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WSBC vs. FHN, SSB, WBS, CBSH, PNFP, CFR, WTFC, WAL, UMBF, and ZION

Should you be buying WesBanco stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of WesBanco include First Horizon (FHN), SouthState (SSB), Webster Financial (WBS), Commerce Bancshares (CBSH), Pinnacle Financial Partners (PNFP), Cullen/Frost Bankers (CFR), Wintrust Financial (WTFC), Western Alliance Bancorporation (WAL), UMB Financial (UMBF), and Zions Bancorporation, National Association (ZION). These companies are all part of the "regional banks" industry.

WesBanco vs. Its Competitors

First Horizon (NYSE:FHN) and WesBanco (NASDAQ:WSBC) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, community ranking, media sentiment, risk and dividends.

First Horizon has a beta of 0.61, indicating that its stock price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, WesBanco has a beta of 0.85, indicating that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
First Horizon$5.03B2.01$775M$1.4413.83
WesBanco$953.62M3.02$151.51M$1.5319.67

In the previous week, First Horizon had 10 more articles in the media than WesBanco. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for First Horizon and 2 mentions for WesBanco. WesBanco's average media sentiment score of 1.67 beat First Horizon's score of 0.99 indicating that WesBanco is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

First Horizon currently has a consensus target price of $22.53, suggesting a potential upside of 13.14%. WesBanco has a consensus target price of $38.71, suggesting a potential upside of 28.62%. Given WesBanco's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe WesBanco is more favorable than First Horizon.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
First Horizon
0 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
10 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.71
WesBanco
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.86

First Horizon pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. WesBanco pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. First Horizon pays out 41.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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. WesBanco has increased its dividend for 14 consecutive years. WesBanco is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

First Horizon received 242 more outperform votes than WesBanco when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 54.39% of users gave First Horizon an outperform vote while only 51.32% of users gave WesBanco an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
First HorizonOutperform Votes
514
54.39%
Underperform Votes
431
45.61%
WesBancoOutperform Votes
272
51.32%
Underperform Votes
258
48.68%

80.3% of First Horizon shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.4% of WesBanco shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of First Horizon shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.8% of WesBanco shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

First Horizon has a net margin of 16.13% compared to WesBanco's net margin of 10.52%. First Horizon's return on equity of 10.33% beat WesBanco's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
First Horizon16.13% 10.33% 1.09%
WesBanco 10.52%6.07%0.83%

Summary

First Horizon beats WesBanco on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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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$2.88B$1.79B$11.76B$8.54B
Dividend Yield4.92%2.83%5.68%4.21%
P/E Ratio19.6711.4519.3719.17
Price / Sales3.022.4025.61110.05
Price / Cash11.0011.4320.7555.76
Price / Book0.761.112.155.76
Net Income$151.51M$154.64M$1.01B$248.88M
7 Day Performance-1.12%0.25%0.20%2.13%
1 Month Performance-1.41%-0.41%1.10%3.77%
1 Year Performance14.80%23.13%538.80%15.59%

WesBanco Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
WSBC
WesBanco
4.9847 of 5 stars
$30.10
-0.1%
$38.71
+28.6%
+14.8%$2.88B$953.62M19.672,195Positive News
FHN
First Horizon
4.9045 of 5 stars
$20.26
-0.6%
$22.53
+11.2%
+35.8%$10.28B$3.09B14.907,540News Coverage
Analyst Downgrade
SSB
SouthState
4.6355 of 5 stars
$90.51
+0.9%
$116.27
+28.5%
+18.1%$9.19B$1.88B13.005,030News Coverage
Analyst Revision
WBS
Webster Financial
4.948 of 5 stars
$53.87
+0.3%
$63.75
+18.3%
+27.4%$9.06B$2.62B12.333,240
CBSH
Commerce Bancshares
3.9363 of 5 stars
$63.51
+0.1%
$63.20
-0.5%
+12.3%$8.47B$1.69B15.844,590Analyst Forecast
PNFP
Pinnacle Financial Partners
4.5746 of 5 stars
$108.02
0.0%
$121.27
+12.3%
+37.0%$8.38B$1.55B18.063,240Positive News
CFR
Cullen/Frost Bankers
4.6577 of 5 stars
$128.69
-0.4%
$131.93
+2.5%
+26.5%$8.27B$2.10B14.514,980Positive News
WTFC
Wintrust Financial
4.8594 of 5 stars
$122.14
+0.3%
$135.77
+11.2%
+28.1%$8.17B$2.49B11.855,280News Coverage
WAL
Western Alliance Bancorporation
5 of 5 stars
$73.93
-0.5%
$97.77
+32.2%
+24.4%$8.16B$3.21B10.413,360Positive News
UMBF
UMB Financial
4.9756 of 5 stars
$105.89
+1.0%
$123.13
+16.3%
+26.5%$8.04B$1.62B11.783,770Positive News
ZION
Zions Bancorporation, National Association
4.8617 of 5 stars
$49.30
+0.0%
$57.94
+17.5%
+17.8%$7.28B$3.18B9.969,990Positive News

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This page (NASDAQ:WSBC) was last updated on 6/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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