Northwest Bancshares vs WesBanco
NWBI 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 NWBI and WSBC compare
WesBanco is the larger company, worth 1.7 times as much as Northwest Bancshares ($3.7B against $2.2B).
WesBanco grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (22.0% versus 17.4% for Northwest Bancshares).
WesBanco keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 33.8% compared with 21.7% at Northwest Bancshares.
Both pay dividends: Northwest Bancshares yields 5.2% and WesBanco 3.9%.
WesBanco scores higher on the StockData Score (18 against 14 for Northwest 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 | NWBI | WSBC |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $2.2B | $3.7B |
| Share price | $15.24 | $38.49 |
| Change, 1 year | 30.0% | 28.6% |
| Change, 5 years | 7.2% | 7.2% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.54 | 0.69 |
| Employees | 2,233 | 2,969 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 14 | 18 (better) |
| Valuation score | 2 | 5 (better) |
| Growth score | 1 | 3 (better) |
| Performance score | 1 | 4 (better) |
| Health score | 4 (better) | 3 |
| Dividend score | 6 (better) | 3 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | – | 11.0× |
| P/S | 3.2× (better) | 3.4× |
| P/B | 1.2× | 0.9× (better) |
| P/FCF | 16.2× | – |
| FCF yield | 6.2% | – |
| Fair value | – | $42.93 |
| Margin of safety | – | 10.3% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 17.4% | 22.0% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 4.6% | 10.1% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 6.6% | 99.3% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | – | 77.2% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 8.2% (better) | 4.7% |
| Profitability | ||
| Net margin | 21.7% | 33.8% (better) |
| FCF margin | 19.5% | – |
| Return on equity | 8.6% | 8.8% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Altman Z-score | 0.19 | 0.20 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | – | 6 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 5.2% (better) | 3.9% |
| Payout ratio | 76.9% | 38.6% |
| Years of dividend growth | 0 | 15 (better) |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 1.0% | 3.1% (better) |
| Buyback yield | – | −0.06% |
| Shareholder yield | 5.2% (better) | 3.9% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 69.9% | 84.7% |
| Held by insiders | 1.3% | 2.0% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $324K (better) | −$1.3M |
| Short interest, % of float | 6.4% | – |
Go deeper
- NWBI stock overview
- NWBI income statement
- NWBI valuation and score
- WSBC stock overview
- WSBC income statement
- WSBC valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.