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$51.27 +0.09 (+0.18%)
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WABC vs. BUSE, CATY, CTBI, FFBC, FRME, OBK, PPBI, 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), Origin Bancorp (OBK), Pacific Premier Bancorp (PPBI), 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 better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings and profitability.

First Busey pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Westamerica Bancorporation pays an annual dividend of $1.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. First Busey pays out 93.5% 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 36.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Busey has raised its dividend for 10 consecutive years and Westamerica Bancorporation has raised its dividend for 34 consecutive years.

First Busey currently has a consensus target price of $27.67, indicating a potential upside of 14.22%. Westamerica Bancorporation has a consensus target price of $52.50, indicating a potential upside of 2.40%. Given First Busey's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, 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)
3 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50
Westamerica Bancorporation
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

First Busey has a beta of 0.77, meaning that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Westamerica Bancorporation has a beta of 0.64, meaning that its share price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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$663.36M3.27$113.69M$1.0722.64
Westamerica Bancorporation$311.17M4.31$138.64M$4.9910.27

Westamerica Bancorporation has a net margin of 44.10% compared to First Busey's net margin of 8.32%. Westamerica Bancorporation's return on equity of 14.95% beat First Busey's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
First Busey8.32% 8.46% 0.96%
Westamerica Bancorporation 44.10%14.95%2.16%

In the previous week, First Busey had 3 more articles in the media than Westamerica Bancorporation. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for First Busey and 3 mentions for Westamerica Bancorporation. Westamerica Bancorporation's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat First Busey's score of 0.41 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
2 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Westamerica Bancorporation
2 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

56.5% of First Busey shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.9% of Westamerica Bancorporation shares are held by institutional investors. 3.9% of First Busey shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.3% of Westamerica Bancorporation shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

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

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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WABC vs. The Competition

MetricWestamerica BancorporationBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$1.34B$1.92B$11.92B$8.99B
Dividend Yield3.63%3.32%5.57%4.04%
P/E Ratio10.2711.9919.9920.20
Price / Sales4.312.7625.35124.96
Price / Cash9.1611.6421.4457.86
Price / Book1.541.312.265.60
Net Income$138.64M$198.60M$990.08M$248.58M
7 Day Performance0.96%0.20%0.25%5.31%
1 Month Performance5.43%6.61%2.91%7.25%
1 Year Performance6.08%25.89%541.12%21.85%

Westamerica Bancorporation Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
WABC
Westamerica Bancorporation
3.0267 of 5 stars
$51.27
+0.2%
$52.50
+2.4%
+6.4%$1.34B$311.17M10.27590Positive News
BUSE
First Busey
4.6975 of 5 stars
$22.89
-1.4%
$27.33
+19.4%
+3.0%$2.05B$663.36M21.391,548Analyst Forecast
High Trading Volume
CATY
Cathay General Bancorp
3.7596 of 5 stars
$45.53
-0.3%
$50.17
+10.2%
+30.9%$3.19B$742.38M11.501,266
CTBI
Community Trust Bancorp
3.5703 of 5 stars
$52.92
-0.3%
$57.00
+7.7%
+32.5%$958.38M$376.01M11.05980Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
FFBC
First Financial Bancorp.
4.5026 of 5 stars
$24.26
-0.4%
$28.75
+18.5%
+18.3%$2.32B$840.71M10.072,090
FRME
First Merchants
4.7789 of 5 stars
$38.30
-0.9%
$46.40
+21.1%
+25.5%$2.23B$1.07B10.762,120
OBK
Origin Bancorp
3.2128 of 5 stars
$35.77
+0.0%
$42.20
+18.0%
+21.5%$1.11B$358.20M14.541,010
PPBI
Pacific Premier Bancorp
3.7148 of 5 stars
$21.09
+0.1%
$27.25
+29.2%
+4.5%$2.05B$905.41M13.881,325
STBA
S&T Bancorp
3.2181 of 5 stars
$37.82
-0.5%
$41.67
+10.2%
+21.7%$1.45B$564.96M10.901,206
TOWN
Towne Bank
3.8979 of 5 stars
$34.18
-0.5%
$40.00
+17.0%
+33.8%$2.56B$1.03B14.482,720Positive News
UBSI
United Bankshares
3.0188 of 5 stars
$36.43
flat
$40.63
+11.5%
+20.3%$5.18B$1.07B13.542,553Positive News

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