West Bancorporation (WTBA) Competitors $22.11 +0.37 (+1.70%) (As of 12/20/2024 05:17 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends WTBA vs. TCBK, SRCE, WABC, BUSE, RBCAA, PFBC, GABC, PEBO, SBSI, and CTBIShould you be buying West Bancorporation stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of West Bancorporation include TriCo Bancshares (TCBK), 1st Source (SRCE), Westamerica Bancorporation (WABC), First Busey (BUSE), Republic Bancorp (RBCAA), Preferred Bank (PFBC), German American Bancorp (GABC), Peoples Bancorp (PEBO), Southside Bancshares (SBSI), and Community Trust Bancorp (CTBI). These companies are all part of the "regional banks" industry. West Bancorporation vs. TriCo Bancshares 1st Source Westamerica Bancorporation First Busey Republic Bancorp Preferred Bank German American Bancorp Peoples Bancorp Southside Bancshares Community Trust Bancorp West Bancorporation (NASDAQ:WTBA) and TriCo Bancshares (NASDAQ:TCBK) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, community ranking, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends and risk. Do analysts rate WTBA or TCBK? West Bancorporation currently has a consensus target price of $23.00, indicating a potential upside of 4.03%. TriCo Bancshares has a consensus target price of $48.20, indicating a potential upside of 8.44%. Given TriCo Bancshares' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe TriCo Bancshares is more favorable than West Bancorporation.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) 2.00TriCo Bancshares 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of WTBA or TCBK? 44.3% of West Bancorporation shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.1% of TriCo Bancshares shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.5% of West Bancorporation shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.6% of TriCo Bancshares shares are owned by company 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. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in WTBA or TCBK? TriCo Bancshares received 147 more outperform votes than West Bancorporation when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 54.14% of users gave TriCo Bancshares an outperform vote while only 46.15% of users gave West Bancorporation an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformWest BancorporationOutperform Votes10846.15% Underperform Votes12653.85% TriCo BancsharesOutperform Votes25554.14% Underperform Votes21645.86% Which has more volatility & risk, WTBA or TCBK? West Bancorporation has a beta of 0.97, meaning that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TriCo Bancshares has a beta of 0.56, meaning that its share price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is WTBA or TCBK a better dividend stock? West Bancorporation pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. TriCo Bancshares pays an annual dividend of $1.32 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. TriCo Bancshares pays out 39.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. TriCo Bancshares has raised its dividend for 12 consecutive years. Which has higher earnings and valuation, WTBA or TCBK? TriCo Bancshares has higher revenue and earnings than West Bancorporation. TriCo Bancshares 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$76.55M4.86$24.14M$1.2817.27TriCo Bancshares$390.90M3.75$117.39M$3.3613.23 Is WTBA or TCBK more profitable? TriCo Bancshares has a net margin of 21.12% compared to West Bancorporation's net margin of 11.17%. West Bancorporation's return on equity of 9.46% beat TriCo Bancshares' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets West Bancorporation11.17% 9.46% 0.55% TriCo Bancshares 21.12%9.45%1.14% Does the media refer more to WTBA or TCBK? In the previous week, TriCo Bancshares had 2 more articles in the media than West Bancorporation. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for TriCo Bancshares and 3 mentions for West Bancorporation. West Bancorporation's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat TriCo Bancshares' score of 0.68 indicating that West Bancorporation is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment West Bancorporation 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive TriCo Bancshares 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryTriCo Bancshares beats West Bancorporation on 15 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad DTICackling Kamala hates this companyDo you want to see one of the most exciting election trades of all time? A trade that could help America become 100% energy independent… Reduce energy costs to virtually zero… And hand investors what could be a stunning return in just a few years’ time? It all has to do with a little known company that is helping to kick off the next great American energy revolution. Before that happens, you need to see the details here. 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$372.18M$3.10B$11.19B$9.07BDividend Yield4.28%3.56%9.81%4.23%P/E Ratio17.2716.5627.9517.17Price / Sales4.863.2938.52116.95Price / Cash13.3611.2818.6337.86Price / Book1.641.262.754.78Net Income$24.14M$406.76M$1.04B$225.60M7 Day Performance-5.51%-4.75%-2.88%-1.23%1 Month Performance-8.14%-4.99%-2.88%3.36%1 Year Performance2.27%14.26%11.52%16.60% West Bancorporation Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WTBAWest Bancorporation3.1361 of 5 stars$22.11+1.7%$23.00+4.0%+3.8%$372.18M$76.55M17.27181News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeTCBKTriCo Bancshares2.8798 of 5 stars$48.34+0.6%$48.20-0.3%+4.1%$1.60B$390.90M14.311,231Analyst RevisionNews CoverageSRCE1st Source2.8144 of 5 stars$63.84+0.8%$64.75+1.4%+8.7%$1.57B$380.68M12.151,170Positive NewsWABCWestamerica Bancorporation3.1684 of 5 stars$56.35+0.8%$57.00+1.2%-7.2%$1.50B$327.54M10.19590Positive NewsBUSEFirst Busey4.4776 of 5 stars$26.38+0.6%$30.00+13.7%-2.6%$1.50B$454.14M13.521,479RBCAARepublic Bancorp3.0874 of 5 stars$76.64-0.2%$80.00+4.4%+31.0%$1.49B$427.52M14.601,028News CoverageGap DownPFBCPreferred Bank1.2777 of 5 stars$92.94+0.6%$99.50+7.1%+14.4%$1.34B$485.10M9.23300Analyst RevisionNews CoverageGABCGerman American Bancorp3.9515 of 5 stars$44.55+0.3%$45.40+1.9%+22.4%$1.32B$210.98M16.04840PEBOPeoples Bancorp2.6634 of 5 stars$35.00+1.1%$34.25-2.1%-4.2%$1.24B$526.82M9.861,478Analyst RevisionSBSISouthside Bancshares2.6712 of 5 stars$35.61+1.3%$37.00+3.9%+0.9%$1.08B$395.58M12.69815CTBICommunity Trust Bancorp3.652 of 5 stars$57.95+0.3%$57.67-0.5%+23.5%$1.05B$326.31M13.13930Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies TCBK Alternatives SRCE Alternatives WABC Alternatives BUSE Alternatives RBCAA Alternatives PFBC Alternatives GABC Alternatives PEBO Alternatives SBSI Alternatives CTBI 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 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAmazon coin set to soar 25X – starting December 16th?This tiny 3-cent crypto just partnered with one of the biggest companies in the world… Amazon. 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