WesBanco (WSBC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

4 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for WesBanco in the last twelve months. There are currently 2 hold ratings and 2 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" WSBC shares.
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4 Wall Street research analysts have issued 12-month price objectives for WesBanco's stock. Their WSBC share price targets range from $26.00 to $34.00. On average, they expect the company's stock price to reach $30.75 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 9.4% from the stock's current price.
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WesBanco's stock was trading at $31.37 at the beginning of 2024. Since then, WSBC shares have decreased by 10.4% and is now trading at $28.10.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, April 23rd 2024.
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WesBanco will be holding an earnings conference call on Wednesday, April 24th at 10:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at 412-317-0088 with passcode "7101399".

WesBanco, Inc. (NASDAQ:WSBC) announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, January, 22nd. The financial services provider reported $0.55 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.56 by $0.01. The financial services provider earned $221.47 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $146.70 million. WesBanco had a net margin of 19.11% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 6.94%. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.84 EPS.

WesBanco announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, February 21st. Investors of record on Friday, March 8th will be given a dividend of $0.36 per share on Monday, April 1st. This represents a $1.44 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.12%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, March 7th.
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WesBanco (NASDAQ:WSBC) pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 5.27%. WSBC has a dividend yield higher than 75% of all dividend-paying stocks, making it a leading dividend payer. The company has been increasing its dividend for 13 consecutive years, indicating the company has a strong committment to maintain and grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio is 57.37%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, WSBC will have a dividend payout ratio of 54.75% 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's stock is owned by a number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Bridge City Capital LLC (0.14%), Denali Advisors LLC (0.03%), Moody National Bank Trust Division (0.03%), Founders Financial Securities LLC (0.01%) and Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. (0.01%). Insiders that own company stock include Brent E Richmond, Denise H Knouse-Snyder, F Eric Nelson Jr, Gregory S Proctor Jr, James W Cornelsen, Jayson M Zatta, Jeffrey H Jackson, Jonathan D Dargusch, Jonathan D Dargusch, Joseph R Robinson, Kerry M Stemler, Michael L Perkins, Robert J Fitzsimmons, Scott A Love, Stephen J Callen and Todd Clossin.
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