Earnings Outlook For Washington Trust Bancorp


20-Year Pro Trader Reveals His "MoneyLine"

Ditch your indicators and use the "MoneyLine". A simple line tells you when to buy and sell without the guesswork. It’s a line on a chart that’s helped Nic Chahine win 83% of his options buys. Here's how he does it.


On Monday, October 19, Washington Trust Bancorp (NASDAQ: WASH) will release its latest earnings report. Check out Benzinga's preview to understand the implications.

Earnings and Revenue

Washington Trust Bancorp EPS is expected to be around $1.03, according to sell-side analysts. Sales will likely be near $32.27 million. Washington Trust Bancorp reported a profit of $1.08 per share when it published results during the same quarter last year. Sales in that period totaled $32.98 million. If the company were to match the consensus estimate when it reports Monday, earnings would be down 4.63%. Sales would be down 2.15% on a year-over-year basis. Here is how the company's reported EPS has stacked up against analyst estimates in the past:

Quarter Q2 2020 Q1 2020 Q4 2020 Q3 2019
EPS Estimate 0.63 0.80 0.96 0.96
EPS Actual 1.21 0.68 0.89 1.08
Revenue Estimate 32.00 M 32.43 M 32.41 M 33.56 M
Revenue Actual 30.95 M 32.60 M 31.99 M 32.98 M

Stock Performance

Over the last 52-week period, shares are down 33.99%. Given that these returns are generally negative, long-term shareholders won't be happy going into this earnings release.

Do not be surprised to see the stock move on comments made during its conference call. Washington Trust Bancorp is scheduled to hold the call at 08:30:00 ET and can be accessed here: https://78449.choruscall.com/dataconf/productusers/wash/mediaframe/41266/indexr.html


20-Year Pro Trader Reveals His "MoneyLine"

Ditch your indicators and use the "MoneyLine". A simple line tells you when to buy and sell without the guesswork. It’s a line on a chart that’s helped Nic Chahine win 83% of his options buys. Here's how he does it.


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