Westamerica Bancorporation (WABC) Stock Analysis
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Financial Services · Banks - Regional
Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $57.24, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Near 52-week high (1.0% away).
Westamerica Bancorporation operates as a bank holding company for Westamerica Bank that provides various banking products and services to individual and commercial customers in the United States. The company accepts various deposit products from local businesses and... Read more
Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $57.24, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Near 52-week high (1.0% away). Chart setup: Golden cross, above all MAs, RSI 68, MACD bullish. Mixed signals. Hold existing position. Score 5.1/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 7/8 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 37d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: aggressive.
Recent developments
updated 2026-06-09Recent Developments — Westamerica Bancorporation
Latest news
- NEWS Westamerica Increases Buyback Program By 2M Shares — benzinga Apr 24, 2026 positive
- NEWS Westamerica Bancorporation Increases Quarterly Dividend From $0.46 To $0.48 Per Share — benzinga Apr 23, 2026 positive
- NEWS Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Maintains Market Perform on Westamerica Bancorp, Raises Price Target to $58 — benzinga Apr 17, 2026 neutral
- NEWS Westamerica Bancorp Q1 EPS $1.13 Beats $1.07 Estimate, Sales $62.297M Beat $60.700M Estimate — benzinga Apr 16, 2026 positive
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2 floor-breakers
Revenue shrinking — -6.7% YoY. Growth thesis broken unless recovery story develops.static
Technicals below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
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Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $57.24, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Near 52-week high (1.0% away). Chart setup: Golden cross, above all MAs, RSI 68, MACD bullish. Mixed signals. Hold existing position. Target $56.38 (-1.5%), stop $54.76 (−4.5%), A.R:R -2.2:1. Score 5.1/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $56.38 (-1.0% upside). Target $56.38 (-1.5%), stop $54.76 (−4.5%), A.R:R -2.2:1. Stop-loss: $54.76.
Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Near 52-week high (1.0% away); V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=4.9).
Westamerica Bancorporation trades at a P/E of 12.6 (forward 13.2). TrendMatrix value score: 8.2/10. Verdict: Hold.
7 analysts cover WABC with a consensus score of 2.3/5. Average price target: $58.
What does Westamerica Bancorporation do?Westamerica Bancorporation operates as a bank holding company for Westamerica Bank that provides various banking...
Westamerica Bancorporation operates as a bank holding company for Westamerica Bank that provides various banking products and services to individual and commercial customers in the United States. The company accepts various deposit products from local businesses and professionals, as well as retail savings and checking accounts, as well as certificates of deposit. Its loan portfolio includes commercial, commercial real estate, residential real estate, real estate construction, consumer installment loans, as well as indirect automobile loans. The company serves small businesses, professionals, and consumers. The company was formerly known as Independent Bankshares Corporation and changed its name to Westamerica Bancorporation in 1983. Westamerica Bancorporation was founded in 1884 and is headquartered in San Rafael, California.