WesBanco, Inc. WSBC

Competitive advantage analysis · financial-services

Bank Specialized
Overall moat score
39/100
Developing

Ranked against 399 peers in Banks - Regional

About WesBanco, Inc.

WesBanco, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for WesBanco Bank, Inc. that provides retail banking, corporate banking, personal and corporate trust, brokerage, mortgage banking, and insurance services to individuals and businesses in the United States. It operates in two segments, Community Banking, and Trust and Investment Services. The company accepts interest and non-interest-bearing demand, money market, and savings deposit … Full WSBC analysis →

Key risks

  • Weak Net Interest Margin Net interest margin proxy is weak (score 0.33).
  • Operational Inefficiency Operational efficiency lags peers (score 0.33).

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Deposit Franchise

Developing
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Where WSBC ranks in Banks - Regional

WesBanco, Inc. ranks #273 of 393 scored companies in Banks - Regional by moat score — the top 69%. The widest moat in the group is 1st Source Corporation (SRCE) at 86/100.

# Company Moat score Rating
269 FB Bancorp, Inc. FBLA 40/100 Developing
270 Origin Bancorp, Inc. OBK 40/100 Developing
271 Heartland Financial USA, Inc. HTLF 40/100 Developing
272 OptimumBank Holdings, Inc. OPHC 39/100 Developing
273 WesBanco, Inc. WSBC 39/100 Developing
274 Atlantic Union Bankshares Corpo AUB 39/100 Developing
275 Auburn National Bancorporation, AUBN 39/100 Developing
276 Comerica Incorporated CMA 39/100 Developing
277 Provident Financial Holdings, I PROV 38/100 Developing

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How WSBC scores on the Bank Specialized defenses

Deposit Franchise

Score 50 · 22% of the moat score

A deposit franchise is the cheapest and most valuable thing a bank can own.

Lending Advantage

Score 29 · 18% of the moat score

Lending advantage is the ability to originate loans at attractive spreads without buying that volume with looser credit standards.

Capital Strength

Score 39 · 20% of the moat score

Capital is the buffer between loan losses and insolvency, and it is what regulators judge a bank on first.

Cost Discipline

Score 29 · 16% of the moat score

Banking carries high fixed costs in branches, compliance and technology, so what it costs to run the bank relative to what the bank earns is a genuine competitive variable.

Revenue Diversification

Score 57 · 14% of the moat score

A bank earning everything from net interest income is a leveraged bet on the rate cycle.

Risk Management

Score 27 · 10% of the moat score

Risk management is the defense that only reveals itself late.

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Understanding WSBC's moat

What is WesBanco, Inc.'s moat score?

WesBanco, Inc. (WSBC) scores 39 out of 100 on the StatsAlpha Moat Map, which rates its competitive advantage as developing. It ranks #273 of 393 scored companies in Banks - Regional, the top 69%. The score is a weighted composite of 6 competitive defenses, each measured against industry peers of 399 companies in Banks - Regional. Its strongest defense is Revenue Diversification (57/100) and its weakest is Risk Management (27/100).

How does WesBanco, Inc. compare with other Banks - Regional companies?

WesBanco, Inc. ranks #273 of 393 scored companies in Banks - Regional by moat score. The widest moat in Banks - Regional is 1st Source Corporation (SRCE) at 86/100. The companies ranked closest are OptimumBank Holdings, Inc. (OPHC) at 39 just above it and Atlantic Union Bankshares Corpo (AUB) at 39 just below it.

How is the moat score calculated?

Each company is scored with an industry-specific template — Bank Specialized in this case, chosen because the defenses that matter to a bank are not the ones that matter to a software company. Every defense combines several financial signals, and each signal is measured as a percentile against a peer group of 399 companies in Banks - Regional. The defenses are then weighted to produce the overall score out of 100.

Why is WesBanco, Inc. scored with the Bank Specialized template?

A bank does not sell a product at a margin. It funds itself, lends at a spread, and books profits that remain an estimate until the loans are actually repaid. That makes the usual margin-and-return questions misleading, so the Bank template scores what really determines a bank's durability: where its funding comes from, what it lends against, how much capital stands behind it, and whether it has been pricing risk honestly.

Which competitive defenses are measured for WesBanco, Inc.?

The Bank Specialized template measures 6 defenses, and WSBC scores: Deposit Franchise (50), Lending Advantage (29), Capital Strength (39), Cost Discipline (29), Revenue Diversification (57), Risk Management (27). Each is scored independently as a percentile against peers, so a company can be strong on one and weak on another — the overall score reflects how those defenses are weighted for this industry.

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