West Bancorporation Stock Forecast, Price & News

1 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for West Bancorporation in the last twelve months. There are currently 1 hold rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "hold" West Bancorporation stock. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in WTBA, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
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West Bancorporation is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, July 22nd 2021.
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West Bancorporation, Inc. (NASDAQ:WTBA) issued its earnings results on Thursday, April, 29th. The financial services provider reported $0.70 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.63 by $0.07. The financial services provider earned $25.59 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $24.70 million. West Bancorporation had a net margin of 32.81% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 16.49%.
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West Bancorporation's stock was trading at $17.36 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, WTBA shares have increased by 60.6% and is now trading at $27.88.
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West Bancorporation announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, April 29th. Investors of record on Wednesday, May 12th will be paid a dividend of $0.24 per share on Wednesday, May 26th. This represents a $0.96 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.44%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, May 11th. This is a positive change from West Bancorporation's previous quarterly dividend of $0.22.
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West Bancorporation pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 3.36%. West Bancorporation does not yet have a strong track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio of West Bancorporation is 48.48%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, West Bancorporation will have a dividend payout ratio of 39.02% next year. This indicates that West Bancorporation will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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1 brokers have issued twelve-month price targets for West Bancorporation's stock. Their forecasts range from $17.50 to $17.50. On average, they expect West Bancorporation's share price to reach $17.50 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 37.2%.
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1 employees have rated West Bancorporation CEO David D. (Dave) Nelson on Glassdoor.com. David D. (Dave) Nelson has an approval rating of 100% among West Bancorporation's employees. This puts David D. (Dave) Nelson in the top 10% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies.

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West Bancorporation trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "WTBA."

West Bancorporation's stock is owned by many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (7.13%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (4.32%), Kennedy Capital Management Inc. (2.99%), Legacy Bridge LLC (2.80%), Pacific Ridge Capital Partners LLC (2.07%) and Renaissance Technologies LLC (1.85%). Company insiders that own West Bancorporation stock include David D Nelson, David R Milligan, Douglas R Gulling, George D Milligan, Michael J Gerdin, Patrick J Donovan, Sean Patrick Mcmurray and Steven T Schuler.
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WTBA stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Morgan Stanley, Renaissance Technologies LLC, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP, Acadian Asset Management LLC, Northern Trust Corp, JPMorgan Chase & Co., State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System, and LSV Asset Management.
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WTBA stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Kennedy Capital Management Inc., BlackRock Inc., Pacific Ridge Capital Partners LLC, Cornercap Investment Counsel Inc., Aptus Capital Advisors LLC, Assenagon Asset Management S.A., Barclays PLC, and Russell Investments Group Ltd.. Company insiders that have bought West Bancorporation stock in the last two years include David D Nelson, David R Milligan, George D Milligan, Michael J Gerdin, Patrick J Donovan, Sean Patrick Mcmurray, and Steven T Schuler.
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Shares of WTBA can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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One share of WTBA stock can currently be purchased for approximately $27.88.

West Bancorporation has a market capitalization of $461.55 million and generates $109.83 million in revenue each year. The financial services provider earns $32.71 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.98 on an earnings per share basis.

West Bancorporation employs 162 workers across the globe.

The official website for West Bancorporation is www.westbankstrong.com.

West Bancorporation is headquartered at 1601 22ND ST, WEST DES MOINES IA, 50266.

West Bancorporation's mailing address is 1601 22ND ST, WEST DES MOINES IA, 50266. The financial services provider can be reached via phone at 515-222-2300 or via email at [email protected]