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 $100,000 were purchased by Daniel K Weiss on Sep 17 ’25. At $25.00 per share, Daniel K Weiss acquired 4,000 shares. The insider’s holdings grew to 4,000 shares worth approximately $0.13 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Robinson Joseph R purchased 8,000 shares, netting a total of over 200,000 in proceeds. Following the buying of shares at $25.00 each, the insider now holds 8,000 shares.
Before that, Proctor Gregory S JR had added 2,000 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $50,000, the Director bought Wesbanco, Inc shares for $25.00 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings increased to 2,000 shares, worth approximately $64019.99999999999.
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 0.25% to $32.01. The stock’s lowest price that day was $31.58, but it reached a high of $32.14 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -1.05%. Over the course of the year, Wesbanco, Inc shares have jumped approximately 8.95%. 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 31.67, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 31.34. In the upper region, resistance lies at 32.24. The next price resistance is at 32.48. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 51.05 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 2025-09-15 dropping by -0.18 million shares to 1.35 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-08-15 was 1.52 million shares. A decline of -13.06% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.17 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 3.17.
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In terms of Wesbanco, Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 35 in the next 12 months, up nearly 9.61% from the previous closing price of $31.93. Analysts anticipate Wesbanco, Inc stock to reach 42 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 27. 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.
