Huntington Bancshares vs WesBanco
HBAN and WSBC side by side, both in commercial banks. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How HBAN and WSBC compare
Huntington Bancshares is the larger company, worth 8.6 times as much as WesBanco ($31.9B against $3.7B).
On earnings, WesBanco is cheaper: it trades at 11.0× trailing earnings, against 12.2× for Huntington Bancshares.
WesBanco grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (22.0% versus 20.5% for Huntington Bancshares).
Huntington Bancshares keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 133% compared with 33.8% at WesBanco.
Both pay dividends: Huntington Bancshares yields 3.9% and WesBanco 3.9%.
WesBanco scores higher on the StockData Score (18 against 15 for Huntington Bancshares), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | HBAN | WSBC |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $31.9B | $3.7B |
| Share price | $15.78 | $38.49 |
| Change, 1 year | 4.1% | 28.6% |
| Change, 5 years | −0.44% | 7.2% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.00 | 0.69 |
| Employees | 12K | 2,969 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 15 | 18 (better) |
| Valuation score | 3 | 5 (better) |
| Growth score | 1 | 3 (better) |
| Performance score | 2 | 4 (better) |
| Health score | 5 (better) | 3 |
| Dividend score | 4 (better) | 3 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 12.2× | 11.0× (better) |
| P/S | 17.6× | 3.4× (better) |
| P/B | 1.0× | 0.9× (better) |
| P/FCF | 11.9× | – |
| FCF yield | 8.4% | – |
| Fair value | $17.36 | $42.93 |
| Margin of safety | 9.1% | 10.3% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 20.5% | 22.0% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 12.1% (better) | 10.1% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 13.6% | 99.3% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −4.4% | 77.2% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 15.0% (better) | 4.7% |
| Profitability | ||
| Net margin | 133% (better) | 33.8% |
| FCF margin | 148% | – |
| Return on equity | 9.0% (better) | 8.8% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.10 | – |
| Altman Z-score | 0.12 | 0.20 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 6 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 3.9% | 3.9% (better) |
| Payout ratio | 42.5% | 38.6% |
| Years of dividend growth | 0 | 15 (better) |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 0.66% | 3.1% (better) |
| Buyback yield | – | −0.06% |
| Shareholder yield | 3.9% (better) | 3.9% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 86.9% | 84.7% |
| Held by insiders | 0.91% | 2.0% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$6.3M | −$1.3M (better) |
Go deeper
- HBAN stock overview
- HBAN income statement
- HBAN valuation and score
- WSBC stock overview
- WSBC income statement
- WSBC valuation and score
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