WesBanco Stock Forecast, Price & News

6 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for WesBanco in the last year. There are currently 6 hold ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "hold" WesBanco stock. 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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WesBanco saw a increase in short interest in July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,030,000 shares, an increase of 20.6% from the June 30th total of 853,800 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 254,700 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 4.0 days. Approximately 1.6% of the company's stock are sold short.
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WesBanco is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, October 20th 2021.
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WesBanco, Inc. (NASDAQ:WSBC) announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July, 27th. The financial services provider reported $1.01 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.75 by $0.26. The financial services provider had revenue of $151.97 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $149.17 million. WesBanco had a net margin of 36.64% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 9.19%. The business's revenue for the quarter was up .1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.07 earnings per share.
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WesBanco's stock was trading at $24.36 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus (COVID-19) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, WSBC stock has increased by 32.5% and is now trading at $32.28.
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WesBanco announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, May 19th. Shareholders of record on Friday, June 11th will be given a dividend of $0.33 per share on Thursday, July 1st. This represents a $1.32 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.09%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 10th.
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WesBanco pays an annual dividend of $1.32 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 4.09%. WSBC has a dividend yield higher than 75% of all dividend-paying stocks, making it a leading dividend payer. WesBanco has been increasing its dividend for 10 consecutive years, indicating the company has a strong committment to maintain and grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio of WesBanco is 70.21%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, WesBanco will have a dividend payout ratio of 52.80% next year. This indicates that WesBanco will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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6 Wall Street analysts have issued 12 month price targets for WesBanco's stock. Their forecasts range from $29.00 to $40.00. On average, they anticipate WesBanco's share price to reach $32.50 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 0.7% from the stock's current price.
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28 employees have rated WesBanco CEO Paul M. Limbert on Glassdoor.com. Paul M. Limbert has an approval rating of 78% among WesBanco's employees.

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

WesBanco's stock is owned by a number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Huntington National Bank (0.04%), Dupont Capital Management Corp (0.04%), Fort Pitt Capital Group LLC (0.02%) and Carolina Wealth Advisors LLC (0.01%). Company insiders that own WesBanco stock include Brent E Richmond, Denise H Knouse-Snyder, F Eric Nelson Jr, James W Cornelsen, Jayson M Zatta, Jonathan D Dargusch, Kerry M Stemler, Michael J Crawford, Michael L Perkins, Reed J Tanner, Robert H Young, Ronald W Owen, Stephen J Callen and Todd Clossin.
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WSBC stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Dupont Capital Management Corp, Huntington National Bank, Fort Pitt Capital Group LLC, and Carolina Wealth Advisors LLC. Company insiders that have bought WesBanco stock in the last two years include Denise H Knouse-Snyder, Kerry M Stemler, Michael L Perkins, Reed J Tanner, Robert H Young, Ronald W Owen, Stephen J Callen, and Todd Clossin.
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One share of WSBC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $32.28.

WesBanco has a market capitalization of $2.17 billion and generates $669.46 million in revenue each year. The financial services provider earns $122.04 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.88 on an earnings per share basis.

WesBanco employs 2,612 workers across the globe.

WesBanco was founded in 1870.

The official website for WesBanco is www.wesbanco.com.

WesBanco is headquartered at 1 BANK PLAZA, WHEELING WV, 26003.

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