Westamerica Bancorporation (WABC) Competitors $51.36 +0.59 (+1.15%) As of 01:23 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock WABC vs. COLB, GBCI, ABCB, BANF, IBOC, TCBI, RNST, FBP, FULT, and CATYShould you be buying Westamerica Bancorporation stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Westamerica Bancorporation include Columbia Banking System (COLB), Glacier Bancorp (GBCI), Ameris Bancorp (ABCB), BancFirst (BANF), International Bancshares (IBOC), Texas Capital Bancshares (TCBI), Renasant (RNST), First BanCorp. (FBP), Fulton Financial (FULT), and Cathay General Bancorp (CATY). These companies are all part of the "regional banks" industry. Westamerica Bancorporation vs. Its Competitors Columbia Banking System Glacier Bancorp Ameris Bancorp BancFirst International Bancshares Texas Capital Bancshares Renasant First BanCorp. Fulton Financial Cathay General Bancorp Westamerica Bancorporation (NASDAQ:WABC) and Columbia Banking System (NASDAQ:COLB) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, media sentiment, earnings and analyst recommendations. Does the media prefer WABC or COLB? In the previous week, Columbia Banking System had 13 more articles in the media than Westamerica Bancorporation. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Columbia Banking System and 4 mentions for Westamerica Bancorporation. Westamerica Bancorporation's average media sentiment score of 0.41 beat Columbia Banking System's score of 0.19 indicating that Westamerica Bancorporation is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Westamerica Bancorporation 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Columbia Banking System 5 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Is WABC or COLB a better dividend stock? Westamerica Bancorporation pays an annual dividend of $1.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Columbia Banking System pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.6%. Westamerica Bancorporation pays out 36.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Columbia Banking System pays out 61.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Westamerica Bancorporation has raised its dividend for 34 consecutive years and Columbia Banking System has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Which has better earnings and valuation, WABC or COLB? Columbia Banking System has higher revenue and earnings than Westamerica Bancorporation. Westamerica Bancorporation is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Columbia Banking System, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioWestamerica Bancorporation$311.17M4.32$138.64M$4.9910.29Columbia Banking System$2.97B1.81$533.67M$2.3610.82 Do analysts prefer WABC or COLB? Westamerica Bancorporation presently has a consensus price target of $52.50, suggesting a potential upside of 2.21%. Columbia Banking System has a consensus price target of $29.29, suggesting a potential upside of 14.67%. Given Columbia Banking System's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Columbia Banking System is more favorable than Westamerica Bancorporation.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Westamerica Bancorporation 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Columbia Banking System 0 Sell rating(s) 10 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.29 Is WABC or COLB more profitable? Westamerica Bancorporation has a net margin of 44.10% compared to Columbia Banking System's net margin of 16.85%. Westamerica Bancorporation's return on equity of 14.95% beat Columbia Banking System's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Westamerica Bancorporation44.10% 14.95% 2.16% Columbia Banking System 16.85%11.12%1.11% Do insiders & institutionals believe in WABC or COLB? 81.9% of Westamerica Bancorporation shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.5% of Columbia Banking System shares are held by institutional investors. 5.3% of Westamerica Bancorporation shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Columbia Banking System shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility & risk, WABC or COLB? Westamerica Bancorporation has a beta of 0.64, meaning that its share price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Columbia Banking System has a beta of 0.62, meaning that its share price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryWestamerica Bancorporation beats Columbia Banking System on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Westamerica Bancorporation News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for WABC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding WABC and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart WABC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricWestamerica BancorporationBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$1.34B$1.94B$12.07B$9.01BDividend Yield3.66%3.37%5.58%4.11%P/E Ratio10.2911.7720.0820.07Price / Sales4.322.4725.70109.13Price / Cash9.0811.4621.3456.90Price / Book1.541.322.285.70Net Income$138.64M$198.60M$1.00B$248.47M7 Day Performance5.71%5.83%2.33%2.92%1 Month Performance6.79%8.79%4.39%5.77%1 Year Performance6.63%27.09%541.13%21.39% Westamerica Bancorporation Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WABCWestamerica Bancorporation2.7565 of 5 stars$51.37+1.2%$52.50+2.2%+4.5%$1.34B$311.17M10.29590News CoverageCOLBColumbia Banking System3.3921 of 5 stars$22.91+2.0%$29.71+29.7%+26.4%$4.82B$2.97B9.714,721News CoverageAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionGBCIGlacier Bancorp1.9921 of 5 stars$41.56+2.7%$50.00+20.3%+23.5%$4.72B$836.32M24.893,550Analyst RevisionABCBAmeris Bancorp2.6305 of 5 stars$62.44+2.5%$71.43+14.4%+32.5%$4.30B$1.12B11.992,850Ex-DividendBANFBancFirst2.1058 of 5 stars$123.37+3.2%$113.33-8.1%+47.9%$4.10B$908.71M18.662,135News CoverageEx-DividendAnalyst RevisionIBOCInternational Bancshares2.8793 of 5 stars$65.53+4.0%N/A+20.4%$4.07B$1.04B9.972,336TCBITexas Capital Bancshares3.4963 of 5 stars$77.26+1.8%$78.00+1.0%+36.7%$3.55B$1.94B44.401,818News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeAnalyst RevisionRNSTRenasant3.2174 of 5 stars$35.46+2.8%$41.00+15.6%+24.0%$3.37B$668.50M10.842,330FBPFirst BanCorp.3.0676 of 5 stars$20.30+3.6%$22.80+12.3%+16.5%$3.28B$1.23B11.033,113FULTFulton Financial3.5207 of 5 stars$17.66+3.1%$20.30+14.9%+12.4%$3.21B$1.86B10.393,400News CoverageAnalyst RevisionCATYCathay General Bancorp3.9069 of 5 stars$44.54+3.0%$50.17+12.6%+28.0%$3.12B$1.39B11.251,266News CoverageAnalyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Columbia Banking System Competitors Glacier Bancorp Competitors Ameris Bancorp Competitors BancFirst Competitors International Bancshares Competitors Texas Capital Bancshares Competitors Renasant Competitors First BanCorp. 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