NASDAQ:WSBC - WesBanco Stock Price, Price Target & More

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

WesBanco announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, May 17th. Shareholders of record on Friday, June 8th will be paid a dividend of $0.29 per share on Monday, July 2nd. This represents a $1.16 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.47%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, June 7th. View WesBanco's Dividend History.

WesBanco Inc (NASDAQ:WSBC) released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April, 17th. The financial services provider reported $0.76 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.69 by $0.07. The financial services provider had revenue of $97.27 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $96.77 million. WesBanco had a return on equity of 8.29% and a net margin of 23.81%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 3.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.59 earnings per share. View WesBanco's Earnings History.

WesBanco is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, July, 17th 2018. View Earnings Estimates for WesBanco.

6 brokers have issued 1 year price targets for WesBanco's stock. Their predictions range from $40.00 to $48.00. On average, they anticipate WesBanco's stock price to reach $44.00 in the next year. View Analyst Ratings for WesBanco.

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

News stories about WSBC stock have been trending somewhat negative this week, according to Accern. The research firm scores the sentiment of press coverage by analyzing more than twenty million blog and news sources. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. WesBanco earned a news impact score of -0.02 on Accern's scale. They also gave media stories about the financial services provider an impact score of 44.30 out of 100, indicating that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the near future.

WesBanco's stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (7.86%), BlackRock Inc. (5.96%), Earnest Partners LLC (3.77%), Wesbanco Bank Inc. (3.46%), Northern Trust Corp (1.99%) and River Road Asset Management LLC (1.58%). Company insiders that own WesBanco stock include Brent E Richmond, Charlotte A Zuschlag, Denise H Knouse-Snyder, Ernest S Fragale, F Eric Nelson Jr, Gary L Libs, Gregory A Dugan, Henry L Schulhoff, Jonathan D Dargusch, Kerry M Stemler, Lisa A Knutson, Lynn D Asensio, Michael L Perkins, Robert H Young and Stephen J Lawrence. View Institutional Ownership Trends for WesBanco.

WSBC stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Russell Investments Group Ltd., BlackRock Inc., Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC, Wesbanco Bank Inc., Security National Trust Co., LSV Asset Management, Teacher Retirement System of Texas and BNP Paribas Arbitrage SA. Company insiders that have sold WesBanco company stock in the last year include Brent E Richmond, Ernest S Fragale, F Eric Nelson Jr and Stephen J Lawrence. View Insider Buying and Selling for WesBanco.

WSBC stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including River Road Asset Management LLC, Mackay Shields LLC, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP, Allianz Asset Management GmbH, Allianz Asset Management GmbH, Earnest Partners LLC, GSA Capital Partners LLP and Wells Fargo & Company MN. Company insiders that have bought WesBanco stock in the last two years include Denise H Knouse-Snyder, Gary L Libs, Kerry M Stemler and Lisa A Knutson. 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, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of WSBC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $46.91.

WesBanco has a market capitalization of $2.20 billion and generates $421.26 million in revenue each year. The financial services provider earns $94.48 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.45 on an earnings per share basis. WesBanco employs 1,940 workers across the globe.

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