West Bancorporation Stock Forecast, Price & News

West Bancorporation's stock was trading at $17.36 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, WTBA shares have increased by 13.7% and is now trading at $19.73.
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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, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold."
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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) announced its earnings results on Thursday, October, 29th. The financial services provider reported $0.49 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.48 by $0.01. West Bancorporation had a net margin of 28.60% and a return on equity of 15.12%.
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West Bancorporation declared a quarterly dividend on Friday, October 30th. Stockholders 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 dividend yield of 4.26%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, November 9th.
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1 brokers have issued 12 month price targets for West Bancorporation's shares. 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 11.3%.
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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), Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB), SVB Financial Group (SIVB), KeyCorp (KEY), M&T Bank (MTB), Regions Financial (RF), Huntington Bancshares (HBAN), Commerce Bancshares (CBSH), First Horizon National (FHN), Zions Bancorporation, National Association (ZION), East West Bancorp (EWBC), Signature Bank (SBNY) and Prosperity Bancshares (PB).
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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. (6.84%), Pacific Ridge Capital Partners LLC (1.78%), Acadian Asset Management LLC (0.49%), LSV Asset Management (0.41%), Morgan Stanley (0.35%) and First Trust Advisors LP (0.34%). 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 sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including LSV Asset Management, Pacific Ridge Capital Partners LLC, BlackRock Inc., Wells Fargo & Company MN, Acadian Asset Management LLC, WINTON GROUP Ltd, JPMorgan Chase & Co., and Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc..
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WTBA stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including First Trust Advisors LP, Aptus Capital Advisors LLC, Morgan Stanley, State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System, Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership, BNP Paribas Arbitrage SA, California Public Employees Retirement System, and Gilbert & Cook 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 Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of WTBA stock can currently be purchased for approximately $19.73.

West Bancorporation has a market capitalization of $324.93 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]