Westamerica Bancorporation (WABC) Stock Analysis
Breakout setup
Financial Services · Banks - Regional
Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $55.19 — A.R:R is negative (-1.5) — 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 (1.9% 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 $55.19 — A.R:R is negative (-1.5) — 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 (1.9% away). Chart setup: Golden cross, above all MAs, RSI 62, MACD bullish. Score 5.0/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 6/8 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 77d clear, semi cycle peak clear). Fails on favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: aggressive.
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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 $55.19 — A.R:R is negative (-1.5) — 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 (1.9% away). Chart setup: Golden cross, above all MAs, RSI 62, MACD bullish. Prior stop was $52.35. Score 5.0/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $55.10 (-0.1% upside). Prior stop was $52.35. Stop-loss: $52.35.
Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Near 52-week high (1.9% away); Weak overall score: 5.0/10.
Westamerica Bancorporation trades at a P/E of 12.2 (forward 12.8). TrendMatrix value score: 8.3/10. 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.