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Washington Trust Bancorp Inc Stock: price and insider trades · United States
No insider purchase over the last 90 days. The latest, by Handy Edward O. III, was filed 28 Apr 2026.
Washington Trust Bancorp Inc: what insiders have been doing
This page follows insider dealings at Washington Trust Bancorp Inc as filed with SEC (Form 4), a company from the Finance & Banking sector. 21 insiders have disclosed 45 filings since 21 October 2025.
Open-market activity splits into 4 purchases totalling €982k and 1 sale totalling €31; 3 insiders sit on the buying side and 1 insider on the selling side. Netting one side against the other leaves €982k of net buying. Open-market purchases are the filings investors watch most closely, because the insider pays for the shares out of pocket. Those buying include 1 finance chief, 1 senior executive and 1 chief executive. Biggest ticket of the year: €533k, bought by Brown James Cannon and made public on 27 April 2026 (0.090% of market cap).
The data flag 2 purchases as part of a group of insiders buying within 30 days of each other. Purchases made close together by different insiders form what is called a cluster. The latest purchase dates back some time: it was published 176 days ago, on 28 April 2026. Between a trade and the moment it shows up on SEC (Form 4), the median delay is 2 days. Section 16 rules allow two business days to file each Form 4.
With 45 filings in twelve months, the company is more active than the median of 19 filings across the 5,810 companies we follow on the same exchange. Looking back to 2016, when coverage begins, insiders filed 7 purchases and 16 sales. In its latest annual report filed with the SEC (10-K, fiscal year ended 31 December 2025), the company reported net income of 52.2 m USD, with a dividend of 2.24 USD per share.
Elsewhere in the same sector, our signals recently picked up insider purchases at First Guaranty Bancshares, Inc. and Avidia Bancorp, Inc. Source: insider filings from SEC (Form 4). Past trades are no guide to future returns.
Insider Decl.
191
Thresholds
n/a
Buy Volume
€1M
7 ops. · all time
Sell Volume
€1M
16 ops. · all time
Who traded when
BuySaleEdward O. Handy III1 buy1 sale
James Cannon Brown2 buys
Ronald S. Ohsberg2 buys
Kathleen A. Ryan1 sale
Robert A. DiMuccio1 buy
Since the insiders bought
- +27.5%Entry US$31.02 · Close at T+90 US$39.55
- +27.5%Entry US$31.02 · Close at T+90 US$39.55
- +20.7%Entry US$31.97 · Close at T+90 US$38.59
Entry is the close on the day after publication, the first price a reader could act on. Prices in the listing currency. Past moves are not a forecast.
Analyst consensus: bullish or bearish?
Analysts rate Washington Trust Bancorp Inc Hold (neutral), based on 3 analysts. Average price target: US$37.67.
This score ranks the purchase within its own market. A position size is suggested only on the venues of the backtested strategy universe; elsewhere, signals stay on watch. Not investment advice.
Financial data
as of FY 2025FY ended December 2025 · cache
US$36.74
Analyst consensus
3 analystsHold
US$36.00Target US$37.67(+3%)US$41.00
Income statement
RevenueUS$222.1M
Net incomeUS$52.2M25.1% margin
Valuation
PER (trailing)12.8x
PER (forward)10.3x
P/Book1.3x
Beta0.72
Balance sheet & cash
Market capUS$700.8M
Total debtUS$687.4M
Free Cash FlowUS$76.1M
Profitability & ownership
ROE10.3%
ROA0.8%
% insiders1.3%
% institutions77.2%
Last declaration on 28 July 2026
Declarations191 total
0.907 shares@ US$38.94050.0000% mcap0.0% of flowCommon StockSEC:0000737468-26-000111:0
1,260 shares0Common StockSEC:0000737468-26-000084:0
1,260 shares0Common StockSEC:0000737468-26-000085:0
1,260 shares0Common StockSEC:0000737468-26-000087:0
1,260 shares0Common StockSEC:0000737468-26-000088:0
1,260 shares0Common StockSEC:0000737468-26-000089:0
1,260 shares0Common StockSEC:0000737468-26-000090:0
1,260 shares0Common StockSEC:0000737468-26-000091:0
1,260 shares0Common StockSEC:0000737468-26-000094:0
1,260 shares0Common StockSEC:0000737468-26-000086:0
1,260 shares0Common StockSEC:0000737468-26-000092:0
3,195 shares@ US$31.32360.014% mcap48.2% of flowCommon StockSEC:0000737468-26-000072:0
Canonical exit: 26 Jul 2026 (T+90)
735 shares@ US$30.810.0033% mcap100.0% of flowCommon StockSEC:0000737468-26-000070:0
1,606 shares@ US$31.000.0072% mcap20.8% of flowCommon StockSEC:0000737468-26-000071:0
Canonical exit: 23 Jul 2026 (T+90)
20,097 shares@ US$30.97240.090% mcap62.4% of flowCommon StockSEC:0000737468-26-000066:0
Canonical exit: 22 Jul 2026 (T+90)
11,903 shares@ US$31.51470.054% mcap37.6% of flowCommon StockSEC:0000737468-26-000066:1
Canonical exit: 22 Jul 2026 (T+90)
1,620 shares0Common StockSEC:0000737468-26-000057:0
2,240 shares0Common StockSEC:0000737468-26-000054:0
1,620 shares0Common StockSEC:0000737468-26-000058:0
3,046 shares0Common StockSEC:0000737468-26-000052:0
2,535 shares0Common StockSEC:0000737468-26-000053:0
2,240 shares0Common StockSEC:0000737468-26-000055:0
732 shares@ US$34.16100.0% of flowCommon StockSEC:0000737468-26-000058:1
1,381 shares@ US$34.1684.5% of flowCommon StockSEC:0000737468-26-000052:1
1,015 shares@ US$34.1656.3% of flowCommon StockSEC:0000737468-26-000056:1
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About Washington Trust Bancorp Inc
Washington Trust Bancorp Inc. is the publicly traded holding company of The Washington Trust Company, a regional U.S. banking franchise focused on the Northeast. The stock trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker WASH, and the company is based in the United States. Founded in 1800, Washington Trust has one of the most distinctive histories in U.S. banking: it is the oldest community bank in the nation and the largest state-chartered bank headquartered in Rhode Island. Its operating headquarters are in Westerly, Rhode Island, giving the franchise a strong local identity while supporting a broader mix of financial services than a traditional small community bank.
The business model is built around four core lines: commercial banking, mortgage banking, personal banking, and wealth management and trust services. That mix matters strategically because it diversifies revenue across net interest income, fee income from wealth services, mortgage-related activity, and other noninterest streams. The company also emphasizes digital tools, which complement its branch-based model and help it serve customers more efficiently across its footprint.
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Geographically, Washington Trust operates through offices in Rhode Island, Connecticut, and Massachusetts. This concentrated footprint is a competitive strength in one sense: it allows the bank to maintain close client relationships with households, small and middle-market businesses, and local institutions. At the same time, it keeps the company highly exposed to regional economic conditions, funding competition, and credit trends in its core markets. For investors, that makes WASH a classic regional-bank story rather than a national-scale financial institution.
Competitive positioning is anchored in the brand’s longevity, local trust, and relationship banking approach. The wealth management and trust platform is especially important because it can generate more recurring, less rate-sensitive revenue than lending alone. The bank also benefits from being a known franchise in New England, where reputation and customer relationships can matter materially in deposit gathering and cross-selling.
Recent developments point to improving momentum. In its fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 results, Washington Trust reported stronger profitability, helped by net interest margin expansion, in-market deposit growth, and higher wealth management and mortgage banking revenues. Management also highlighted additional resources in commercial and wealth management businesses, including a dedicated institutional banking team, suggesting a measured push to deepen its higher-value client relationships while remaining true to its regional community-bank model.
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