Westamerica Bancorporation (WABC) Stock Analysis
Range Bound setup
Financial Services · Banks - Regional
Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $54.64 — A.R:R is negative (-1.9) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Near 52-week high (2.8% away).
Westamerica Bancorporation operates as a bank holding company for Westamerica Bank that provides various banking products and services to individual and commercial customers in the United States. The company accepts various deposit products from local businesses and... Read more
Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $54.64 — A.R:R is negative (-1.9) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Near 52-week high (2.8% away). Chart setup: RSI 51 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band. Score 5.0/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 6/8 gates (clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 58d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: aggressive.
Recent Developments — Westamerica Bancorporation
Latest news
- Westamerica Increases Buyback Program By 2M Shares — benzinga Apr 24, 2026 positive
- Westamerica Bancorporation Increases Quarterly Dividend From $0.46 To $0.48 Per Share — benzinga Apr 23, 2026 positive
- Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Maintains Market Perform on Westamerica Bancorp, Raises Price Target to $58 — benzinga Apr 17, 2026 neutral
- Westamerica Bancorp Q1 EPS $1.13 Beats $1.07 Estimate, Sales $62.297M Beat $60.700M Estimate — benzinga Apr 16, 2026 positive
Generated 2026-05-20T21:06:21Z.
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1 floor-breaker
Revenue shrinking — -6.7% YoY. Growth thesis broken unless recovery story develops.static
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Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $54.64 — A.R:R is negative (-1.9) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Near 52-week high (2.8% away). Chart setup: RSI 51 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band. Prior stop was $52.90. Score 5.0/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $54.40 (-0.4% upside). Prior stop was $52.90. Stop-loss: $52.90.
Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Near 52-week high (2.8% away); V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=4.9).
Westamerica Bancorporation trades at a P/E of 12.2 (forward 12.7). TrendMatrix value score: 8.4/10. Verdict: Sell.
7 analysts cover WABC with a consensus score of 2.3/5. Average price target: $58.
What does Westamerica Bancorporation do?Westamerica Bancorporation operates as a bank holding company for Westamerica Bank that provides various banking...
Westamerica Bancorporation operates as a bank holding company for Westamerica Bank that provides various banking products and services to individual and commercial customers in the United States. The company accepts various deposit products from local businesses and professionals, as well as retail savings and checking accounts, as well as certificates of deposit. Its loan portfolio includes commercial, commercial real estate, residential real estate, real estate construction, consumer installment loans, as well as indirect automobile loans. The company serves small businesses, professionals, and consumers. The company was formerly known as Independent Bankshares Corporation and changed its name to Westamerica Bancorporation in 1983. Westamerica Bancorporation was founded in 1884 and is headquartered in San Rafael, California.