WesBanco - WSBC Stock Forecast, Price & News

4 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for WesBanco in the last year. There are currently 3 hold ratings and 1 buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street 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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4 analysts have issued 12 month price targets for WesBanco's stock. Their WSBC share price forecasts range from $29.00 to $38.00. On average, they predict the company's stock price to reach $34.67 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 3.8%.
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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 2.5% and is now trading at $36.05.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, April 25th 2023.
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WesBanco, Inc. (NASDAQ:WSBC) issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, January, 24th. The financial services provider reported $0.84 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.83 by $0.01. The financial services provider had revenue of $176.69 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $159.97 million. WesBanco had a net margin of 30.44% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 8.32%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.82 EPS.

WesBanco announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, November 16th. Investors of record on Friday, December 9th will be given a dividend of $0.35 per share on Tuesday, January 3rd. This represents a $1.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.88%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, December 8th. This is a boost from the stock's previous quarterly dividend of $0.34.
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WesBanco (NASDAQ:WSBC) pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 3.90%. 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 46.05%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, WSBC will have a dividend payout ratio of 42.17% 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 a variety of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Wesbanco Bank Inc. (2.96%), Regent Investment Management LLC (0.15%), Bridge City Capital LLC (0.08%), Strs Ohio (0.04%), Fifth Third Bancorp (0.01%) and City Holding Co. (0.01%). Insiders that own company stock include Brent E Richmond, Denise H Knouse-Snyder, F Eric Nelson Jr, James W Cornelsen, Jayson M Zatta, Jonathan D Dargusch, Jonathan D Dargusch, Joseph R Robinson, 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 $36.05.

WesBanco (NASDAQ:WSBC) has a market capitalization of $2.13 billion and generates $631.05 million in revenue each year. The financial services provider earns $242.26 million in net income (profit) each year or $3.04 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 2,389 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.