# WesBanco Inc. (WSBC) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NASDAQ, United States. Sector: Financial Services / Banks. Price $41.33, market value $4.0 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 11.7×** (5-yr avg 11.5×, 3-yr avg 13.1×). WesBanco Inc. trades at 11.7× trailing earnings, close to its own five-year average of 11.5×. The Financial Services median in the September 2026 study was 13.1×. Forward P/E is 10.7×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **Price / book: 1.0×**. The shares trade at 1.0× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **Earnings yield: 8.5%**. The inverse of the P/E: 8.5% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Return on equity: 5.5%**. 5.5% on shareholders' equity is weak; the business earns little on the capital its owners have in it.

## Growth
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -1.3%** (3-yr -9.6%/yr, 5-yr 4.7%/yr). Earnings per share fell 1.3%.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 12.6%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 12.6% a year over three years, keeping pace with earnings: the growth is real cash.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 3.68%** ($1.51 per share, trailing). WesBanco Inc. yields 3.68%, an income-level yield.
- **Payout ratio: 56%**. 56% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 15**. 15 straight years of increases, a record that survived at least one recession.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 3.1%/yr** (1-yr 2.8%). The dividend has grown 3.1% a year over five years.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: buy** (8 analysts). 8 analysts cover WesBanco Inc.; the consensus is buy, with an average price target of $44.50 (+8% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 31.0%** (YTD 27.1%, 3-mo 20.2%). The shares are up 31.0% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -3.9%** (39.8% above the low). Trading within 5% of its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 55**. An RSI of 55 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.66** (volatility 26%). Beta of 0.66 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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