Westamerica Bancorporation (WABC) Competitors $55.66 -0.19 (-0.34%) (As of 11/20/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends WABC vs. HOPE, SASR, NWBI, CHCO, NBTB, UMBF, FNB, FFIN, UBSI, and ABCBShould you be buying Westamerica Bancorporation stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Westamerica Bancorporation include Hope Bancorp (HOPE), Sandy Spring Bancorp (SASR), Northwest Bancshares (NWBI), City (CHCO), NBT Bancorp (NBTB), UMB Financial (UMBF), F.N.B. (FNB), First Financial Bankshares (FFIN), United Bankshares (UBSI), and Ameris Bancorp (ABCB). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Westamerica Bancorporation vs. Hope Bancorp Sandy Spring Bancorp Northwest Bancshares City NBT Bancorp UMB Financial F.N.B. First Financial Bankshares United Bankshares Ameris Bancorp Westamerica Bancorporation (NASDAQ:WABC) and Hope Bancorp (NASDAQ:HOPE) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, community ranking, dividends, earnings, profitability, valuation and institutional ownership. Is WABC or HOPE more profitable? Westamerica Bancorporation has a net margin of 45.73% compared to Hope Bancorp's net margin of 9.81%. Westamerica Bancorporation's return on equity of 17.67% beat Hope Bancorp's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Westamerica Bancorporation45.73% 17.67% 2.30% Hope Bancorp 9.81%5.52%0.65% Which has more volatility & risk, WABC or HOPE? Westamerica Bancorporation has a beta of 0.54, indicating that its share price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hope Bancorp has a beta of 1.13, indicating that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer WABC or HOPE? In the previous week, Hope Bancorp had 4 more articles in the media than Westamerica Bancorporation. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Hope Bancorp and 3 mentions for Westamerica Bancorporation. Westamerica Bancorporation's average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat Hope Bancorp's score of 0.79 indicating that Westamerica Bancorporation is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Westamerica Bancorporation 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Hope Bancorp 1 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has higher valuation and earnings, WABC or HOPE? Westamerica Bancorporation has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Hope Bancorp. Westamerica Bancorporation is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hope Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioWestamerica Bancorporation$327.54M4.54$161.77M$5.4910.14Hope Bancorp$1.09B1.47$133.67M$0.8415.92 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in WABC or HOPE? Hope Bancorp received 24 more outperform votes than Westamerica Bancorporation when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 50.78% of users gave Hope Bancorp an outperform vote while only 49.38% of users gave Westamerica Bancorporation an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformWestamerica BancorporationOutperform Votes23849.38% Underperform Votes24450.62% Hope BancorpOutperform Votes26250.78% Underperform Votes25449.22% Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in WABC or HOPE? 81.9% of Westamerica Bancorporation shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.0% of Hope Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.5% of Westamerica Bancorporation shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.3% of Hope Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts rate WABC or HOPE? Westamerica Bancorporation presently has a consensus price target of $57.00, indicating a potential upside of 2.41%. Hope Bancorp has a consensus price target of $12.50, indicating a potential downside of 6.51%. Given Westamerica Bancorporation's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Westamerica Bancorporation is more favorable than Hope Bancorp.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Westamerica Bancorporation 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Hope Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33 Is WABC or HOPE a better dividend stock? Westamerica Bancorporation pays an annual dividend of $1.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Hope Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Westamerica Bancorporation pays out 32.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hope Bancorp pays out 66.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Westamerica Bancorporation has increased its dividend for 32 consecutive years. SummaryWestamerica Bancorporation beats Hope Bancorp on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad WealthPressThis Bull Market Indicator called NVDA at $116Every now and again we find an investment idea so incredible we can’t help but share. And today is one of those rare days… Except, today we won't be giving you insight on any one particular stock… But rather, insight on a revolutionary new stock picking indicator… In fact, within the last year, this indicator has become famous for a multitude of reasons… But one of the biggest was because of the buy signal it issued on October 18th, 2022. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart WABC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricWestamerica BancorporationNational commercial banks IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$1.49B$22.38B$10.56B$8.82BDividend Yield3.12%3.14%10.15%4.07%P/E Ratio10.1428.1649.3417.81Price / Sales4.542.603,447.9374.57Price / Cash8.6810.8930.5032.53Price / Book1.631.302.764.68Net Income$161.77M$2.24B$995.76M$226.08M7 Day Performance-2.11%-0.79%-0.07%-1.04%1 Month Performance8.80%7.88%7.25%1.04%1 Year Performance14.17%33.52%24.60%26.28% Westamerica Bancorporation Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WABCWestamerica Bancorporation2.982 of 5 stars$55.66-0.3%$57.00+2.4%+11.4%$1.49B$327.54M10.14590News CoverageHOPEHope Bancorp4.673 of 5 stars$13.37+0.3%$12.50-6.5%+32.8%$1.61B$1.09B15.921,244SASRSandy Spring Bancorp3.1318 of 5 stars$36.57-1.2%$28.25-22.8%+58.8%$1.67B$704.60M19.251,112Positive NewsNWBINorthwest Bancshares1.9573 of 5 stars$14.46+0.2%$11.00-23.9%+29.1%$1.84B$701.74M19.032,165Analyst DowngradeCHCOCity1.3739 of 5 stars$128.41-0.2%$114.25-11.0%+30.6%$1.89B$341.89M16.48948Insider TradeNBTBNBT Bancorp3.1343 of 5 stars$48.74-0.2%$42.60-12.6%+34.6%$2.30B$664.97M17.162,034Insider TradeUMBFUMB Financial4.214 of 5 stars$120.19-0.8%$115.00-4.3%+66.1%$5.91B$2.38B15.023,599Positive NewsFNBF.N.B.2.6418 of 5 stars$16.41+0.1%$16.33-0.5%+38.0%$5.90B$2.23B15.064,228FFINFirst Financial Bankshares3.973 of 5 stars$40.62-0.8%$37.75-7.1%+49.0%$5.85B$636.07M28.011,500News CoveragePositive NewsUBSIUnited Bankshares3.0337 of 5 stars$41.40-1.1%$40.25-2.8%+22.3%$5.66B$1.54B15.682,635Positive NewsABCBAmeris Bancorp2.2757 of 5 stars$68.07-0.9%$66.67-2.1%+57.8%$4.75B$1.08B14.182,765Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Hope Bancorp Competitors Sandy Spring Bancorp Competitors Northwest Bancshares Competitors City Competitors NBT Bancorp Competitors UMB Financial Competitors F.N.B. 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