Washington Trust Bancorp's Earnings: A Preview

Washington Trust Bancorp WASH is set to give its latest quarterly earnings report on Monday, 2023-10-23. Here's what investors need to know before the announcement.

Analysts estimate that Washington Trust Bancorp will report an earnings per share (EPS) of $0.58.

Washington Trust Bancorp bulls will hope to hear the company announce they've not only beaten that estimate, but also to provide positive guidance, or forecasted growth, for the next quarter.

New investors should note that it is sometimes not an earnings beat or miss that most affects the price of a stock, but the guidance (or forecast).

Past Earnings Performance

Last quarter the company beat EPS by $0.03, which was followed by a 3.17% drop in the share price the next day.

Here's a look at Washington Trust Bancorp's past performance and the resulting price change:

Stock Performance

Shares of Washington Trust Bancorp were trading at $25.51 as of October 19. Over the last 52-week period, shares are down 48.47%. Given that these returns are generally negative, long-term shareholders are likely a little upset going into this earnings release.

To track all earnings releases for Washington Trust Bancorp visit their earnings calendar on our site.

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