Westpac Banking (WEBNF) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Westpac Banking Corporation is an Australian banking and financial services company headquartered in Sydney. It provides banking, lending, payments, savings and investment products to individuals, businesses, institutional clients and government-related organizations.

The company operates through businesses serving consumers and small businesses, commercial and corporate customers, and institutional clients. Its offerings include home loans, personal banking, transaction accounts, credit cards, business finance, cash management, foreign exchange, debt markets and other institutional banking services. Westpac also provides wealth and investment-related services through selected platforms and brands.

Westpac primarily serves customers in Australia and New Zealand, with institutional banking activities supporting clients and transactions in international markets. The company traces its history to the Bank of New South Wales, established in 1817, and adopted the Westpac name following its 1982 merger with the Commercial Bank of Australia. Anthony Miller has served as Westpac's chief executive officer since 2024.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: C$24.50 to C$24.50
• 50-Day Range: C$22.75 to C$26.55
• 52-Week Range: C$22.06 to C$30.71
• Volume: 398 shs
• Average Volume: 3,389 shs
• Market Capitalization: N/A
• P/E Ratio: 10.26
• Dividend Yield: 7.27%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Westpac Banking Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Westpac Banking scored higher than 12% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Westpac Banking has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Westpac Banking has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Westpac Banking is 10.26, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.89.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Westpac Banking is 10.26, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 24.77.

Short Interest

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Westpac Banking has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 999.99, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Westpac Banking has recently increased by 1.57%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

Westpac Banking is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 6.28%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Westpac Banking does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Westpac Banking is 74.57%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

News and Social Media

• Score: N/A
• News Sentiment: N/A

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.2 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Westpac Banking insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Institutions

13.90% of the stock of Westpac Banking is held by institutions.

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: OTCMKTS
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Banks
• Sub-Industry: Regional Banks
• Current Symbol: OTCMKTS:WEBNF
• CIK: 719245
• Web: www.westpac.com.au
• Phone: (129) 155-7713
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 35,236
• Year Founded: N/A

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 10.26
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: N/A
• Net Margins: N/A
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: N/A
• Return on Assets: N/A

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: N/A
• Quick Ratio: N/A

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: N/A
• Price / Sales: N/A
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: N/A
• Price / Book: N/A

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: N/A
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: N/A
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: N/A