The stock of Wesbanco, Inc (WSBC) has seen a -4.95% decrease in the past week, with a -6.05% drop in the past month, and a -5.99% decrease in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.42%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 1.62% for WSBC. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -2.11% for WSBC’s stock, with a -6.17% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Wesbanco, Inc (NASDAQ: WSBC) Right Now?
Wesbanco, Inc (NASDAQ: WSBC) has a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.66x that is above its average ratio. Additionally, the 36-month beta value for WSBC is 0.88. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 3 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 rating it as “overweight,” 3 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for WSBC is 93.40M and currently, short sellers hold a 2.14% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of WSBC on June 19, 2025 was 596.64K shares.
WSBC) stock’s latest price update
Wesbanco, Inc (NASDAQ: WSBC) has experienced a rise in its stock price by 0.53 compared to its previous closing price of 29.97. However, the company has seen a fall of -4.95% in its stock price over the last five trading days. prnewswire.com reported 2025-06-12 that WHEELING, W.Va., June 12, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — WesBanco, Inc. (Nasdaq: WSBC), a diversified, multi-state bank holding company, announced today that Josh Scott has been named Charleston, West Virginia Market President and Senior Commercial Banker, effective immediately.
Analysts’ Opinion of WSBC
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for WSBC stocks, with Piper Sandler repeating the rating for WSBC by listing it as a “Overweight.” The predicted price for WSBC in the upcoming period, according to Piper Sandler is $37 based on the research report published on April 03, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Keefe Bruyette, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see WSBC reach a price target of $44, previously predicting the price at $40. The rating they have provided for WSBC stocks is “Outperform” according to the report published on February 10th, 2025.
Raymond James gave a rating of “Strong Buy” to WSBC, setting the target price at $44 in the report published on December 06th of the previous year.
WSBC Trading at -0.30% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought WSBC to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -19.35% of loss for the given period.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at WSBC starting from STEMLER KERRY M, who purchase 275 shares at the price of $30.90 back on May 22 ’25. After this action, STEMLER KERRY M now owns 16,656 shares of Wesbanco, Inc, valued at $8,498 using the latest closing price.
STEMLER KERRY M, the Director of Wesbanco, Inc, purchase 270 shares at $30.90 during a trade that took place back on May 22 ’25, which means that STEMLER KERRY M is holding 109,356 shares at $8,343 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for WSBC
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.67 for the present operating margin
- 0.97 for the gross margin
The net margin for Wesbanco, Inc stands at 0.13. The total capital return value is set at 0.1. Equity return is now at value 3.38, with 0.47 for asset returns.
Based on Wesbanco, Inc (WSBC), the company’s capital structure generated 0.34 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.06. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.52. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 1.66.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 200.4 million with net debt to EBITDA at 5.58. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 4.43. The receivables turnover for the company is 7.84for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.03. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.07.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Wesbanco, Inc (WSBC) has seen bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
