West Bancorporation (WTBA) Stock Analysis
Breakout setup · Catalyst-Driven edge
Financial Services · Banks - Regional
Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $27.09, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Near 52-week high (1.9% away).
West Bancorporation, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for West Bank that provides community banking and trust services to individuals and small- to medium-sized businesses in the United States. The company offers deposit services, including checking, savings, and money... Read more
Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $27.09, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Near 52-week high (1.9% away). Chart setup: Golden cross, above all MAs, RSI 69, MACD bullish. Maintain position. Not compelling to add more. Score 6.2/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 7/8 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 19d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: aggressive.
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Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $27.09, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Near 52-week high (1.9% away). Chart setup: Golden cross, above all MAs, RSI 69, MACD bullish. Maintain position. Not compelling to add more. Target $27.07 (-0.1%), stop $25.51 (−6.2%), A.R:R -1.3:1. Score 6.2/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $27.07 (-0.1% upside). Target $27.07 (-0.1%), stop $25.51 (−6.2%), A.R:R -1.3:1. Stop-loss: $25.51.
Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Near 52-week high (1.9% away).
West Bancorporation trades at a P/E of 13.1 (forward 9.5). TrendMatrix value score: 8.9/10. Verdict: Hold.
7 analysts cover WTBA with a consensus score of 2.3/5. Average price target: $26.
What does West Bancorporation do?West Bancorporation, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for West Bank that provides community banking and trust...
West Bancorporation, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for West Bank that provides community banking and trust services to individuals and small- to medium-sized businesses in the United States. The company offers deposit services, including checking, savings, and money market accounts, as well as time certificates of deposit. It also provides loan products comprising commercial real estate loans, construction and land development loans, commercial lines of credit, and commercial term loans; and consumer loans, including loans extended to individuals for household, family, and other personal expenditures not secured by real estate, as well as 1-4 family residential mortgages and home equity loans. In addition, the company offers online and mobile banking services; treasury management services, including online and mobile cash management, client-generated automated clearing house transactions, remote deposit capture, lock box and fraud protection services; merchant credit card processing and corporate credit cards; and trust services, such as administration of estates, conservatorships, personal trusts, and agency accounts. West Bancorporation, Inc. was founded in 1893 and is headquartered in West Des Moines, Iowa.