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53.780USD
-0.400-0.74%
Close 05/15, 16:00ETQuotes delayed by 15 min
1.27BMarket Cap
11.99P/E TTM

Westamerica Bancorp

53.780
-0.400-0.74%
TradingKey Stock Score
Overall Financial Health
Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
Risk Assessment
Peer Comparison
TradingKey Stock Score
Overall Financial Health
Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
Risk Assessment
Peer Comparison

TradingKey Stock Score of Westamerica Bancorp

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-05-15

Key Insights

Westamerica Bancorp's fundamentals are relatively very healthy, with an industry-leading ESG disclosure.and its growth potential is high.Its valuation is considered fairly valued, ranking 9 out of 394 in the Banking Services industry.Institutional ownership is very high.Over the past month, multiple analysts have rated it as Hold, with the highest price target at 58.00.In the medium term, the stock price is expected to remain stable.Despite an average stock market performance over the past month, the company shows strong fundamentals and technicals.The stock price is trading sideways between the support and resistance levels, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Westamerica Bancorp's Score

Industry at a Glance

Industry Ranking
9 / 394
Overall Ranking
52 / 4482
Industry
Banking Services

Support & Resistance

Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Score Analysis

Current score
Previous score

Media Coverage

Last 24 hours
Coverage Level

Very Low
Very High
Negative

Westamerica Bancorp Highlights

StrengthsRisks
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 1.44, 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 555.00 shares of this stock.

Analyst Rating

Based on 2 analysts
Hold
Current Rating
58.000
Target Price
+7.05%
Upside Space
Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Financial Health

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-05-15

The current financial score of Westamerica Bancorp is 9.44, ranking 13 out of 394 in the Banking Services industry. Its financial status is robust, and its operating efficiency is high. Its latest quarterly revenue reached 58.87M, representing a year-over-year decrease of 6.54%, while its net profit experienced a year-over-year decrease of 11.86%.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
9.44
Change
0

Financials

10.00

Key Metrics

Cash and cash equivalents
Total assets
Total liabilities
Free cash flow
Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Quality of Earnings

8.89

Operational Efficiency

10.00

Growth Potential

9.10

Shareholder Returns

9.21

Westamerica Bancorp's Company Valuation

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-05-15

The current valuation score of Westamerica Bancorp is 8.95, ranking 16 out of 394 in the Banking Services industry. Its current P/E ratio is 11.99, which is 7.24% below the recent high of 12.86 and 44.65% above the recent low of 6.64.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
8.95
Change
0

Valuation Dimensions

P/E
P/B
P/S
P/CF
Industry Ranking 9/394
Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Earnings Forecast

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-05-15

The current earnings forecast score of Westamerica Bancorp is 6.00, ranking 280 out of 394 in the Banking Services industry. The average price target is 53.00, with a high of 53.00 and a low of 53.00.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
6.00
Change
0

Support & Resistance

Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Analyst Rating

Based on 2 analysts
Hold
Current Rating
58.000
Target Price
+7.05%
Upside Space
Strong Buy
Buy
Hold
Sell
Strong Sell

Peer Comparison

308
Total
4
Median
5
Average
Company name
Ratings
Analysts
Westamerica Bancorp
WABC
2
JPMorgan Chase & Co
JPM
27
Bank of America Corp
BAC
27
Wells Fargo & Co
WFC
26
PNC Financial Services Group Inc
PNC
23
US Bancorp
USB
23
1
2
3
...
62

Financial Forecasting

EPS
Revenue
Net Profit
EBIT
Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Price Momentum

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-05-15

The current price momentum score of Westamerica Bancorp is 7.03, ranking 107 out of 394 in the Banking Services industry. Currently, the stock price is trading between the resistance level at 55.75 and the support level at 52.06, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
7.24
Change
-0.21

Support & Resistance

Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Indicators

The Indicators feature provides value and direction analysis for various instruments under a selection of technical indicators, together with a technical summary.

This feature includes nine of the commonly used technical indicators: MACD, RSI, KDJ, StochRSI, ATR, CCI, WR, TRIX and MA. You may also adjust the timeframe depending on your needs.

Please note that technical analysis is only part of investment reference, and there is no absolute standard for using numerical values to assess direction. The results are for reference only, and we are not responsible for the accuracy of the indicator calculations and summaries.

Indicators
Sell(2)
Neutral(3)
Buy(0)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MACD(12,26,9)
-0.430
Neutral
RSI(14)
48.378
Neutral
STOCH(KDJ)(9,3,3)
25.599
Neutral
ATR(14)
0.864
Low Volatility
CCI(14)
-116.685
Sell
Williams %R
84.120
Oversold
TRIX(12,20)
0.105
Sell
StochRSI(14)
0.000
Oversold
Moving Average
Sell(3)
Neutral(0)
Buy(3)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MA5
53.992
Sell
MA10
54.334
Sell
MA20
54.407
Sell
MA50
52.770
Buy
MA100
51.633
Buy
MA200
50.012
Buy

Institutional Confidence

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-05-15

The current institutional shareholding score of Westamerica Bancorp is 10.00, ranking 1 out of 394 in the Banking Services industry. The latest institutional shareholding proportion is 96.55%, representing a quarter-over-quarter increase of 18.26%. The largest institutional shareholder is James Simons, holding a total of 152.43K shares, representing 0.65% of shares outstanding, with 36.98% increase in holdings.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
10.00
Change
0

Institutional Shareholding

Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Shareholder Activity

Name
Shares Held
Chg %
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.
3.27M
-0.58%
American Century Investment Management, Inc.
1.83M
+3.37%
State Street Investment Management (US)
1.22M
-0.51%
Dimensional Fund Advisors, L.P.
897.57K
+0.38%
Payne (David L)
772.71K
-31.58%
Geode Capital Management, L.L.C.
606.47K
-2.90%
AQR Capital Management, LLC
381.83K
+35.90%
Nuveen LLC
340.85K
-0.74%
1
2

Risk Assessment

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-05-15

The U.S. Dollar Index is currently in a neutral state, which has a neutral effect on the Banking Services domestic-focused industry. The Dollar Index (DXY) measures the value of the U.S. dollar against a basket of major currencies, including the euro, yen, pound sterling, Canadian dollar, Swedish krona, and Swiss franc. The current risk assessment score of Westamerica Bancorp is 8.84, ranking 50 out of 394 in the Banking Services industry. The company's beta value is 0.56. This indicates that the stock tends to underperform the index during upward trending markets but experiences smaller declines during downward trending markets. with an industry-leading ESG disclosure.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
8.84
Change
0
Beta vs S&P 500 index
0.55
VaR
+2.44%
240-Day Maximum Drawdown
+12.68%
240-Day Volatility
+26.84%

Return

Best Daily Return
60 days
+2.08%
120 days
+4.91%
5 years
+12.61%
Worst Daily Return
60 days
-3.37%
120 days
-3.37%
5 years
-5.55%
Sharpe Ratio
60 days
+0.79
120 days
+1.57
5 years
+0.19

Risk Assessment

Maximum Drawdown
240 days
+12.68%
3 years
+25.32%
5 years
+41.87%
Return-to-Drawdown Ratio
240 days
+1.03
3 years
+0.49
5 years
-0.02
Skewness
240 days
+0.42
3 years
+0.73
5 years
+0.58

Volatility

Realised Volatility
240 days
+26.84%
5 years
+28.86%
Standardised True Range
240 days
+2.14%
5 years
+2.37%
Downside Risk-Adjusted Return
120 days
+266.52%
240 days
+266.52%
Maximum Daily Upside Volatility
60 days
+16.10%
Maximum Daily Downside Volatility
60 days
+19.85%

Liquidity

Average Turnover Rate
60 days
+0.78%
120 days
+0.67%
5 years
--
Turnover Deviation
20 days
+29.30%
60 days
+37.90%
120 days
+18.91%

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