WesBanco (WSBC) Competitors $33.31 +0.47 (+1.43%) (As of 12/20/2024 05:17 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends WSBC vs. PNFP, CFR, WTFC, CBSH, ZION, SSB, SNV, PB, BOKF, and ONBShould you be buying WesBanco stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of WesBanco include Pinnacle Financial Partners (PNFP), Cullen/Frost Bankers (CFR), Wintrust Financial (WTFC), Commerce Bancshares (CBSH), Zions Bancorporation, National Association (ZION), SouthState (SSB), Synovus Financial (SNV), Prosperity Bancshares (PB), BOK Financial (BOKF), and Old National Bancorp (ONB). These companies are all part of the "regional banks" industry. WesBanco vs. Pinnacle Financial Partners Cullen/Frost Bankers Wintrust Financial Commerce Bancshares Zions Bancorporation, National Association SouthState Synovus Financial Prosperity Bancshares BOK Financial Old National Bancorp Pinnacle Financial Partners (NASDAQ:PNFP) and WesBanco (NASDAQ:WSBC) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, risk, media sentiment, community ranking, dividends and earnings. Is PNFP or WSBC more profitable? WesBanco has a net margin of 14.79% compared to Pinnacle Financial Partners' net margin of 13.97%. Pinnacle Financial Partners' return on equity of 8.89% beat WesBanco's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Pinnacle Financial Partners13.97% 8.89% 1.07% WesBanco 14.79%5.75%0.78% Which has better earnings & valuation, PNFP or WSBC? Pinnacle Financial Partners has higher revenue and earnings than WesBanco. WesBanco is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Pinnacle Financial Partners, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPinnacle Financial Partners$1.42B6.09$562.15M$5.2621.34WesBanco$584.63M3.81$159.03M$2.0915.94 Which has more risk and volatility, PNFP or WSBC? Pinnacle Financial Partners has a beta of 1.08, indicating that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, WesBanco has a beta of 0.84, indicating that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate PNFP or WSBC? Pinnacle Financial Partners presently has a consensus price target of $118.91, indicating a potential upside of 5.94%. WesBanco has a consensus price target of $37.83, indicating a potential upside of 13.58%. Given WesBanco's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe WesBanco is more favorable than Pinnacle Financial Partners.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Pinnacle Financial Partners 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.45WesBanco 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67 Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of PNFP or WSBC? 87.4% of Pinnacle Financial Partners shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.4% of WesBanco shares are held by institutional investors. 1.9% of Pinnacle Financial Partners shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.4% of WesBanco shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is PNFP or WSBC a better dividend stock? Pinnacle Financial Partners pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. WesBanco pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. Pinnacle Financial Partners pays out 16.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. WesBanco pays out 70.8% 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. WesBanco has increased its dividend for 14 consecutive years. WesBanco is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Does the media favor PNFP or WSBC? In the previous week, Pinnacle Financial Partners had 10 more articles in the media than WesBanco. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Pinnacle Financial Partners and 5 mentions for WesBanco. WesBanco's average media sentiment score of 1.06 beat Pinnacle Financial Partners' score of 0.62 indicating that WesBanco is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Pinnacle Financial Partners 5 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive WesBanco 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Does the MarketBeat Community prefer PNFP or WSBC? Pinnacle Financial Partners received 182 more outperform votes than WesBanco when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.27% of users gave Pinnacle Financial Partners an outperform vote while only 51.25% of users gave WesBanco an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformPinnacle Financial PartnersOutperform Votes44960.27% Underperform Votes29639.73% WesBancoOutperform Votes26751.25% Underperform Votes25448.75% SummaryPinnacle Financial Partners beats WesBanco on 14 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad ProsperityPubThis Indicator called BOTH NVDA ralliesRarely would I label something as “the best” But in this rare instance, I believe this is THE BEST indicator for trading Nvida’s stock. Except, it’s not another tech stock like Nvidia. But rather a stock hiding in broad daylight… So, if you’d like to see what this stock is… Click this link here. Get WesBanco News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for WSBC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart WSBC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricWesBancoNational commercial banks IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$2.23B$21.60B$11.01B$9.07BDividend Yield4.19%3.20%9.87%4.22%P/E Ratio15.9426.4928.5417.19Price / Sales3.812.9548.52116.80Price / Cash10.9911.0130.3637.86Price / Book0.831.262.744.78Net Income$159.03M$2.24B$1.03B$225.60M7 Day Performance-5.32%-4.24%-2.88%-1.23%1 Month Performance-7.64%-3.70%-2.87%3.37%1 Year Performance7.69%15.55%11.31%16.58% WesBanco Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WSBCWesBanco4.7594 of 5 stars$33.31+1.4%$37.83+13.6%+8.9%$2.23B$584.63M15.942,321News CoveragePositive NewsHigh Trading VolumePNFPPinnacle Financial Partners4.5623 of 5 stars$118.38+0.6%$113.64-4.0%+31.5%$9.14B$2.79B22.443,357Analyst ForecastNews CoverageCFRCullen/Frost Bankers4.5896 of 5 stars$139.37+1.1%$127.07-8.8%+26.0%$8.94B$2.65B17.105,495Positive NewsWTFCWintrust Financial4.6162 of 5 stars$131.44+0.0%$124.62-5.2%+35.1%$8.74B$3.33B13.765,521Analyst ForecastPositive NewsCBSHCommerce Bancshares4.4515 of 5 stars$67.71+0.3%$65.07-3.9%+17.4%$8.68B$1.95B17.594,728Analyst DowngradeInsider TradeNews CoverageZIONZions Bancorporation, National Association4.6487 of 5 stars$57.57-0.2%$55.88-2.9%+26.2%$8.50B$4.62B13.149,679Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionSSBSouthState3.7969 of 5 stars$109.15+0.4%$105.11-3.7%+19.0%$8.33B$1.65B16.785,070Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionPositive NewsSNVSynovus Financial4.8081 of 5 stars$54.60+0.8%$56.00+2.6%+35.2%$7.73B$3.45B24.514,879Analyst ForecastPBProsperity Bancshares4.893 of 5 stars$79.97-0.1%$81.65+2.1%+14.2%$7.62B$1.60B16.993,850Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageBOKFBOK Financial4.6279 of 5 stars$116.64+0.5%$114.40-1.9%+30.7%$7.48B$1.94B15.964,877Analyst RevisionONBOld National Bancorp4.6671 of 5 stars$22.56+0.1%$24.25+7.5%+28.8%$7.20B$2.54B13.593,940Analyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies PNFP Competitors CFR Competitors WTFC Competitors CBSH Competitors ZION Competitors SSB Competitors SNV Competitors PB Competitors BOKF Competitors ONB Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:WSBC) was last updated on 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAmazon coin set to soar 25X – starting December 16th?This tiny 3-cent crypto just partnered with one of the biggest companies in the world… Amazon. 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