WesBanco vs WSFS Financial
WSBC and WSFS side by side, both in commercial banks. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How WSBC and WSFS compare
WesBanco and WSFS Financial are about the same size, with market caps of $3.7B and $4.1B.
On earnings, WesBanco is cheaper: it trades at 11.1× trailing earnings, against 12.6× for WSFS Financial.
WesBanco grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (22.0% versus 5.8% for WSFS Financial).
WesBanco keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 33.8% compared with 29.8% at WSFS Financial.
Both pay dividends: WesBanco yields 3.9% and WSFS Financial 0.96%.
WesBanco scores higher on the StockData Score (19 against 14 for WSFS Financial), 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 | WSBC | WSFS |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $3.7B | $4.1B |
| Share price | $38.60 | $80.06 |
| Change, 1 year | 22.3% | 46.4% |
| Change, 5 years | 11.0% | 48.4% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.69 | 0.80 |
| Employees | 2,969 | 2,335 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 19 (better) | 14 |
| Valuation score | 5 (better) | 0 |
| Growth score | 3 (better) | 1 |
| Performance score | 4 | 4 |
| Health score | 3 | 5 (better) |
| Dividend score | 4 | 4 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 11.1× (better) | 12.6× |
| P/S | 3.5× (better) | 3.7× |
| P/B | 0.9× (better) | 1.6× |
| P/FCF | – | 14.3× |
| PEG | – | 0.94 |
| FCF yield | – | 7.0% |
| Fair value | $42.89 | $69.31 |
| Margin of safety | 10.0% (better) | −15.5% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 22.0% (better) | 5.8% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 10.1% (better) | 8.3% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 99.3% (better) | 19.5% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 77.2% (better) | 31.1% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 4.7% | 17.5% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Net margin | 33.8% (better) | 29.8% |
| FCF margin | – | 25.6% |
| Return on equity | 8.8% | 12.4% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Altman Z-score | 0.20 | 0.33 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 | 6 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 3.9% (better) | 0.96% |
| Payout ratio | 38.6% | 11.7% |
| Years of dividend growth | 15 (better) | 1 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 3.1% | 6.6% (better) |
| Buyback yield | −0.06% | 8.0% (better) |
| Shareholder yield | 3.9% | 8.9% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 84.6% | 92.8% |
| Held by insiders | 2.0% | 1.2% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$1.5M (better) | −$5.6M |
| Short interest, % of float | – | 5.2% |
Go deeper
- WSBC stock overview
- WSBC income statement
- WSBC valuation and score
- WSFS stock overview
- WSFS income statement
- WSFS valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.