The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. Wesbanco, Inc shares valued at $8,498 were purchased by STEMLER KERRY M on May 22 ’25. At $30.90 per share, STEMLER KERRY M acquired 275 shares. The insider’s holdings grew to 16,656 shares worth approximately $0.55 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, STEMLER KERRY M purchased 270 shares, netting a total of over 8,343 in proceeds. Following the buying of shares at $30.90 each, the insider now holds 109,356 shares.
Before that, Clossin Todd had sold 5,000 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $180,407, the Director traded Wesbanco, Inc shares for $36.08 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 5,000 shares, worth approximately $4.78 million.
Analysts at Keefe Bruyette upgraded the stock from ‘”a Mkt perform”‘ to ‘”an Outperform”‘ outlook in a report released in early February. As of December 06, 2024, Raymond James has increased its “an Outperform” rating to a “Strong buy” for WSBC. Earlier on July 29, 2024, Hovde Group resumed its rating. Their recommendation was “an Outperform” for WSBC stock.
Analyzing WSBC Stock Performance
On last trading session,, Wesbanco, Inc [NASDAQ: WSBC] rose 1.77% to $33.28. The stock’s lowest price that day was $32.605, but it reached a high of $33.3 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 6.84%. Over the course of the year, Wesbanco, Inc shares have jumped approximately 19.24%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $37.18 on 02/14/25 and a 52-week low of $26.42 on 04/11/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Wesbanco, Inc (WSBC)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 32.82, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 32.37. In the upper region, resistance lies at 33.52. The next price resistance is at 33.76. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 69.04 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Wesbanco, Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Wesbanco, Inc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-06-13 dropping by -0.4 million shares to 1.92 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-05-15 was 2.32 million shares. A decline of -21.05% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 4.05 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 4.05.
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In terms of Wesbanco, Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 36 in the next 12 months, up nearly 10.09% from the previous closing price of $32.7. Analysts anticipate Wesbanco, Inc stock to reach 36 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 36. In spite of this, 3 analysts ranked Wesbanco, Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On April 24, 2024, Hovde Group assigned a price target of “an Outperform” to the stock and reiterated coverage with a $34.
