West Bancorporation Stock Forecast, Price & News

West Bancorporation's stock was trading at $17.36 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, WTBA stock has increased by 20.9% and is now trading at $20.98.
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1 Wall Street equities research 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 equities 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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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.

West Bancorporation is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, January 28th 2021.
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West Bancorporation, Inc. (NASDAQ:WTBA) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October, 29th. The financial services provider reported $0.49 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.48 by $0.01. The financial services provider earned $24.34 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $23.20 million. West Bancorporation had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 15.12% and a net margin of 28.60%.
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West Bancorporation declared a quarterly dividend on Friday, October 30th. Investors of record on Wednesday, November 11th will be paid a dividend of $0.21 per share on Wednesday, November 25th. This represents a $0.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.00%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, November 9th.
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West Bancorporation pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 4.00%. WTBA has a dividend yield higher than 75% of all dividend-paying stocks, making it a leading dividend payer. The dividend payout ratio of West Bancorporation is 48.28%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, West Bancorporation will have a dividend payout ratio of 39.44% next year. This indicates that West Bancorporation will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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1 analysts have issued 1-year price targets for West Bancorporation's stock. Their forecasts range from $17.50 to $17.50. On average, they anticipate West Bancorporation's stock price to reach $17.50 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 16.6%.
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Some companies that are related to West Bancorporation include Truist Financial (TFC), The PNC Financial Services Group (PNC), First Republic Bank (FRC), SVB Financial Group (SIVB), Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB), M&T Bank (MTB), KeyCorp (KEY), Regions Financial (RF), Huntington Bancshares (HBAN), East West Bancorp (EWBC), Signature Bank (SBNY), Commerce Bancshares (CBSH), First Horizon (FHN), Zions Bancorporation, National Association (ZION) and Western Alliance Bancorporation (WAL).
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West Bancorporation trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "WTBA."

West Bancorporation's stock is owned by a variety of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Global Retirement Partners LLC (0.23%) and Foster Group Inc. (0.18%). Company insiders that own West Bancorporation stock include David R Milligan, George D Milligan, Michael J Gerdin, Patrick J Donovan, Sean Patrick Mcmurray, Steven T Schuler and Therese M Vaughan.
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WTBA stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Global Retirement Partners LLC, and Foster Group Inc.. Company insiders that have bought West Bancorporation stock in the last two years include David R Milligan, George D Milligan, Michael J Gerdin, Patrick J Donovan, Sean Patrick Mcmurray, Steven T Schuler, and Therese M Vaughan.
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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.

One share of WTBA stock can currently be purchased for approximately $20.98.

West Bancorporation has a market capitalization of $345.52 million and generates $106.99 million in revenue each year. The financial services provider earns $28.69 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.74 on an earnings per share basis. West Bancorporation employs 171 workers across the globe.

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

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]