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WABC vs. BUSE, CATY, CTBI, FFBC, FRME, NWBI, OBK, STBA, TOWN, and UBSI

Should you be buying Westamerica Bancorporation stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Westamerica Bancorporation include First Busey (BUSE), Cathay General Bancorp (CATY), Community Trust Bancorp (CTBI), First Financial Bancorp. (FFBC), First Merchants (FRME), Northwest Bancshares (NWBI), Origin Bancorp (OBK), S&T Bancorp (STBA), Towne Bank (TOWN), and United Bankshares (UBSI). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.

Westamerica Bancorporation vs. Its Competitors

First Busey (NASDAQ:BUSE) and Westamerica Bancorporation (NASDAQ:WABC) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership and risk.

Westamerica Bancorporation has lower revenue, but higher earnings than First Busey. Westamerica Bancorporation is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than First Busey, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
First Busey$663.36M3.13$113.69M$1.1220.83
Westamerica Bancorporation$274.65M4.44$138.64M$4.7810.01

First Busey pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Westamerica Bancorporation pays an annual dividend of $1.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. First Busey pays out 89.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Westamerica Bancorporation pays out 38.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Busey has increased its dividend for 10 consecutive years and Westamerica Bancorporation has increased its dividend for 34 consecutive years.

Westamerica Bancorporation has a net margin of 43.69% compared to First Busey's net margin of 9.48%. Westamerica Bancorporation's return on equity of 13.81% beat First Busey's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
First Busey9.48% 8.76% 1.04%
Westamerica Bancorporation 43.69%13.81%2.09%

First Busey has a beta of 0.77, suggesting that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Westamerica Bancorporation has a beta of 0.61, suggesting that its stock price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500.

First Busey currently has a consensus price target of $27.33, suggesting a potential upside of 17.18%. Westamerica Bancorporation has a consensus price target of $52.00, suggesting a potential upside of 8.65%. Given First Busey's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe First Busey is more favorable than Westamerica Bancorporation.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
First Busey
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.43
Westamerica Bancorporation
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

In the previous week, First Busey had 1 more articles in the media than Westamerica Bancorporation. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for First Busey and 2 mentions for Westamerica Bancorporation. Westamerica Bancorporation's average media sentiment score of 0.31 beat First Busey's score of 0.03 indicating that Westamerica Bancorporation is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
First Busey
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Westamerica Bancorporation
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

56.5% of First Busey shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.9% of Westamerica Bancorporation shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.9% of First Busey shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.3% of Westamerica Bancorporation shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Westamerica Bancorporation beats First Busey on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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WABC vs. The Competition

MetricWestamerica BancorporationBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$1.22B$1.99B$12.72B$10.53B
Dividend Yield3.84%3.43%5.51%4.67%
P/E Ratio10.0218.1730.2126.88
Price / Sales4.443.0930.44184.02
Price / Cash8.6711.6819.7231.10
Price / Book1.441.312.296.67
Net Income$138.64M$198.60M$1.02B$276.44M
7 Day Performance-4.26%-0.03%0.23%3.10%
1 Month Performance-3.37%-0.97%0.62%10.19%
1 Year Performance0.44%14.24%541.21%40.32%

Westamerica Bancorporation Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
WABC
Westamerica Bancorporation
2.87 of 5 stars
$47.86
+0.3%
$52.00
+8.7%
-0.9%$1.22B$274.65M10.02590Analyst Upgrade
BUSE
First Busey
4.9071 of 5 stars
$23.50
-2.1%
$27.33
+16.3%
-6.9%$2.14B$663.36M10.391,548
CATY
Cathay General Bancorp
3.8164 of 5 stars
$47.94
-1.3%
$50.17
+4.6%
+15.3%$3.36B$1.39B11.651,266
CTBI
Community Trust Bancorp
4.2244 of 5 stars
$55.59
-1.6%
$64.50
+16.0%
+16.7%$1.02B$376.01M11.12980Positive News
FFBC
First Financial Bancorp.
4.7855 of 5 stars
$25.47
-1.4%
$29.40
+15.4%
+7.0%$2.47B$1.62B9.392,090Analyst Forecast
FRME
First Merchants
4.9764 of 5 stars
$37.44
-2.0%
$48.00
+28.2%
+6.4%$2.21B$1.07B9.882,120Analyst Downgrade
High Trading Volume
NWBI
Northwest Bancshares
3.9546 of 5 stars
$12.43
-0.7%
$15.00
+20.7%
-3.3%$1.83B$756.21M10.612,027News Coverage
OBK
Origin Bancorp
N/A$34.88
-1.4%
$43.20
+23.9%
N/A$1.09B$347.73M14.181,010
STBA
S&T Bancorp
3.5716 of 5 stars
$37.64
-1.6%
$42.00
+11.6%
-5.0%$1.47B$564.96M11.221,206
TOWN
Towne Bank
4.1746 of 5 stars
$34.75
-2.4%
$40.67
+17.0%
+3.9%$2.67B$1.03B15.112,720News Coverage
UBSI
United Bankshares
3.809 of 5 stars
$37.24
-0.3%
$40.50
+8.8%
+4.0%$5.29B$1.63B13.162,553Positive News

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