Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc. (WASH) to Issue Quarterly Dividend of $0.56 on October 11th

Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:WASHGet Free Report) announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, September 19th, Zacks reports. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, October 1st will be given a dividend of 0.56 per share by the financial services provider on Friday, October 11th. This represents a $2.24 annualized dividend and a yield of 6.83%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, October 1st.

Washington Trust Bancorp has raised its dividend payment by an average of 3.0% per year over the last three years and has raised its dividend annually for the last 13 consecutive years. Washington Trust Bancorp has a dividend payout ratio of 91.1% indicating that its dividend is currently covered by earnings, but may not be in the future if the company’s earnings decline. Equities analysts expect Washington Trust Bancorp to earn $2.45 per share next year, which means the company should continue to be able to cover its $2.24 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 91.4%.

Washington Trust Bancorp Price Performance

WASH opened at $32.81 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $559.74 million, a PE ratio of 12.11 and a beta of 0.79. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $31.11 and its 200 day simple moving average is $27.82. Washington Trust Bancorp has a 1 year low of $21.69 and a 1 year high of $34.27. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.34, a quick ratio of 1.14 and a current ratio of 1.15.

Washington Trust Bancorp (NASDAQ:WASHGet Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, July 22nd. The financial services provider reported $0.63 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.49 by $0.14. The firm had revenue of $102.66 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $46.06 million. Washington Trust Bancorp had a return on equity of 9.95% and a net margin of 11.51%. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.66 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Washington Trust Bancorp will post 2.38 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, StockNews.com raised Washington Trust Bancorp from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, June 17th.

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Washington Trust Bancorp Company Profile

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Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc operates as the bank holding company for The Washington Trust Company, of Westerly that provides various banking and financial services to individuals and businesses. The company operates in two segments, Commercial Banking and Wealth Management Services. The Commercial Banking segment offers deposit accounts, including interest-bearing and noninterest-bearing demand deposits, NOW and savings accounts, money market and retirement deposit accounts, and time deposits; various commercial and retail lending products, such as commercial real estate loans, including commercial mortgages, and construction and development loans; commercial and industrial loans comprising working capital, equipment financing, and financing for other business-related purposes; residential real estate loans that consist of mortgage and homeowner construction loans; and consumer loans comprising home equity loans and lines of credit, personal installment loans, and loans to individuals secured by general aviation aircraft.

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