WesBanco (WSBC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

5 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for WesBanco in the last twelve months. There are currently 4 hold ratings and 1 buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "hold" WSBC shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in WSBC, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
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5 Wall Street research analysts have issued twelve-month price objectives for WesBanco's shares. Their WSBC share price targets range from $26.00 to $35.00. On average, they predict the company's share price to reach $29.60 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 1.6% from the stock's current price.
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WesBanco's stock was trading at $36.98 at the start of the year. Since then, WSBC shares have decreased by 21.2% and is now trading at $29.13.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, January 23rd 2024.
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WesBanco, Inc. (NASDAQ:WSBC) issued its earnings results on Wednesday, October, 25th. The financial services provider reported $0.59 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.62 by $0.03. The financial services provider had revenue of $214.47 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $149.29 million. WesBanco had a net margin of 22.39% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 7.76%. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.85 EPS.

WesBanco declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, November 15th. Investors of record on Friday, December 8th will be paid a dividend of $0.36 per share on Tuesday, January 2nd. This represents a $1.44 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.94%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, December 7th. This is a positive change from the stock's previous quarterly dividend of $0.35.
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WesBanco (NASDAQ:WSBC) pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 5.05%. WSBC has a dividend yield higher than 75% of all dividend-paying stocks, making it a leading dividend payer. The company has been increasing its dividend for 13 consecutive years, indicating the company has a strong committment to maintain and grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio is 51.43%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, WSBC will have a dividend payout ratio of 61.28% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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28 employees have rated WesBanco Chief Executive Officer Paul M. Limbert on Glassdoor.com. Paul M. Limbert has an approval rating of 78% among the company's employees.

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WesBanco's stock is owned by a number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Earnest Partners LLC (2.50%), Northern Trust Corp (1.33%), Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. (1.29%), FMR LLC (0.86%), New York State Common Retirement Fund (0.83%) and Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.72%). Insiders that own company stock include Brent E Richmond, Denise H Knouse-Snyder, F Eric Nelson Jr, Gregory S Proctor Jr, James W Cornelsen, Jayson M Zatta, Jeffrey H Jackson, Jonathan D Dargusch, Jonathan D Dargusch, Joseph R Robinson, Kerry M Stemler, Michael L Perkins, Robert J Fitzsimmons, Scott A Love, Stephen J Callen and Todd Clossin.
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