West Bancorporation (WTBA) Competitors $24.18 +0.46 (+1.94%) (As of 12:10 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends WTBA vs. BWB, RBB, EBTC, BSRR, CZNC, SRCE, TCBK, BUSE, WABC, and RBCAAShould you be buying West Bancorporation stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of West Bancorporation include Bridgewater Bancshares (BWB), RBB Bancorp (RBB), Enterprise Bancorp (EBTC), Sierra Bancorp (BSRR), Citizens & Northern (CZNC), 1st Source (SRCE), TriCo Bancshares (TCBK), First Busey (BUSE), Westamerica Bancorporation (WABC), and Republic Bancorp (RBCAA). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. West Bancorporation vs. Bridgewater Bancshares RBB Bancorp Enterprise Bancorp Sierra Bancorp Citizens & Northern 1st Source TriCo Bancshares First Busey Westamerica Bancorporation Republic Bancorp Bridgewater Bancshares (NASDAQ:BWB) and West Bancorporation (NASDAQ:WTBA) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, community ranking, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, dividends, profitability and media sentiment. Does the media refer more to BWB or WTBA? In the previous week, Bridgewater Bancshares had 5 more articles in the media than West Bancorporation. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Bridgewater Bancshares and 0 mentions for West Bancorporation. Bridgewater Bancshares' average media sentiment score of 1.06 beat West Bancorporation's score of 0.00 indicating that Bridgewater Bancshares is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Bridgewater Bancshares Positive West Bancorporation Neutral Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BWB or WTBA? Bridgewater Bancshares received 31 more outperform votes than West Bancorporation when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 57.68% of users gave Bridgewater Bancshares an outperform vote while only 46.15% of users gave West Bancorporation an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformBridgewater BancsharesOutperform Votes13957.68% Underperform Votes10242.32% West BancorporationOutperform Votes10846.15% Underperform Votes12653.85% Do institutionals and insiders believe in BWB or WTBA? 65.8% of Bridgewater Bancshares shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.3% of West Bancorporation shares are held by institutional investors. 23.2% of Bridgewater Bancshares shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.5% of West Bancorporation shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is BWB or WTBA more profitable? Bridgewater Bancshares has a net margin of 13.54% compared to West Bancorporation's net margin of 11.17%. West Bancorporation's return on equity of 9.46% beat Bridgewater Bancshares' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Bridgewater Bancshares13.54% 9.02% 0.72% West Bancorporation 11.17%9.46%0.55% Do analysts recommend BWB or WTBA? Bridgewater Bancshares currently has a consensus target price of $17.00, suggesting a potential upside of 12.96%. West Bancorporation has a consensus target price of $23.00, suggesting a potential downside of 4.88%. Given Bridgewater Bancshares' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Bridgewater Bancshares is more favorable than West Bancorporation.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Bridgewater Bancshares 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00West Bancorporation 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Which has better valuation & earnings, BWB or WTBA? Bridgewater Bancshares has higher revenue and earnings than West Bancorporation. Bridgewater 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 RatioBridgewater Bancshares$228.85M1.80$39.96M$1.0514.33West Bancorporation$170.37M2.39$24.14M$1.2818.89 Which has more volatility & risk, BWB or WTBA? Bridgewater Bancshares has a beta of 0.67, indicating that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, West Bancorporation has a beta of 0.95, indicating that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryBridgewater Bancshares beats West Bancorporation on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad DTIMan behind OpenAI makes shocking new betBillionaire Sam Altman has become one of the most powerful men in the world by running OpenAI… But there’s a far lesser known investment he’s making that could put OpenAI to shame. In fact this Sam Altman-backed company could actually become a crucial partner for OpenAI… And the US Military… not to mention hundreds of other giant companies around the globe. 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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 WTBA vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricWest BancorporationState commercial banks IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$406.95M$3.06B$10.56B$8.79BDividend Yield4.20%3.51%10.13%4.07%P/E Ratio18.8917.1746.5214.02Price / Sales2.392.513,473.8387.41Price / Cash13.5911.0830.6036.27Price / Book1.731.274.086.33Net Income$24.14M$405.80M$1.02B$225.71M7 Day Performance1.17%0.64%0.47%-0.58%1 Month Performance18.01%10.05%7.66%1.49%1 Year Performance37.00%38.12%24.79%27.23% West Bancorporation Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WTBAWest Bancorporation2.8165 of 5 stars$24.18+1.9%$23.00-4.9%+30.1%$406.95M$170.37M18.89181BWBBridgewater Bancshares4.7625 of 5 stars$15.05+1.4%$17.00+13.0%+39.7%$412.82M$228.85M14.13250Positive NewsRBBRBB Bancorp2.2872 of 5 stars$24.25+2.0%$20.88-13.9%+51.3%$428.98M$236.17M12.85360EBTCEnterprise BancorpN/A$36.10+1.2%N/A+29.1%$448.72M$218.66M12.30570BSRRSierra Bancorp4.1972 of 5 stars$31.25+2.1%$26.00-16.8%+62.9%$449.69M$193.52M12.14490CZNCCitizens & Northern3.6765 of 5 stars$20.26+2.1%N/A-1.5%$312.21M$137.92M13.78404Positive NewsSRCE1st Source3.0436 of 5 stars$65.70+2.3%$64.75-1.4%+30.3%$1.61B$507.53M12.231,170TCBKTriCo Bancshares1.6818 of 5 stars$47.73+2.6%$48.20+1.0%+26.2%$1.58B$499.75M13.851,231BUSEFirst Busey4.0279 of 5 stars$27.01+2.0%$27.80+2.9%+22.9%$1.54B$601.76M13.641,479WABCWestamerica Bancorporation2.982 of 5 stars$56.72+1.9%$57.00+0.5%+11.4%$1.51B$327.54M10.14590News CoveragePositive NewsRBCAARepublic Bancorp2.1412 of 5 stars$76.49+2.2%$80.00+4.6%+57.0%$1.49B$427.52M14.231,028 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BWB Alternatives RBB Alternatives EBTC Alternatives BSRR Alternatives CZNC Alternatives SRCE Alternatives TCBK Alternatives BUSE Alternatives WABC Alternatives RBCAA 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 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe Crypto That’s Making Wall Street SweatThe Crypto Wall Street Is Desperate to Hide It's happening now, right under everyone's radar. 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