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 $25,094 were sold by NELSON F ERIC JR on Dec 03 ’25. At $33.37 per share, NELSON F ERIC JR sold 752 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 0 shares worth approximately $0.0 following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Afzal Zahid purchased 3,321 shares, netting a total of over 100,000 in proceeds. Following the buying of shares at $30.11 each, the insider now holds 13,223 shares.
Before that, Daniel K Weiss had added 4,000 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $100,000, the SEVP & Chief Financial Officer bought Wesbanco, Inc shares for $25.00 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings increased to 4,000 shares, worth approximately $0.13 million.
As of February 10, 2025, Keefe Bruyette has increased its “Mkt perform” rating to a “an Outperform” for WSBC. Earlier on December 06, 2024, Raymond James upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Strong buy” for WSBC stock which previously was a “an Outperform”.
Analyzing WSBC Stock Performance
On last trading session, Wesbanco, Inc [NASDAQ: WSBC] plunged -0.84% to $33.24. The stock’s lowest price that day was $33.21, but it reached a high of $33.595 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -2.86%. Over the course of the year, Wesbanco, Inc shares have jumped approximately 1.31%. 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 33.10, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 32.96. In the upper region, resistance lies at 33.49. The next price resistance is at 33.73. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 46.52 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 2025-12-15 dropping by -0.15 million shares to 1.81 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-11-14 was 1.96 million shares. A decline of -8.43% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.63 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 3.63.
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In terms of Wesbanco, Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 42 in the next 12 months, up nearly 25.3% from the previous closing price of $33.52. Analysts anticipate Wesbanco, Inc stock to reach 42 by 2026, with the lowest price target being 42. In spite of this, 3 analysts ranked Wesbanco, Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2026. On July 29, 2024, Hovde Group assigned a price target of “an Outperform” to the stock and reiterated coverage with a $38.
