Dimensional Fund Advisors LP Has $233.07 Million Stock Holdings in WSFS Financial Corporation $WSFS

Dimensional Fund Advisors LP decreased its position in WSFS Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:WSFSFree Report) by 0.9% during the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 3,560,556 shares of the bank’s stock after selling 31,907 shares during the quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP owned about 0.07% of WSFS Financial worth $233,071,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of WSFS. Root Financial Partners LLC grew its stake in shares of WSFS Financial by 92.4% during the 1st quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC now owns 431 shares of the bank’s stock worth $28,000 after acquiring an additional 207 shares in the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of WSFS Financial in the fourth quarter worth $33,000. Torren Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of WSFS Financial in the fourth quarter worth $35,000. Clearstead Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in WSFS Financial by 167.5% during the fourth quarter. Clearstead Advisors LLC now owns 781 shares of the bank’s stock worth $43,000 after purchasing an additional 489 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Quarry LP boosted its holdings in WSFS Financial by 159.7% during the third quarter. Quarry LP now owns 813 shares of the bank’s stock worth $44,000 after purchasing an additional 500 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 88.49% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CEO Rodger Levenson sold 65,446 shares of WSFS Financial stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, June 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $74.11, for a total value of $4,850,203.06. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 186,088 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $13,790,981.68. This trade represents a 26.02% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. 1.10% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have issued reports on WSFS shares. Piper Sandler reiterated a “neutral” rating and issued a $80.00 price target (up from $72.00) on shares of WSFS Financial in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of WSFS Financial in a research note on Friday, June 12th. UBS Group set a $76.00 price objective on WSFS Financial in a report on Monday, April 27th. Zacks Research cut WSFS Financial from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, March 30th. Finally, Stephens reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and issued a $81.00 target price (up from $79.00) on shares of WSFS Financial in a research report on Monday, April 27th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, WSFS Financial currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $77.07.

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WSFS Financial Trading Up 0.1%

NASDAQ WSFS opened at $78.96 on Friday. WSFS Financial Corporation has a 12 month low of $49.92 and a 12 month high of $80.73. The company has a current ratio of 0.85, a quick ratio of 0.85 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.11. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $74.87 and a 200-day moving average of $68.68. The company has a market cap of $4.11 billion, a PE ratio of 14.05 and a beta of 0.76.

WSFS Financial (NASDAQ:WSFSGet Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, July 23rd. The bank reported $1.66 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.50 by $0.16. WSFS Financial had a net margin of 22.55% and a return on equity of 11.23%. The business had revenue of $284.70 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $278.41 million. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $1.27 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.6% on a year-over-year basis. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that WSFS Financial Corporation will post 6.32 EPS for the current fiscal year.

WSFS Financial Company Profile

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WSFS Financial Corporation is the bank holding company for WSFS Bank, a regional financial institution headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware. The company traces its roots to the Safe Deposit & Trust Company, founded in 1832, and formally organized as WSFS Financial in the mid-1980s. Over its long history, WSFS has grown through a combination of organic expansion and selective acquisitions to serve a broad base of individual, commercial and institutional clients.

WSFS Bank offers a full suite of banking and financial services, including retail and commercial deposit accounts, commercial and industrial lending, real estate financing, and treasury management solutions.

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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for WSFS Financial (NASDAQ:WSFS)

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