West Bancorporation Stock Forecast, Price & News

1 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for West Bancorporation in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street 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, November 4th 2021.
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West Bancorporation, Inc. (NASDAQ:WTBA) issued its earnings results on Wednesday, July, 28th. The financial services provider reported $0.79 EPS for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.62 by $0.17. The financial services provider earned $25.37 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $24 million. West Bancorporation had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 18.10% and a net margin of 36.93%.
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West Bancorporation's stock was trading at $17.36 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus (COVID-19) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, WTBA shares have increased by 64.3% and is now trading at $28.53.
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West Bancorporation declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, July 29th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, August 11th will be given a dividend of $0.24 per share on Wednesday, August 25th. This represents a $0.96 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.36%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, August 10th.
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West Bancorporation pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 3.43%. 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 36.36% next year. This indicates that West Bancorporation will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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1 Wall Street analysts have issued 12-month target prices 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 year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 38.7%.
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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 a number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (6.47%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (4.27%), Vanguard Group Inc. (4.05%), FMR LLC (3.36%), Legacy Bridge LLC (2.78%) and State Street Corp (2.14%). 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 and Sean Patrick Mcmurray.
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WTBA stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Kennedy Capital Management Inc., BlackRock Inc., Vanguard Group Inc., Bank of America Corp DE, JPMorgan Chase & Co., California Public Employees Retirement System, Renaissance Technologies LLC, and Morgan Stanley.
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WTBA stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including FMR LLC, Russell Investments Group Ltd., Geode Capital Management LLC, First Trust Advisors LP, US Bancorp DE, State Street Corp, Millennium Management LLC, and American Century Companies Inc.. 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, and Sean Patrick Mcmurray.
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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 $28.53.

West Bancorporation has a market capitalization of $472.31 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 169 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].