NASDAQ:WSBC - WesBanco Stock Price, Forecast & News

WesBanco trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "WSBC."

WesBanco declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, November 20th. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 13th will be paid a dividend of $0.31 per share on Thursday, January 2nd. This represents a $1.24 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.39%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, December 12th. View WesBanco's Dividend History.

WesBanco Inc (NASDAQ:WSBC) announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October, 23rd. The financial services provider reported $0.68 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.78 by $0.10. The financial services provider earned $117.35 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $126.48 million. WesBanco had a net margin of 28.22% and a return on equity of 8.38%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 8.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.64 EPS. View WesBanco's Earnings History.

WesBanco is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, January 27th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for WesBanco.

5 analysts have issued 1-year price objectives for WesBanco's shares. Their forecasts range from $40.00 to $42.00. On average, they expect WesBanco's share price to reach $41.33 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 12.9% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for WesBanco.

5 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for WesBanco in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings and 3 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for WesBanco.

News stories about WSBC stock have trended somewhat positive on Sunday, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. The research group rates the sentiment of press coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. WesBanco earned a coverage optimism score of 1.3 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned headlines about the financial services provider a news buzz of 4.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the immediate future. View News Stories for WesBanco.

Some companies that are related to WesBanco include PNC Financial Services Group (PNC), BB&T (BBT), SunTrust Banks (STI), M&T Bank (MTB), Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB), KeyCorp (KEY), First Republic Bank (FRC), Regions Financial (RF), Huntington Bancshares (HBAN), SVB Financial Group (SIVB), Zions Bancorporation NA (ZION), Commerce Bancshares (CBSH), Signature Bank (SBNY), East West Bancorp (EWBC) and BOK Financial (BOKF).

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WesBanco's stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include State Street Corp (1.97%), River Road Asset Management LLC (0.84%), Foundry Partners LLC (0.45%), Peregrine Capital Management LLC (0.40%), Russell Investments Group Ltd. (0.38%) and Phocas Financial Corp. (0.33%). Company insiders that own WesBanco stock include Anthony F Pietranton, Brent E Richmond, Charlotte A Zuschlag, Denise H Knouse-Snyder, Ernest S Fragale, F Eric Nelson Jr, Jonathan D Dargusch, Kerry M Stemler, Michael J Crawford, Michael L Perkins, Robert H Young, Stephen J Callen, Stephen J Lawrence and Todd Clossin. View Institutional Ownership Trends for WesBanco.

WSBC stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Millennium Management LLC, River Road Asset Management LLC, Huntington National Bank, Dupont Capital Management Corp, Barclays PLC, Creative Planning, Peregrine Capital Management LLC and Regent Investment Management LLC. Company insiders that have sold WesBanco company stock in the last year include Brent E Richmond, Jonathan D Dargusch and Michael J Crawford. View Insider Buying and Selling for WesBanco.

WSBC stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Phocas Financial Corp., Russell Investments Group Ltd., California Public Employees Retirement System, Bridge City Capital LLC, Resources Management Corp CT ADV, Foundry Partners LLC, Sunbelt Securities Inc. and Synovus Financial Corp. Company insiders that have bought WesBanco stock in the last two years include Denise H Knouse-Snyder, Kerry M Stemler, Stephen J Callen and Todd Clossin. View Insider Buying and Selling for WesBanco.

Shares of WSBC can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of WSBC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $36.60.

WesBanco has a market capitalization of $2.00 billion and generates $515.23 million in revenue each year. The financial services provider earns $143.11 million in net income (profit) each year or $3.21 on an earnings per share basis. WesBanco employs 2,388 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About WesBanco.

The official website for WesBanco is http://www.wesbanco.com/.

WesBanco's mailing address is 1 BANK PLAZA, WHEELING WV, 26003. The financial services provider can be reached via phone at 304-234-9000.