Westamerica Bancorp

Westamerica Bancorp (WABC) Stock Analysis

$58.070

-0.157 (-0.27%)At close

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High
58.695
Open
58.180
VWAP
58.17
Vol
102.71K
Mkt Cap
1.26B
Low
57.740
Amount
5.97M
EV/EBITDA, TTM
7.78

Westamerica Bancorporation is a bank holding company. The Company provides a full range of banking services to individual and commercial customers in Northern and Central California through its subsidiary bank, Westamerica Bank (the Bank). The Bank is a California-chartered commercial bank. The principal communities served are located in Northern and Central California, from Mendocino, Lake and Nevada Counties in the north to Kern County in the south. In addition, the Bank owns 100% of the capital stock of Community Banker Services Corporation (CBSC), a company engaged in providing the Company and its subsidiaries with data processing services and other support functions. It provides a range of loans, including commercial loans, commercial real estate loans, real estate construction loans and residential real estate loans. The Company owns 26 banking office locations and one centralized administrative service center facility and leases 55 facilities.

AI analysis of Westamerica Bancorp (WABC)

hold

Westamerica Bancorp is currently a hold. The stock is trading at $58.07, which is close to the analyst's target range of $60 to $64, suggesting limited upside in the short term. The RSI is at 34.275, indicating that the stock is oversold, which may present a buying opportunity if the price stabilizes. However, the forward P/E ratio is 21.097, indicating that the stock may be overvalued compared to its earnings growth potential, which is a risk for long-term investors.

Analyst Ratings (4)

-8.73% downside
Hold
0 Buy
2 Hold
2 Sell
Current: 58.07
Low
53.00
Average
53.00
High
53.00

Keefe Bruyette

2026-07-16

Price Target

$64

Market Perform

Keefe Bruyette

2026-04-17

Price Target

$58

Market Perform

Keefe Bruyette

2026-01-20

Price Target

$55

Market Perform

Keefe Bruyette

2025-07-21

Price Target

$54

Market Perform

Keefe, Bruyette & Woods

2025-04-21

Price Target

$55

Hold

Valuation Metrics

The current forward P/E ratio for Westamerica Bancorp (WABC) is 21.10, compared to its 5-year average forward P/E of 12.61.

Forward P/E

Strongly Overvalued
5Y Average P/E
12.61
Current P/E
21.10
Overvalued
16.83
Undervalued
8.39

Forward EV/EBITDA

Strongly Overvalued
5Y Average EV/EBITDA
0.85
Current EV/EBITDA
7.78
Overvalued
3.11
Undervalued
-1.41

Forward P/S

Fair
5Y Average P/S
5.13
Current P/S
5.43
Overvalued
6.06
Undervalued
4.20

Alphio AI Price Scenarios for WABC

Scenario prices are the last monthly forecast band of the current year. Probabilities are fixed model weights (25 / 50 / 25), not guarantees.

B

Bull

Bull · 25%WABC

$47.00

Scenario price

B

Base

Base · 50%WABC

$44.09

Scenario price

B

Bear

Bear · 25%WABC

$38.42

Scenario price

Events Timeline

2026-07-16 (ET)

11:30:00

Westamerica Reports No Credit Loss Provision in Q2 2026

2026-04-24 (ET)

16:00:00

Westamerica Increases Stock Repurchase Plan Authorization by 2M Shares

2026-04-23 (ET)

11:50:00

Westamerica Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend Increased to 48 Cents

2026-04-16 (ET)

11:00:00

Westamerica Reports Q1 Net Interest Income of $52.7M

2026-01-15 (ET)

11:10:00

Westamerica Reports Q4 Net Interest Income of $53.5M

News

WABC FAQ — answered by Alphio AI

Westamerica Bancorporation is a bank holding company. The Company provides a full range of banking services to individual and commercial customers in Northern and Central California through its subsidiary bank, Westamerica Bank (the Bank). The Bank is a California-chartered commercial bank. The principal communities served are located in Northern and Central California, from Mendocino, Lake and Nevada Counties in the north to Kern County in the south. In addition, the Bank owns 100% of the capital stock of Community Banker Services Corporation (CBSC), a company engaged in providing the Company and its subsidiaries with data processing services and other support functions. It provides a range of loans, including commercial loans, commercial real estate loans, real estate construction loans and residential real estate loans. The Company owns 26 banking office locations and one centralized administrative service center facility and leases 55 facilities. It operates in the Financials sector (NATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANKS industry).

Westamerica Bancorp is currently a hold. The stock is trading at $58.07, which is close to the analyst's target range of $60 to $64, suggesting limited upside in the short term. The RSI is at 34.275, indicating that the stock is oversold, which may present a buying opportunity if the price stabilizes. However, the forward P/E ratio is 21.097, indicating that the stock may be overvalued compared to its earnings growth potential, which is a risk for long-term investors.

4 analysts cover WABC: 0 rate it Buy, 2 Hold and 2 Sell. The average price target is 53.00.

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