WesBanco (WSBC) Competitors

NBT Bancorp (NASDAQ:NBTB) and WesBanco (NASDAQ:WSBC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, community ranking, risk, valuation, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Does the media favor NBTB or WSBC?

In the previous week, WesBanco had 5 more articles in the media than NBT Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for WesBanco and 20 mentions for NBT Bancorp. WesBanco's average media sentiment score of 0.52 beat NBT Bancorp's score of 0.30 indicating that NBT Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
NBT Bancorp	4 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
WesBanco	5 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is NBTB or WSBC a better dividend stock?

NBT Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. WesBanco pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. NBT Bancorp pays out 49.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. WesBanco pays out 60.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. NBT Bancorp has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years and WesBanco has increased its dividend for 13 consecutive years. WesBanco is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do analysts prefer NBTB or WSBC?

NBT Bancorp presently has a consensus price target of $41.20, suggesting a potential upside of 14.54%. WesBanco has a consensus price target of $30.60, suggesting a potential upside of 11.19%. Given WesBanco's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe NBT Bancorp is more favorable than WesBanco.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
NBT Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
WesBanco	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40

Is NBTB or WSBC more profitable?

WesBanco has a net margin of 17.52% compared to WesBanco's net margin of 16.71%. WesBanco's return on equity of 10.20% beat NBT Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
NBT Bancorp	16.71%	10.20%	1.06%
WesBanco	17.52%	6.54%	0.88%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer NBTB or WSBC?

WesBanco received 35 more outperform votes than NBT Bancorp when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 53.38% of users gave NBT Bancorp an outperform vote while only 51.46% of users gave WesBanco an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
NBT Bancorp	Outperform Votes 229 53.38%	Underperform Votes 200 46.62%
WesBanco	Outperform Votes 264 51.46%	Underperform Votes 249 48.54%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of NBTB or WSBC?

58.5% of NBT Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.4% of WesBanco shares are held by institutional investors. 3.3% of NBT Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.4% of WesBanco shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility and risk, NBTB or WSBC?

NBT Bancorp has a beta of 0.51, meaning that its stock price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, WesBanco has a beta of 0.86, meaning that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, NBTB or WSBC?

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
NBT Bancorp	$664.97M	2.55	$118.78M	$2.59	13.89
WesBanco	$831.96M	1.96	$159.03M	$2.40	11.47

Summary

NBT Bancorp beats WesBanco on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.