West Bancorporation (WTBA) Competitors $21.32 -0.25 (-1.16%) (As of 11/1/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends WTBA vs. EBTC, BWB, RBB, BSRR, CZNC, TCBK, WABC, BUSE, RBCAA, and PFBCShould you be buying West Bancorporation stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of West Bancorporation include Enterprise Bancorp (EBTC), Bridgewater Bancshares (BWB), RBB Bancorp (RBB), Sierra Bancorp (BSRR), Citizens & Northern (CZNC), TriCo Bancshares (TCBK), Westamerica Bancorporation (WABC), First Busey (BUSE), Republic Bancorp (RBCAA), and Preferred Bank (PFBC). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. West Bancorporation vs. Enterprise Bancorp Bridgewater Bancshares RBB Bancorp Sierra Bancorp Citizens & Northern TriCo Bancshares Westamerica Bancorporation First Busey Republic Bancorp Preferred Bank West Bancorporation (NASDAQ:WTBA) and Enterprise Bancorp (NASDAQ:EBTC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, community ranking, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, dividends and analyst recommendations. Which has more risk and volatility, WTBA or EBTC? West Bancorporation has a beta of 0.95, meaning that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Enterprise Bancorp has a beta of 0.53, meaning that its stock price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor WTBA or EBTC? In the previous week, West Bancorporation had 2 more articles in the media than Enterprise Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for West Bancorporation and 1 mentions for Enterprise Bancorp. Enterprise Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.87 beat West Bancorporation's score of 0.61 indicating that Enterprise Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment West Bancorporation 0 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Enterprise Bancorp 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Is WTBA or EBTC more profitable? Enterprise Bancorp has a net margin of 14.53% compared to West Bancorporation's net margin of 11.17%. Enterprise Bancorp's return on equity of 10.74% beat West Bancorporation's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets West Bancorporation11.17% 9.46% 0.55% Enterprise Bancorp 14.53%10.74%0.78% Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in WTBA or EBTC? 44.3% of West Bancorporation shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.9% of Enterprise Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 4.5% of West Bancorporation shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 21.7% of Enterprise Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has better earnings and valuation, WTBA or EBTC? Enterprise Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than West Bancorporation. Enterprise Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than West Bancorporation, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioWest Bancorporation$170.37M2.11$24.14M$1.2816.66Enterprise Bancorp$218.66M1.82$38.06M$2.9011.06 Is WTBA or EBTC a better dividend stock? West Bancorporation pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. Enterprise Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. West Bancorporation pays out 78.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Enterprise Bancorp pays out 33.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Enterprise Bancorp has raised its dividend for 6 consecutive years. Do analysts rate WTBA or EBTC? West Bancorporation currently has a consensus price target of $23.00, suggesting a potential upside of 7.88%. Given West Bancorporation's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe West Bancorporation is more favorable than Enterprise Bancorp.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score West Bancorporation 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Enterprise Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) N/A Does the MarketBeat Community believe in WTBA or EBTC? Enterprise Bancorp received 133 more outperform votes than West Bancorporation when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.89% of users gave Enterprise Bancorp an outperform vote while only 46.15% of users gave West Bancorporation an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformWest BancorporationOutperform Votes10846.15% Underperform Votes12653.85% Enterprise BancorpOutperform Votes24167.89% Underperform Votes11432.11% SummaryEnterprise Bancorp beats West Bancorporation on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Chaikin AnalyticsSell NVDA Now?Guess who's selling NVDA next The most successful hedge fund in history quietly sold 500,000 shares. Here's what that means for your money. Billionaire Wall Street investors are quietly offloading millions of shares. What do they know that you don't? It's arguably the most popular stock in the world. Now, one 50-year Wall Street legend says its day in the sun could finally be coming to an end. Last year, he warned of two stocks that went on to crash 60%.Now he's just issued a warning for the most popular stock in the world: Nvidia (NVDA). Get West Bancorporation News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for WTBA and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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 WTBA vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricWest BancorporationState commercial banks IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$358.82M$3.04B$10.47B$8.53BDividend Yield4.64%3.71%10.20%4.14%P/E Ratio16.6616.1243.2515.18Price / Sales2.112.503,256.7692.77Price / Cash12.3210.2530.0334.07Price / Book1.531.193.975.02Net Income$24.14M$405.86M$992.99M$225.46M7 Day Performance2.40%0.65%-0.35%0.37%1 Month Performance16.50%4.29%0.25%3.57%1 Year Performance27.89%31.98%22.81%29.44% West Bancorporation Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WTBAWest Bancorporation1.8632 of 5 stars$21.32-1.2%$23.00+7.9%+31.8%$358.82M$170.37M16.66181EBTCEnterprise Bancorp3.2927 of 5 stars$31.81-0.9%N/A+22.1%$395.08M$218.66M10.97570Positive NewsBWBBridgewater Bancshares4.8539 of 5 stars$14.53-0.5%$17.00+17.0%+49.3%$397.40M$228.85M13.84250Insider SellingRBBRBB Bancorp2.4459 of 5 stars$22.34+0.6%$20.88-6.6%+90.5%$397.88M$236.17M12.08360BSRRSierra Bancorp3.8719 of 5 stars$28.56+0.6%$26.00-9.0%+62.9%$405.27M$193.52M11.33490Analyst DowngradeShort Interest ↑CZNCCitizens & Northern4.0581 of 5 stars$18.99+0.4%N/A+5.5%$292.26M$137.92M13.19404Short Interest ↓TCBKTriCo Bancshares3.3481 of 5 stars$43.17+1.0%$48.60+12.6%+32.1%$1.42B$499.75M12.851,231Analyst ForecastNews CoverageWABCWestamerica Bancorporation3.6108 of 5 stars$51.60+0.2%$57.00+10.5%+9.8%$1.38B$327.54M9.40590News CoverageBUSEFirst Busey4.867 of 5 stars$24.21-0.4%$27.80+14.8%+24.4%$1.38B$601.76M12.481,479RBCAARepublic Bancorp3.7419 of 5 stars$67.50-2.0%$78.00+15.6%+50.7%$1.31B$427.52M12.831,028News CoveragePFBCPreferred Bank2.8679 of 5 stars$84.29-0.1%$99.50+18.0%+40.8%$1.22B$285.16M8.45300Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies EBTC Alternatives BWB Alternatives RBB Alternatives BSRR Alternatives CZNC Alternatives TCBK Alternatives WABC Alternatives BUSE Alternatives RBCAA Alternatives PFBC Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:WTBA) was last updated on 11/2/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners625,000% GainImagine swapping your daily coffee expense for a future free of financial worries. 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