating for the company. DA Davidson upped their price objective on shares of Trustmark from $42.00 to $44.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. Finally, Hovde Group upped their price objective on shares of Trustmark from $42.00 to $44.50 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Trustmark has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $44.50.

Read Our Latest Stock Analysis on TRMK

Trustmark Trading Down 1.0%

The company has a quick ratio of 0.87, a current ratio of 0.89 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.11. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $42.98 and its 200 day simple moving average is $40.68. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.64 billion, a PE ratio of 12.11 and a beta of 0.65.

Trustmark (NASDAQ:TRMKGet Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, January 27th. The financial services provider reported $0.97 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.91 by $0.06. Trustmark had a net margin of 19.95% and a return on equity of 10.77%. The company had revenue of $209.44 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $207.05 million. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.92 earnings per share. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Trustmark Corporation will post 3.42 EPS for the current year.

Trustmark Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Sunday, March 15th. Stockholders of record on Sunday, March 1st were given a dividend of $0.25 per share. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.2%. This is a boost from Trustmark’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.24. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 27th. Trustmark’s payout ratio is 26.95%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Trustmark

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of TRMK. Royal Bank of Canada grew its position in shares of Trustmark by 27.0% during the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 22,127 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $764,000 after acquiring an additional 4,701 shares during the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC grew its position in shares of Trustmark by 230.8% during the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 97,234 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $3,327,000 after acquiring an additional 67,841 shares during the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. grew its position in shares of Trustmark by 4.6% during the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 36,217 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $1,249,000 after acquiring an additional 1,592 shares during the last quarter. Millennium Management LLC grew its position in shares of Trustmark by 12.4% during the first quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 197,652 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $6,817,000 after acquiring an additional 21,866 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its position in shares of Trustmark by 17.2% during the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 470,756 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $16,236,000 after acquiring an additional 69,110 shares during the last quarter. 67.64% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Trustmark

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Trustmark Corporation is a financial services holding company headquartered in Jackson, Mississippi. Through its principal subsidiary, Trustmark National Bank, the company provides a broad spectrum of commercial and consumer banking services. Trustmark’s offerings include deposit accounts, lending solutions, cash management services, residential and commercial mortgage financing, and credit card processing.

In addition to traditional banking, Trustmark offers trust and wealth management services designed to meet the needs of high-net-worth individuals, families and institutional clients.

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