Westamerica Bancorporation is a bank holding company. The Company provides a full range of banking services to individual and commercial customers in Northern and Central California through its subsidiary bank, Westamerica Bank (the Bank). The Bank is a California-chartered commercial bank whose deposits are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the FDIC) up to applicable limits. The principal communities served are in Northern and Central California, from Mendocino, Lake and Nevada Counties in the north to Kern County in the south. In addition, the Bank owns Community Banker Services Corporation, a company engaged in providing the Company and its subsidiaries with data processing services and other support functions. It provides a range of loans, including commercial loans, commercial real estate loans, residential real estate loans, and others. It owns a no. of banking office locations and one centralized administrative service center facility.
High Dividend
The company is a high dividend payer, with the latest dividend payout ratio of 33.87%.
Stable Dividend
The company has regularly paid dividends over the past 5 years, with the latest dividend payout ratio of 33.87%.
Fairly Valued
The company’s latest PB is 1.61, at a medium 3-year percentile range.
Institutional Buying
The latest institutional holdings are 22.82M shares, increasing 3.84% quarter-over-quarter.
Held by HACAX
Star Investor HACAX holds 515.82 shares of this stock.
Higher Market Activity
The company has more investor interest, with a 20-day turnover ratio of 0.52.