WesBanco - WSBC Stock Forecast, Price & News

3 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for WesBanco in the last twelve months. There are currently 1 sell rating, 1 hold rating 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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3 analysts have issued 12-month price targets for WesBanco's shares. Their WSBC share price forecasts range from $29.00 to $37.00. On average, they expect the company's share price to reach $33.33 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 17.9%.
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WesBanco's stock was trading at $34.99 on January 1st, 2022. Since then, WSBC shares have increased by 16.0% and is now trading at $40.58.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, January 24th 2023.
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WesBanco, Inc. (NASDAQ:WSBC) posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October, 26th. The financial services provider reported $0.70 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.77 by $0.07. The financial services provider had revenue of $148.03 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $146.23 million. WesBanco had a net margin of 32.33% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 8.21%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was down 4.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.66 earnings per share.

WesBanco declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, November 16th. Shareholders 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 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.45%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, December 8th. This is a positive change from the stock's previous quarterly dividend of $0.34.
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WesBanco (NASDAQ:WSBC) pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 3.38%. 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 45.03%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, WSBC will have a dividend payout ratio of 39.31% 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 number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Vanguard Group Inc. (9.76%), BlackRock Inc. (8.88%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (7.61%), Macquarie Group Ltd. (3.00%), Wesbanco Bank Inc. (2.93%) and State Street Corp (2.97%). 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 $40.58.

WesBanco (NASDAQ:WSBC) has a market capitalization of $2.40 billion and generates $617.75 million in revenue each year. The financial services provider earns $242.26 million in net income (profit) each year or $3.02 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.