West Bancorporation (WTBA) Competitors $19.59 -0.35 (-1.76%) Closing price 04/1/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$19.58 0.00 (-0.03%) As of 04/1/2025 04:05 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock WTBA vs. TCBK, SASR, HOPE, RBCAA, BUSE, PFBC, PEBO, CTBI, SBSI, and UVSPShould you be buying West Bancorporation stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of West Bancorporation include TriCo Bancshares (TCBK), Sandy Spring Bancorp (SASR), Hope Bancorp (HOPE), Republic Bancorp (RBCAA), First Busey (BUSE), Preferred Bank (PFBC), Peoples Bancorp (PEBO), Community Trust Bancorp (CTBI), Southside Bancshares (SBSI), and Univest Financial (UVSP). These companies are all part of the "regional banks" industry. West Bancorporation vs. TriCo Bancshares Sandy Spring Bancorp Hope Bancorp Republic Bancorp First Busey Preferred Bank Peoples Bancorp Community Trust Bancorp Southside Bancshares Univest Financial TriCo Bancshares (NASDAQ:TCBK) 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 dividends, analyst recommendations, community ranking, profitability, earnings, risk, media sentiment, institutional ownership and valuation. Is TCBK or WTBA more profitable? TriCo Bancshares has a net margin of 21.63% compared to West Bancorporation's net margin of 12.12%. West Bancorporation's return on equity of 10.56% beat TriCo Bancshares' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets TriCo Bancshares21.63% 9.63% 1.17% West Bancorporation 12.12%10.56%0.61% Which has more volatility and risk, TCBK or WTBA? TriCo Bancshares has a beta of 0.55, suggesting that its stock price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, West Bancorporation has a beta of 0.95, suggesting that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of TCBK or WTBA? 59.1% of TriCo Bancshares shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.3% of West Bancorporation shares are held by institutional investors. 4.6% of TriCo Bancshares shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.6% of West Bancorporation shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts recommend TCBK or WTBA? TriCo Bancshares presently has a consensus price target of $50.75, indicating a potential upside of 27.90%. West Bancorporation has a consensus price target of $23.00, indicating a potential upside of 17.41%. Given TriCo Bancshares' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe TriCo Bancshares is more favorable than West Bancorporation.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score TriCo Bancshares 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.40West Bancorporation 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Which has preferable valuation & earnings, TCBK or WTBA? 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 RatioTriCo Bancshares$388.76M3.37$114.87M$3.4611.47West Bancorporation$79.13M4.17$24.05M$1.4313.70 Is TCBK or WTBA a better dividend stock? TriCo Bancshares pays an annual dividend of $1.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. West Bancorporation pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. TriCo Bancshares pays out 38.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. West Bancorporation pays out 69.9% 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. TriCo Bancshares has raised its dividend for 12 consecutive years. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in TCBK or WTBA? TriCo Bancshares received 147 more outperform votes than West Bancorporation when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 54.03% of users gave TriCo Bancshares an outperform vote while only 45.57% of users gave West Bancorporation an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformTriCo BancsharesOutperform Votes25554.03% Underperform Votes21745.97% West BancorporationOutperform Votes10845.57% Underperform Votes12954.43% Does the media refer more to TCBK or WTBA? In the previous week, West Bancorporation had 1 more articles in the media than TriCo Bancshares. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for West Bancorporation and 0 mentions for TriCo Bancshares. TriCo Bancshares' average media sentiment score of 1.83 beat West Bancorporation's score of 0.93 indicating that TriCo Bancshares is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment TriCo Bancshares Very Positive West Bancorporation Positive SummaryTriCo Bancshares beats West Bancorporation on 15 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads 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$329.76M$3.05B$11.31B$7.86BDividend Yield4.99%3.75%5.40%4.06%P/E Ratio13.7023.0922.6418.67Price / Sales4.173.0825.6087.31Price / Cash12.7210.6317.6134.64Price / Book1.461.172.704.09Net Income$24.05M$372.21M$1.03B$246.93M7 Day Performance-3.12%-1.44%-1.05%-3.16%1 Month Performance-13.40%-5.40%498.37%-6.74%1 Year Performance15.17%17.33%536.41%-0.49% West Bancorporation Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WTBAWest Bancorporation3.3251 of 5 stars$19.59-1.8%$23.00+17.4%+13.3%$329.76M$79.13M13.70180TCBKTriCo Bancshares4.0919 of 5 stars$41.45+2.6%$50.75+22.4%+11.5%$1.37B$388.76M11.981,070Positive NewsSASRSandy Spring Bancorp2.7309 of 5 stars$29.62+2.8%$29.33-1.0%+25.1%$1.34B$404.22M65.821,112Analyst ForecastPositive NewsHOPEHope Bancorp4.7398 of 5 stars$10.65+1.9%$12.88+20.9%-6.8%$1.29B$473.92M12.991,550Short Interest ↑Positive NewsRBCAARepublic Bancorp2.013 of 5 stars$65.63+2.8%$70.00+6.7%+29.8%$1.28B$378.96M12.551,010Positive NewsBUSEFirst Busey4.9767 of 5 stars$22.41+1.6%$28.00+24.9%-8.1%$1.28B$461.45M11.381,500Positive NewsPFBCPreferred Bank2.4933 of 5 stars$85.82+1.6%$104.00+21.2%+10.2%$1.24B$283.96M8.91280Positive NewsPEBOPeoples Bancorp4.3232 of 5 stars$30.34+2.1%$36.90+21.6%+3.2%$1.08B$443.83M9.171,270News CoveragePositive NewsCTBICommunity Trust Bancorp4.3158 of 5 stars$52.34+2.1%$57.67+10.2%+21.6%$947.46M$248.56M11.35980News CoveragePositive NewsSBSISouthside Bancshares3.688 of 5 stars$29.74+1.6%$37.00+24.4%+0.6%$903.68M$257.86M10.22810Positive NewsUVSPUnivest Financial3.1568 of 5 stars$29.26+2.2%$29.00-0.9%+41.2%$848.60M$299.23M11.30970Short Interest ↑News CoveragePositive News Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies TCBK Alternatives SASR Alternatives HOPE Alternatives RBCAA Alternatives BUSE Alternatives PFBC Alternatives PEBO Alternatives CTBI Alternatives SBSI Alternatives UVSP Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:WTBA) was last updated on 4/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump Allies Confirm Exec Order 14024 Triggers Dollar CollapseExecutive Order 14024 is paving the way for irreversible damage to the dollar's value—threatening your wealth,...Priority Gold | SponsoredA market crash is coming—here’s whenThe stock market cycle I've used to identify the most likely day of the next market crash is the exact same in...Chaikin Analytics | SponsoredTrump’s Great Society Trump’s Final Reset Inside the shocking plot to re-engineer America’s financial system…and why you need to ...Porter & Company | SponsoredTrump Treasure April 19Thanks to President Trump… A $900 investment across5 specific cryptos… Could gain 12,000% so quickly tha...Paradigm Press | SponsoredMost gold “analysts” aren’t really gold analysts… [watch out]People who don’t understand the gold market are about to lose a lot of money. 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