Brunswick Bancorp (OTCMKTS:BRBW – Get Rating) and Washington Trust Bancorp (NASDAQ:WASH – Get Rating) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, risk, dividends, profitability and analyst recommendations.
Volatility and Risk
Brunswick Bancorp has a beta of 0.05, meaning that its share price is 95% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Washington Trust Bancorp has a beta of 0.7, meaning that its share price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current ratings for Brunswick Bancorp and Washington Trust Bancorp, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Brunswick Bancorp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| Washington Trust Bancorp | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Brunswick Bancorp and Washington Trust Bancorp’s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Brunswick Bancorp | $16.41 million | 2.75 | $3.85 million | $1.21 | 13.22 |
| Washington Trust Bancorp | $257.07 million | 1.90 | $71.68 million | $3.91 | 7.34 |
Washington Trust Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Brunswick Bancorp. Washington Trust Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Brunswick Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
2.5% of Brunswick Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.2% of Washington Trust Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of Washington Trust Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares Brunswick Bancorp and Washington Trust Bancorp’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Brunswick Bancorp | 20.13% | N/A | N/A |
| Washington Trust Bancorp | 23.96% | 14.87% | 1.05% |
Summary
Washington Trust Bancorp beats Brunswick Bancorp on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Brunswick Bancorp
Brunswick Bancorp is a bank holding company, which engages in the provision of consumer and commercial banking services. It offers personal banking, checking, certificate of deposit accounts, business checking, equipment leasing, commercial mortgages, small business loans, construction loans, and merchant services. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in New Brunswick, NJ.
About Washington Trust Bancorp
Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc. operates as a bank holding company. The firm engages in the provision of financial services, including business banking, personal banking and wealth management and trust services. It operates through the following segments: Commercial Banking and Wealth Management Services. The Commercial Banking segment includes commercial, residential and consumer lending activities, mortgage banking activities, deposit generation, cash management activities and direct banking activities, which include the operation of ATMs, telephone and internet banking services and customer support and sales. The Wealth Management Services segment includes investment management, financial planning, personal trust and estate services, including services as trustee, personal representative, custodian and guardian and institutional trust services are also provided, including fiduciary services. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Westerly, RI.
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