WesBanco Stock Price, News & Analysis (NASDAQ:WSBC)

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

WesBanco declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, August 22nd. Stockholders of record on Monday, September 9th will be paid a dividend of $0.31 per share on Tuesday, October 1st. This represents a $1.24 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.32%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, September 6th. View WesBanco's Dividend History.

WesBanco Inc (NASDAQ:WSBC) released its earnings results on Tuesday, July, 23rd. The financial services provider reported $0.82 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, hitting analysts' consensus estimates of $0.82. The financial services provider earned $129.62 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $127.44 million. WesBanco had a net margin of 27.85% and a return on equity of 8.68%. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.80 earnings per share. View WesBanco's Earnings History.

WesBanco is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, October 23rd 2019. View Earnings Estimates for WesBanco.

WesBanco will be holding an earnings conference call on Wednesday, October 23rd at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

5 brokerages have issued 12-month target prices for WesBanco's shares. Their forecasts range from $40.00 to $42.00. On average, they anticipate WesBanco's stock price to reach $41.33 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 10.8% 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.

Media stories about WSBC stock have been trending negative recently, according to InfoTrie. The research firm ranks the sentiment of media coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. WesBanco earned a media sentiment score of -2.6 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media coverage about the financial services provider a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the next few days. View News Stories for WesBanco.

WesBanco saw a increase in short interest in September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totalling 1,950,000 shares, an increase of 26.6% from the August 30th total of 1,540,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 211,300 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 9.2 days. Approximately 3.7% of the shares of the company are short sold. View WesBanco's Current Options Chain.

Some companies that are related to WesBanco include Zions Bancorporation NA (ZION), Akbank T.A.S. (AKBTY), Cullen/Frost Bankers (CFR), BOK Financial (BOKF), Synovus Financial (SNV), First Horizon National (FHN), Pinnacle Financial Partners (PNFP), PacWest Bancorp (PACW), CIT Group (CIT), Webster Financial (WBS), Sterling Bancorp (STL), F.N.B. (FNB), Valley National Bancorp (VLY), Community Bank System (CBU) and UMB Financial (UMBF).

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WesBanco's stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Denali Advisors LLC (0.00%). 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, Kerry M Stemler, Michael L Perkins, Robert H Young, Stephen J Callen and Stephen J Lawrence. View Institutional Ownership Trends for WesBanco.

WSBC stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Denali Advisors LLC. Company insiders that have bought WesBanco stock in the last two years include Denise H Knouse-Snyder, Kerry M Stemler and Stephen J Callen. 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 $37.30.

WesBanco has a market capitalization of $2.04 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.