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NASDAQ:WABC

Westamerica Bancorporation (WABC) Competitors

$37.83
-1.36 (-3.47%)
(As of 05/31/2023 ET)
Compare
Today's Range
$37.32
$39.28
50-Day Range
$36.85
$46.28
52-Week Range
$35.52
$63.86
Volume
165,615 shs
Average Volume
213,852 shs
Market Capitalization
$1.01 billion
P/E Ratio
7.28
Dividend Yield
4.44%
Price Target
$60.00

WABC vs. HOPE, SASR, NBHC, PACW, FCF, TRMK, CHCO, WSBC, NBTB, and FRME

Should you be buying Westamerica Bancorporation stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Westamerica Bancorporation include Hope Bancorp (HOPE), Sandy Spring Bancorp (SASR), National Bank (NBHC), PacWest Bancorp (PACW), First Commonwealth Financial (FCF), Trustmark (TRMK), City (CHCO), WesBanco (WSBC), NBT Bancorp (NBTB), and First Merchants (FRME). These companies are all part of the "regional banks" industry.

Westamerica Bancorporation vs.

Westamerica Bancorporation (NASDAQ:WABC) and Hope Bancorp (NASDAQ:HOPE) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, community ranking, profitability, risk, valuation, institutional ownership and dividends.

In the previous week, Hope Bancorp had 9 more articles in the media than Westamerica Bancorporation. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Hope Bancorp and 7 mentions for Westamerica Bancorporation. Hope Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat Westamerica Bancorporation's score of 0.45 indicating that Hope Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Westamerica Bancorporation
1 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Hope Bancorp
9 Very Positive mention(s)
4 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Westamerica Bancorporation has a net margin of 47.95% compared to Hope Bancorp's net margin of 22.90%. Westamerica Bancorporation's return on equity of 23.10% beat Hope Bancorp's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Westamerica Bancorporation 47.95% 23.10% 1.98%
Hope Bancorp 22.90% 9.77% 1.02%

Westamerica Bancorporation pays an annual dividend of $1.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. Hope Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.0%. Westamerica Bancorporation pays out 32.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hope Bancorp pays out 34.1% 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 currently has a consensus target price of $60.00, indicating a potential upside of 60.17%. Hope Bancorp has a consensus target price of $14.25, indicating a potential upside of 79.25%. Given Hope Bancorp's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Hope Bancorp is more favorable than Westamerica Bancorporation.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Westamerica Bancorporation
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
Hope Bancorp
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

Hope Bancorp received 23 more outperform votes than Westamerica Bancorporation when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 52.94% of users gave Hope Bancorp an outperform vote while only 52.65% of users gave Westamerica Bancorporation an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Westamerica BancorporationOutperform Votes
238
52.65%
Underperform Votes
214
47.35%
Hope BancorpOutperform Votes
261
52.94%
Underperform Votes
232
47.06%

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Westamerica Bancorporation$289.80 million3.44$122.03 million$5.207.20
Hope Bancorp$767.51 million1.24$218.28 million$1.644.85

Westamerica Bancorporation has a beta of 0.61, meaning that its share price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hope Bancorp has a beta of 1.15, meaning that its share price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500.

76.7% of Westamerica Bancorporation shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.3% of Hope Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.4% of Westamerica Bancorporation shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.3% of Hope Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Hope Bancorp beats Westamerica Bancorporation on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.


New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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.
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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 BancorporationNational commercial banks IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$998.23M$13.97B$5.90B$6.13B
Dividend Yield4.27%4.29%9.66%6.17%
P/E Ratio7.206.36155.5711.52
Price / Sales3.442.016,377.1985.95
Price / Cash7.736.9832.33107.35
Price / Book1.550.942.387.09
Net Income$122.03M$2.01B$642.71M$193.32M
7 Day Performance-5.02%-1.83%29.65%-1.05%
1 Month Performance-7.53%-5.81%13.47%0.87%
1 Year Performance-37.78%-19.13%7.07%-1.34%

Westamerica Bancorporation Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
HOPE
Hope Bancorp
2.9565 of 5 stars
$8.60
+2.0%
$14.25
+65.7%
-42.5%$1.03B$767.51M5.241,549
SASR
Sandy Spring Bancorp
2.9062 of 5 stars
$22.19
+2.9%
$28.00
+26.2%
-49.5%$994.78M$582.69M5.751,169
NBHC
National Bank
2.4896 of 5 stars
$31.68
+0.2%
$45.50
+43.6%
-24.5%$1.19B$352M11.871,322
PACW
PacWest Bancorp
2.8665 of 5 stars
$7.38
+7.7%
$24.13
+226.9%
-78.3%$871.14M$1.63B-0.942,438Gap Up
High Trading Volume
FCF
First Commonwealth Financial
2.4099 of 5 stars
$12.98
-0.5%
$15.60
+20.2%
-7.1%$1.34B$436.10M9.471,477Short Interest ↑
TRMK
Trustmark
2.7174 of 5 stars
$22.08
-0.1%
$33.17
+50.2%
-25.8%$1.35B$759.32M14.622,738Short Interest ↑
CHCO
City
1.7344 of 5 stars
$90.05
+0.1%
$90.33
+0.3%
+7.8%$1.36B$261.77M12.83897
WSBC
WesBanco
3.0671 of 5 stars
$24.91
+3.7%
$31.57
+26.7%
-28.1%$1.48B$631.05M8.222,426Dividend Announcement
NBTB
NBT Bancorp
2.7364 of 5 stars
$35.49
+0.5%
$42.17
+18.8%
-7.4%$1.52B$539.65M10.441,861Short Interest ↑
FRME
First Merchants
3.1088 of 5 stars
$27.52
+1.9%
$44.67
+62.3%
-33.6%$1.64B$712.95M6.932,124Analyst Downgrade
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This page (NASDAQ:WABC) was last updated on 5/31/2023 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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