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WSBC vs. BUSE, FFBC, FRME, HWC, OBK, PPBI, STBA, TCBK, TOWN, and UBSI

Should you be buying WesBanco stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of WesBanco include First Busey (BUSE), First Financial Bancorp. (FFBC), First Merchants (FRME), Hancock Whitney (HWC), Origin Bancorp (OBK), Pacific Premier Bancorp (PPBI), S&T Bancorp (STBA), TriCo Bancshares (TCBK), Towne Bank (TOWN), and United Bankshares (UBSI). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.

WesBanco vs. Its Competitors

WesBanco (NASDAQ:WSBC) and First Busey (NASDAQ:BUSE) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, risk and analyst recommendations.

In the previous week, WesBanco had 4 more articles in the media than First Busey. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for WesBanco and 7 mentions for First Busey. First Busey's average media sentiment score of 0.41 beat WesBanco's score of 0.39 indicating that First Busey is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
WesBanco
3 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
First Busey
2 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

WesBanco has higher revenue and earnings than First Busey. WesBanco is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than First Busey, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
WesBanco$953.62M3.31$151.51M$1.5321.59
First Busey$663.36M3.26$113.69M$1.0722.60

WesBanco has a net margin of 10.52% compared to First Busey's net margin of 8.32%. First Busey's return on equity of 8.46% beat WesBanco's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
WesBanco10.52% 6.07% 0.83%
First Busey 8.32%8.46%0.96%

WesBanco has a beta of 0.85, indicating that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Busey has a beta of 0.77, indicating that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500.

WesBanco currently has a consensus target price of $38.71, indicating a potential upside of 17.18%. First Busey has a consensus target price of $27.67, indicating a potential upside of 14.42%. Given WesBanco's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe WesBanco is more favorable than First Busey.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
WesBanco
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.86
First Busey
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

61.4% of WesBanco shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.5% of First Busey shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.8% of WesBanco shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.9% of First Busey shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

WesBanco pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. First Busey pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. WesBanco pays out 96.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. First Busey pays out 93.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. WesBanco has increased its dividend for 14 consecutive years and First Busey has increased its dividend for 10 consecutive years. WesBanco is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

WesBanco beats First Busey on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding WSBC and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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WSBC vs. The Competition

MetricWesBancoBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$3.16B$1.99B$11.92B$8.99B
Dividend Yield4.44%2.64%5.57%4.04%
P/E Ratio21.5912.4119.9820.17
Price / Sales3.312.5225.58125.29
Price / Cash12.1812.4121.4457.86
Price / Book0.841.212.265.60
Net Income$151.51M$154.64M$990.08M$248.58M
7 Day Performance-0.72%0.36%0.19%5.33%
1 Month Performance5.76%5.93%2.84%7.26%
1 Year Performance19.45%28.56%541.05%21.87%

WesBanco Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
WSBC
WesBanco
4.9112 of 5 stars
$33.04
-0.5%
$38.71
+17.2%
+21.3%$3.16B$953.62M21.592,195
BUSE
First Busey
4.6926 of 5 stars
$24.00
-1.6%
$27.67
+15.3%
+3.0%$2.15B$475.63M22.431,548Analyst Forecast
FFBC
First Financial Bancorp.
4.5026 of 5 stars
$25.49
-1.4%
$28.75
+12.8%
+18.3%$2.44B$1.62B10.582,090
FRME
First Merchants
4.7789 of 5 stars
$40.27
-1.2%
$46.40
+15.2%
+25.5%$2.35B$1.07B11.312,120
HWC
Hancock Whitney
4.551 of 5 stars
$59.95
-1.8%
$63.29
+5.6%
+33.5%$5.13B$1.45B11.063,476News Coverage
Upcoming Earnings
OBK
Origin Bancorp
3.2128 of 5 stars
$37.38
-1.5%
$42.20
+12.9%
+21.5%$1.16B$358.20M15.201,010
PPBI
Pacific Premier Bancorp
3.7148 of 5 stars
$22.76
-1.5%
$27.25
+19.7%
+4.5%$2.21B$905.41M14.971,325Positive News
STBA
S&T Bancorp
3.2181 of 5 stars
$39.46
-1.0%
$41.67
+5.6%
+21.7%$1.51B$564.96M11.371,206
TCBK
TriCo Bancshares
3.0361 of 5 stars
$42.38
-1.4%
$47.80
+12.8%
+11.2%$1.39B$531.04M12.361,201
TOWN
Towne Bank
3.8979 of 5 stars
$35.59
-1.1%
$40.00
+12.4%
+33.8%$2.67B$1.03B15.082,720Positive News
UBSI
United Bankshares
3.0112 of 5 stars
$37.78
-1.6%
$40.63
+7.5%
+20.3%$5.37B$1.63B14.042,553Positive News

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This page (NASDAQ:WSBC) was last updated on 7/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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