WesBanco (WSBC) Stock Forecast, Price & News

5 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for WesBanco in the last year. There are currently 4 hold ratings and 1 buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities 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 analysts have issued twelve-month target prices for WesBanco's stock. Their WSBC share price forecasts range from $28.00 to $35.00. On average, they predict the company's stock price to reach $31.20 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 28.4% from the stock's current price.
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WesBanco's stock was trading at $36.98 at the beginning of 2023. Since then, WSBC stock has decreased by 34.3% and is now trading at $24.29.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, October 24th 2023.
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WesBanco, Inc. (NASDAQ:WSBC) issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July, 25th. The financial services provider reported $0.71 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.68 by $0.03. The financial services provider had revenue of $153.41 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $151.14 million. WesBanco had a net margin of 26.04% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 8.49%. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 10.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.67 EPS.

WesBanco declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, August 24th. Investors of record on Friday, September 8th will be given a dividend of $0.35 per share on Monday, October 2nd. This represents a $1.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.76%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, September 7th.
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WesBanco (NASDAQ:WSBC) pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 5.89%. 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 12 consecutive years, indicating the company has a strong committment to maintain and grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio is 45.60%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, WSBC will have a dividend payout ratio of 56.45% 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 trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "WSBC."

WesBanco's stock is owned by many different institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (8.56%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (7.37%), State Street Corp (3.00%), Wesbanco Bank Inc. (2.94%), Earnest Partners LLC (2.27%) and Geode Capital Management LLC (2.04%). 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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One share of WSBC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $24.29.

WesBanco (NASDAQ:WSBC) has a market capitalization of $1.44 billion and generates $631.05 million in revenue each year. The financial services provider earns $192.11 million in net income (profit) each year or $3.07 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 2,426 workers across the globe.

WesBanco's mailing address is 1 BANK PLAZA, WHEELING WV, 26003. The official website for the company is www.wesbanco.com. The financial services provider can be reached via phone at (304) 234-9000 or via fax at 304-234-9450.