WSFS Financial (WSFS) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

WSFS Financial Corporation operates as the savings and loan holding company for the Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB that provides various banking services in the United States. It operates through three segments: WSFS Bank, Cash Connect, and Wealth Management. It offers various deposit products, including savings accounts, demand deposits, interest-bearing demand deposits, money market deposit accounts, and certificates of deposit, as well as accepts jumbo certificates of deposit from individuals, businesses, and municipalities. The company also provides a range of loans, which comprise fixed and adjustable rate residential loans; commercial mortgage and commercial loans; commercial construction loans; commercial loans for working capital, financing equipment and real estate acquisitions, business expansion and other business purposes; and consumer credit products, such as home equity loans, home equity lines of credit, automobile loans, unsecured lines of credit, and other secured and unsecured personal installment loans. In addition, it offers insurance products; planning and advisory services, investment management, trust services, and credit and deposit products to individual, corporate and institutional clients; retail securities and insurance brokerage services; mortgage and title services; residential mortgage and refinancing solutions; and leases small equipment and fixed assets, as well as provides financial planning, customized investment strategies, brokerage products, fiduciary, and wealth management services. Further, the company provides ATM vault cash, smart safe, and other cash logistics services; and online reporting and ATM cash management, predictive cash ordering and reconcilement services, armored carrier management, loss protection, and deposit safe cash logistics services, as well as trustee, agency, bankruptcy administration, custodial and commercial domicile services. The company was founded in 1832 and is based in Wilmington, Delaware.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $48.64 to $53.11
• 50-Day Range: $45.90 to $56.54
• 52-Week Range: $42.21 to $62.75
• Volume: 422,296 shs
• Average Volume: 293,960 shs
• Market Capitalization: $3.00 billion
• P/E Ratio: 11.69
• Dividend Yield: 1.32%
• Price Target: $64.75
• Consensus Rating: Hold

WSFS Financial Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

WSFS Financial scored higher than 92% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 144th out of 949 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

WSFS Financial has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.40, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

WSFS Financial has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 8.50%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for WSFS Financial are expected to grow by 8.50% in the coming year, from $4.47 to $4.85 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of WSFS Financial is 11.69, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 21.67.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of WSFS Financial is 11.69, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 21.75.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

WSFS Financial has a P/B Ratio of 1.18. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.94% of the float of WSFS Financial has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

WSFS Financial has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in WSFS Financial has recently increased by 7.55%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

WSFS Financial pays a meaningful dividend of 1.15%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

WSFS Financial does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of WSFS Financial is 15.28%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, WSFS Financial will have a dividend payout ratio of 14.02% next year. This indicates that WSFS Financial will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Environmental Score: -0.43

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.94% of the float of WSFS Financial has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

WSFS Financial has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in WSFS Financial has recently increased by 7.55%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.99

News Sentiment

WSFS Financial has a news sentiment score of 0.99. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 15 news articles for WSFS Financial this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

2 people have added WSFS Financial to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, WSFS Financial insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $397,385.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 1.29% of the stock of WSFS Financial is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

88.49% of the stock of WSFS Financial is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

WSFS Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have WSFS shares performed this year?

WSFS Financial's stock was trading at $53.13 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, WSFS stock has decreased by 2.8% and is now trading at $51.66.
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How were WSFS Financial's earnings last quarter?

WSFS Financial Co. (NASDAQ:WSFS) issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April, 24th. The bank reported $1.13 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.04 by $0.09. The bank earned $256.11 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $235.44 million. WSFS Financial had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 10.30% and a net margin of 18.77%.
Read the conference call transcript.

When did WSFS Financial's stock split?

Shares of WSFS Financial split on Tuesday, May 5th 2015. The 3-1 split was announced on Tuesday, March 17th 2015. The newly minted shares were payable to shareholders after the closing bell on Monday, May 4th 2015. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the split would have 300 shares after the split.

Does WSFS Financial have any subsidiaries?

WSFS Financial subsidiaries include these companies: Bryn Mawr Trust, Beneficial Mutual Bancorp, West Capital Management, Powdermill Financial Solutions, Penn Liberty Bank, Array Financial Group, Christiana Bank & Trust, and more.

Who are WSFS Financial's major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of WSFS Financial include Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC (0.37%), Rhumbline Advisers (0.29%), GAMMA Investing LLC (0.18%) and Wedge Capital Management L L P NC (0.07%). Insiders that own company stock include Rodger Levenson, Rodger Levenson, Patrick Joseph Ward, Richard Wright, Stephen P Clark, Arthur J Bacci, Michael J Donahue, Francis J Leto, Nancy J Foster and Christine Elizabeth Davis.
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How do I buy shares of WSFS Financial?

Shares of WSFS stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of WSFS Financial own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that WSFS Financial investors own include American Water Works (AWK), Waste Connections (WCN), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH), The RMR Group (RMR), AUO (AUOTY), Humana (HUM) and Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR).

Company Calendar

• Record date for 2/21 Dividend: 2/07/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 2/21 Dividend: 2/07/2025
• Dividend Payable: 2/21/2025
• Last Earnings: 4/24/2025
• Today: 4/26/2025
• Record date for 5/23 Dividend: 5/09/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 5/23 Dividend: 5/09/2025
• Dividend Payable: 5/23/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: National commercial banks
• Sub-Industry: Thrifts & Mortgage Finance
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:WSFS
• CIK: 828944
• Web: www.wsfsbank.com
• Phone: (302) 792-6000
• Fax: 302-571-6842
• Employees: 2,160
• Year Founded: 1832

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $64.75
• High Stock Price Target: $68.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $55.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +25.3%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.40
• Research Coverage: 5 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $4.42
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 11.69
• Forward P/E Ratio: 11.56
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $263.67 million
• Net Margins: 18.77%
• Pretax Margin: 24.73%
• Return on Equity: 10.30%
• Return on Assets: 1.26%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.15
• Current Ratio: 0.83
• Quick Ratio: 0.86

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.04 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.87
• Cash Flow: $4.54 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 11.37
• Book Value: $43.79 per share
• Price / Book: 1.18

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 58,001,000
• Free Float: 58,138,000
• Market Cap: $3.00 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.90