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WesBanco (WSBC) Competitors

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$33.14 -0.06 (-0.18%)
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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

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

56.5% of First Busey shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.4% of WesBanco shares are held by institutional investors. 3.9% of First Busey shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.8% of WesBanco shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

First Busey presently has a consensus target price of $27.67, indicating a potential upside of 14.09%. WesBanco has a consensus target price of $38.71, indicating a potential upside of 16.82%. Given WesBanco's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe WesBanco is more favorable than First Busey.

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

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
First Busey$663.36M3.27$113.69M$1.0722.66
WesBanco$953.62M3.32$151.51M$1.5321.66

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

First Busey pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. WesBanco pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. 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 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 has increased its dividend for 10 consecutive years and 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.

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
First Busey8.32% 8.46% 0.96%
WesBanco 10.52%6.07%0.83%

In the previous week, WesBanco had 3 more articles in the media than First Busey. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for WesBanco and 8 mentions for First Busey. First Busey's average media sentiment score of 0.56 beat WesBanco's score of 0.29 indicating that First Busey is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Summary

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

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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WSBC vs. The Competition

MetricWesBancoBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$3.17B$1.99B$11.92B$9.01B
Dividend Yield4.44%2.64%5.57%4.03%
P/E Ratio21.6612.4520.0020.17
Price / Sales3.322.5525.73124.64
Price / Cash12.1812.4121.4457.86
Price / Book0.841.212.275.62
Net Income$151.51M$154.64M$990.08M$248.50M
7 Day Performance-0.42%0.69%0.37%5.54%
1 Month Performance6.08%6.29%3.05%7.52%
1 Year Performance19.81%28.96%541.27%22.06%

WesBanco Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
WSBC
WesBanco
4.9112 of 5 stars
$33.14
-0.2%
$38.71
+16.8%
+21.3%$3.17B$953.62M21.662,195
BUSE
First Busey
4.6926 of 5 stars
$24.00
-1.6%
$27.67
+15.3%
+3.0%$2.15B$475.63M22.431,548News Coverage
Dividend Announcement
Analyst Forecast
FFBC
First Financial Bancorp.
4.6382 of 5 stars
$25.49
-1.4%
$28.75
+12.8%
+18.3%$2.44B$1.62B10.582,090
FRME
First Merchants
4.7754 of 5 stars
$40.27
-1.2%
$46.40
+15.2%
+25.5%$2.35B$1.07B11.312,120Positive News
HWC
Hancock Whitney
4.5481 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
3.1951 of 5 stars
$37.38
-1.5%
$42.20
+12.9%
+21.5%$1.16B$358.20M15.201,010
PPBI
Pacific Premier Bancorp
3.7724 of 5 stars
$22.76
-1.5%
$27.25
+19.7%
+4.5%$2.21B$905.41M14.971,325
STBA
S&T Bancorp
3.1999 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
3.8854 of 5 stars
$35.59
-1.1%
$40.00
+12.4%
+33.8%$2.67B$1.03B15.082,720
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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