West Bancorporation (WTBA): Price and Financial Metrics

West Bancorporation (WTBA): $19.11

0.34 (-1.75%)

POWR Rating

Component Grades

Momentum

C

Stability

B

Sentiment

Quality

D

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Industry: Southwest Regional Banks

Industry

F

Ranked

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WTBA Price/Volume Stats

Current price $19.11 52-week high $25.80
Prev. close $19.45 52-week low $15.04
Day low $19.06 Volume 21,900
Day high $19.41 Avg. volume 26,973
50-day MA $16.82 Dividend yield 5.33%
200-day MA $17.94 Market Cap 319.61M

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WTBA POWR Grades

  • Stability is the dimension where WTBA ranks best; there it ranks ahead of 86.05% of US stocks.
  • The strongest trend for WTBA is in Growth, which has been heading down over the past 177 days.
  • WTBA's current lowest rank is in the Growth metric (where it is better than 1.95% of US stocks).

WTBA Stock Summary

  • For WTBA, its debt to operating expenses ratio is greater than that reported by 95.24% of US equities we're observing.
  • WTBA's equity multiplier -- a measure of assets relative to shareholders'equity -- is greater than that of 97.19% of US stocks.
  • Shareholder yield, a measure of how much is returned to shareholders via dividends and share repurchases, for WTBA comes in at -72.65% -- higher than that of merely 6.3% of stocks in our set.
  • Stocks that are quantitatively similar to WTBA, based on their financial statements, market capitalization, and price volatility, are CUBI, HBNC, HMST, INBK, and RMBI.
  • Visit WTBA's SEC page to see the company's official filings. To visit the company's web site, go to www.westbankstrong.com.

WTBA Valuation Summary

  • WTBA's price/sales ratio is 3.5; this is 250% higher than that of the median Financial Services stock.
  • Over the past 243 months, WTBA's EV/EBIT ratio has gone up 10.8.

Below are key valuation metrics over time for WTBA.

Stock Date P/S P/B P/E EV/EBIT
WTBA 2023-11-28 3.5 1.4 10.2 27.5
WTBA 2023-11-27 3.5 1.4 10.3 27.6
WTBA 2023-11-24 3.6 1.5 10.5 27.8
WTBA 2023-11-22 3.6 1.5 10.4 27.7
WTBA 2023-11-21 3.5 1.4 10.3 27.6
WTBA 2023-11-20 3.6 1.5 10.7 27.9

WTBA Growth Metrics

    Its 2 year price growth rate is now at 59.93%.
  • The 2 year net cashflow from operations growth rate now stands at 43.24%.
  • Its 4 year price growth rate is now at -31.91%.
Over the past 34 months, WTBA's revenue has gone up $28,324,000.

The table below shows WTBA's growth in key financial areas (numbers in millions of US dollars).

Date Revenue Operating Cash Flow Net Income to Common Stock
2022-12-31 104.448 59.439 46.399
2022-09-30 108.464 64.365 49.363
2022-06-30 109.071 63.015 50.467
2022-03-31 108.169 58.348 51.039
2021-12-31 106.288 57.878 49.607
2021-09-30 99.932 53.657 46.251

WTBA's Quality Factors

The “Quality” component of the POWR Ratings focuses on 31 different factors of a companies fundamentals and operational strength. Here are some key insights as we drill into the specifics of these quality attributes.
  • WTBA has a Quality Grade of D, ranking ahead of 22.76% of graded US stocks.
  • WTBA's asset turnover comes in at 0.031 -- ranking 355th of 430 Banking stocks.
  • RNST, HAFC, and RBB are the stocks whose asset turnover ratios are most correlated with WTBA.

The table below shows WTBA's key quality metrics over time.

Period Asset Turnover Gross Margin ROIC
2021-09-30 0.031 1 0.018
2021-06-30 0.030 1 0.017
2021-03-31 0.029 1 0.015
2020-12-31 0.029 1 0.014
2020-09-30 0.030 1 0.014
2020-06-30 0.030 1 0.015

WTBA Price Target

For more insight on analysts targets of WTBA, see our WTBA price target page. And for a list of of all stocks sorted by upside potential based on analyst target price, see our Top Price Target page.

Average Price Target $32.00 Average Broker Recommendation 2 (Hold)

West Bancorporation (WTBA) Company Bio


West Bancorp provides community banking and trust services to individuals and small to medium-sized businesses in Iowa. The company was founded in 1893 and is based in West Des Moines, Iowa.


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West Bancorporation (NASDAQ:WTBA) Will Pay A Dividend Of $0.25

The board of West Bancorporation, Inc. ( NASDAQ:WTBA ) has announced that it will pay a dividend of $0.25 per share on...

Yahoo | October 31, 2023

The West Bancorp Inc (WTBA) Company: A Short SWOT Analysis

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Yahoo | October 30, 2023

West Bancorporation, Inc. (NASDAQ:WTBA) Q3 2023 Earnings Call Transcript

West Bancorporation, Inc. (NASDAQ:WTBA) Q3 2023 Earnings Call Transcript October 26, 2023 West Bancorporation, Inc. beats earnings expectations. Reported EPS is $0.35, expectations were $0.31. Operator: Hello. My name is Chris and I’ll be your conference operator today. At this time, I’d like to welcome everyone to the West Bancorporation, Inc. Q3 Earnings Call. All […]

Yahoo | October 27, 2023

West Bancorporation, Inc. Announces Third Quarter 2023 Financial Results and Declares Quarterly Dividend

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa, Oct. 26, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- West Bancorporation, Inc. (Nasdaq: WTBA; the “Company”), parent company of West Bank, today reported third quarter 2023 net income of $5.9 million, or $0.35 per diluted common share, compared to second quarter 2023 net income of $5.9 million, or $0.35 per diluted common share, and third quarter 2022 net income of $11.6 million, or $0.69 per diluted common share. On October 25, 2023, the Company’s Board of Directors declared a regular quart

Yahoo | October 26, 2023

Pleasing Signs As A Number Of Insiders Buy West Bancorporation Stock

When a single insider purchases stock, it is typically not a major deal. However, when multiple insiders purchase...

Yahoo | October 18, 2023

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WTBA Price Returns

1-mo 9.84%
3-mo 9.22%
6-mo 0.94%
1-year -14.42%
3-year 8.73%
5-year 19.55%
YTD -21.02%
2022 -14.43%
2021 66.46%
2020 -21.18%
2019 39.47%
2018 -21.54%

WTBA Dividends

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