The stock of Westamerica Bancorporation (WABC) has gone up by 5.68% for the week, with a 6.76% rise in the past month and a 2.43% rise in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.35%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are 2.13% for WABC. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 6.59% for WABC’s stock, with a simple moving average of 1.15% for the last 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Westamerica Bancorporation (NASDAQ: WABC) Right Now?
Westamerica Bancorporation (NASDAQ: WABC) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 10.28x compared to its average ratio. WABC has 36-month beta value of 0.62. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 0 analysts rating it as a “buy”, 0 as “overweight”, 2 as “hold”, and 0 as “sell”.
The public float for WABC is 24.96M, and currently, short sellers hold a 1.74% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of WABC on July 04, 2025 was 173.19K shares.
WABC stock’s latest price update
The stock price of Westamerica Bancorporation (NASDAQ: WABC) has jumped by 1.12% compared to previous close of $50.78. Despite this, the company has seen a gain of 5.68% in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2025-06-02 that Westamerica (WABC) might move higher on growing optimism about its earnings prospects, which is reflected by its upgrade to a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy).
Analysts’ Opinion of WABC
Piper Sandler, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see WABC reach a price target of $57. The rating they have provided for WABC stocks is “Neutral” according to the report published on June 24th, 2020.
WABC Trading at 5.55% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought WABC to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -14.37% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.13%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.35%, as shares surge +7.95% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +8.84% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, WABC rose by +5.68%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +2.74% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $48.18. In addition, Westamerica Bancorporation saw 6.58% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Wondeh Inez, the Director of Westamerica Bancorporation, purchase 451 shares at $48.51 during a trade that took place back on Apr 29 ’25, which means that Wondeh Inez is holding 946 shares at $21,878 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for WABC
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.6% for the present operating margin
- 0.94% for the gross margin
The net margin for Westamerica Bancorporation stands at 0.44%. The total capital return value is set at 0.19%. Equity return is now at value 15.54%, with 2.14% for asset returns.
Based on Westamerica Bancorporation (WABC), the company’s capital structure generated 0.13 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.99. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.14. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 10.19.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 199.46 million with net debt to EBITDA at -3.11. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.48. The receivables turnover for the company is 7.17for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.05. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.33.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Westamerica Bancorporation (WABC) has had a better performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
