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Westamerica Bancorp

NSQ:WABC US9570901036
62
  • Value
    29
  • Growth
    50
  • Safety
    Safety
    96
  • Combined
    77
  • Sentiment
    37
  • 360° View
    360° View
    62
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Company Description

Westamerica Bancorporation is a bank holding company providing a range of banking services. It operates in the banking industry. The principal communities served are in Northern and Central California. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $1,323 million and 616 employees.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 62 (better than 62% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Westamerica Bancorp are above average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with half of the metrics below and half above average for Westamerica Bancorp. The consolidated Growth Rank has a good rank of 50, which means that the company experiences above-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, and invested capital growth as well as stock returns. This means that growth is higher than for 50% of competitors in the same industry. In addition, the consolidated Safety Rank has a safer rank of 96 which means that the company has a financing structure that is safer than 96% comparable companies when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. But the consolidated Value Rank has a less desirable rank of 29 which means that the share price of Westamerica Bancorp is on the higher side compared with typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means that the stock price is higher than for 71% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The consolidated Sentiment Rank also has a low rank of 37, which means that professional investors are more pessimistic about the stock than for 63% of alternative investment opportunities. ...read more

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Strongest Rank Price vs. Sales (P/S)
Weakest Rank Liquidity
Country USA
Industry Regional Banks
Size Small
Website westamerica.com
Index
NASDAQ
Sound Pay USA
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Last update: 7-Oct-2026.

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
29 37 14 7
Growth
50 19 30 7
Safety
Safety
96 94 83 75
Sentiment
37 21 81 36
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62 29 53 3
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
24 1 14 8
Opinions Change
50 50 50 50
Pro Holdings
n/a 45 98 35
Market Pulse
15 26 84 74
Sentiment
37 21 81 36
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
29 37 14 7
Growth
50 19 30 7
Safety Safety
96 94 83 75
Combined
77 54 29 5
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
7 10 7 3
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
24 53 68 7
Price vs. Book (P/B)
21 19 3 7
Dividend Yield
85 74 49 59
Value
29 37 14 7
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
7 4 10 34
Profit Growth
66 10 94 10
Capital Growth
78 94 1 79
Stock Returns
42 23 61 3
Growth
50 19 30 7
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
50 79 86 88
Refinancing
61 27 1 4
Liquidity
100 100 100 90
Safety Safety
96 94 83 75

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The company has high growth and safe financing but is expensive (low Value Rank) and has low market sentiment. This is a warning that the stock may be too expensive. This is for an experienced growth investor willing to risk overpaying, but only after conducting thorough research on future growth potential.

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