WesBanco
Regional bank pairing relationship lending with trust, brokerage, and insurance services.
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Profile
Provides retail and commercial banking, mortgages, treasury management, trust, brokerage, wealth management, and insurance across a multistate regional footprint. Most revenue comes from interest spreads, supplemented by service fees, while growth combines relationship-based lending with acquired community-bank networks.
Offers retail and commercial banking through WesBanco Bank, including deposits, business and consumer loans, mortgages, treasury management, private banking, and digital services. Trust and Investment Services adds fiduciary and investment management, while separate subsidiaries provide brokerage and insurance. The relationship-led franchise spans the Ohio Valley, Appalachia, the Mid-Atlantic, and Midwest, with commercial teams entering selected southern markets.
Earns most revenue from the spread between interest on loans and securities and the cost of deposits and borrowings, supplemented by service fees. Organic commercial lending and community-bank acquisitions drive expansion; the completed Premier Financial integration materially enlarged the footprint. Results depend on deposit funding, borrower credit quality, interest rates, bank capital rules, and compliance across banking, securities, trust, and insurance.
Company facts
Categories
Key statistics
Year to date +21.2% · Average volume (30d) 833.7K
Analysts
Ratings
Target range
Latest analyst notes
| Date | Firm | Action | Prior rating | Rating | Prior target | Target |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 23, 2026 | RBC Capital | Reiterate | Sector Perform | $36 | $44 | |
| Jul 23, 2026 | D.A. Davidson | Target | $42 | $46 | ||
| Jul 23, 2026 | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Downgrade | Outperform | Market Perform | ||
| Jun 26, 2026 | Piper Sandler | Reiterate | Overweight | $42 | $43 | |
| Mar 12, 2026 | Raymond James | Target | $34 | $41 |
Earnings
EPS
Revenue
History
| Report date | EPS est | EPS | Surprise | Revenue est | Revenue | Surprise | Next session |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 21, 2026Q2 FY26 | $0.85 | $0.92 | +7.9% | $267.7M | $275.8M | +3.0% | +1.31% |
| Apr 21, 2026Q1 FY26 | $0.86 | $0.91 | +5.8% | $264.5M | $257.2M | −2.8% | −7.36% |
| Jan 27, 2026Q4 FY25 | $0.84 | $0.84 | 0.0% | $265.5M | $265.6M | 0.0% | −2.61% |
| Oct 22, 2025Q3 FY25 | $0.88 | $0.94 | +6.6% | $264.2M | $260.1M | −1.6% | −2.11% |
Financial highlights
| 12 quarters | Q1 FY25 | Q2 FY25 | Q3 FY25 | Q4 FY25 | Q1 FY26 | Q2 FY26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $286.8M | $379.0M | $386.2M | $382.7M | $360.0M | $386.0M | |
| Gross profit | $123.2M | $256.2M | $258.0M | $265.6M | $250.7M | $265.9M | |
| Operating income | −$9.7M | $71.0M | $103.3M | $117.7M | $111.4M | $117.5M | |
| Net income | −$9.0M | $57.4M | $83.6M | $91.1M | $88.6M | $92.7M | |
| Diluted EPS | −$0.15 | $0.57 | $0.84 | $0.87 | $0.91 | $0.92 | |
| Gross margin | 43.0% | 67.6% | 66.8% | 69.4% | 69.6% | 68.9% | |
| Operating margin | -3.4% | 18.7% | 26.7% | 30.7% | 30.9% | 30.4% |
Fiscal years (4-quarter sums)FY21 $609.5M · FY22 $625.1M · FY23 $824.9M · FY24 $947.6M · FY25 $1.43B
Revenue by product · Q2 FY26
Balance sheet, Jun 30, 2026Cash & short-term investments $5.31B · Total debt $1.75B · Total assets $27.80B · Shareholders' equity $4.11B
Dividends
Raised for 15 straight years — most recently to $0.38 from $0.37 in Dec 2025. To collect a payout, hold shares through the close before the ex-date.
History
| Ex-date | Record | Paid | Amount | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 5, 2026 | Jun 5 | Jul 1 | $0.38 | |
| Mar 6, 2026 | Mar 6 | Apr 1 | $0.38 | |
| Dec 5, 2025 | Dec 5 | Jan 2 | $0.38 | raised from $0.37 |
| Sep 5, 2025 | Sep 5 | Oct 1 | $0.37 | |
| Jun 6, 2025 | Jun 6 | Jul 1 | $0.37 | |
| Mar 10, 2025 | Mar 10 | Apr 1 | $0.37 | |
| Dec 6, 2024 | Dec 6 | Jan 2 | $0.37 | raised from $0.36 |
| Sep 6, 2024 | Sep 6 | Oct 1 | $0.36 |
Ownership
Shares outstanding 95.91M · Float 92.43M · 96.4% free float
Top shareholders13F · 13D/G · Form 4
| Holder | Shares | % outstanding | Form | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. | 9.33M | 9.72% | 13F | Aug 7, 2026 |
| Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC | 5.83M | 6.08% | 13F | Aug 13, 2026 |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors LP | 5.62M | 5.86% | 13F | Aug 11, 2026 |
| State Street Corporation | 5.62M | 5.80% | 13G | Aug 7, 2026 |
| Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 4.32M | 4.51% | 13F | Aug 13, 2026 |
Insider tradesForm 4
| Date | Insider | Role | Shares | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24, 2026 | Denise H. Knouse-Snyder | director | −3,070 | $40.89 |
| Aug 11, 2026 | Robert H. Friend | officer: EVP & CCO | −6,787 | $42.06 |
| Jul 29, 2026 | Jayson M. Zatta | officer: SEVP & Chief Banking Officer | −12,500 | $41.80 |
| Jul 28, 2026 | Jan Pattishall-Krupinski | officer: SEVP - Chief Admin Officer | −4,750 | $41.69 |
| Jul 27, 2026 | Kimberly L. Griffith | officer: SEVP - Human Resources | −5,875 | $41.20 |
Peers
- Huntington Bancshares
Broad Midwest overlap in retail, commercial, mortgage and wealth banking
- Fifth Third
Super-regional pressure in Ohio, nearby banking and wealth markets
- PNC Financial Services Group
Pittsburgh scale rival in retail, corporate banking and asset management
- KeyCorp
Cleveland-based overlap in consumer, commercial, treasury and wealth
- F.N.B.
Pittsburgh regional peer in community banking, wealth and insurance
- United Bankshares
WV-rooted community-bank peer with Mid-Atlantic overlap
- First Financial Bancorp
Cincinnati regional peer across Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky banking
- First Commonwealth Financial
PA/OH community-bank peer in local deposits, lending and wealth
CompareAfter-hours close
| Company | Price | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WesBanco | $40.42 | 0.00% | $3.88B | 11.4 | 11.1 | 2.6 | +6.3% |
| Huntington Bancshares | $16.95 | +0.18% | $34.19B | 12.6 | 9.8 | 2.4 | +47.4% |
| Fifth Third | $54.60 | +0.14% | $49.43B | 18.6 | 11.9 | 3.3 | +45.2% |
| PNC Financial Services Group | $256.30 | +5.78% | $96.65B | 13.3 | 11.9 | 2.7 | +21.4% |
| KeyCorp | $21.91 | +0.07% | $23.65B | 12.7 | 11.2 | 2.3 | +7.3% |
| F.N.B. | $18.41 | −0.05% | $6.55B | 11.0 | 10.3 | 2.4 | +5.6% |
| United Bankshares | $47.60 | +0.01% | $6.56B | 13.0 | 12.7 | 3.6 | +6.0% |
| First Financial Bancorp | $32.84 | +0.09% | $3.44B | 11.6 | 10.2 | 2.6 | +16.7% |
| First Commonwealth Financial | $20.85 | +0.05% | $2.12B | 12.8 | 11.2 | 3.4 | +6.5% |
| Median | 12.8 | 11.2 | 2.7 | +12.0% |