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After finishing at $50.78 in the prior trading day, Westamerica Bancorporation (NASDAQ: WABC) closed at $51.35, up 1.12%. In other words, the price has increased by $1.12 from its previous closing price. On the day, 57641.0 shares were traded. WABC stock price reached its highest trading level at $51.585 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $50.82.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of WABC by taking a closer look at its different ratios. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.14 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.02.
Maxim Group Upgraded its Hold to Buy on April 07, 2020, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $65.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jul 03 ’25 when THORSON JOHN A bought 7,567 shares for $51.70 per share.
Wondeh Inez bought 451 shares of WABC for $21,878 on Apr 29 ’25. The Director now owns 946 shares after completing the transaction at $48.51 per share. On Apr 28 ’25, another insider, THORSON JOHN A, who serves as the SVP/Treasurer of the company, sold 2,243 shares for $48.57 each. As a result, the insider received 108,949 and left with 11,591 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, WABC now has a Market Capitalization of 1344378880 and an Enterprise Value of 674066880. As of this moment, Westamerica’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 10.28, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 12.53. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 4.45 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.47. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.369.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for WABC is 0.62, which has changed by 0.07832849 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.12792087 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, WABC has reached a high of $59.97, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $42.00. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 5.55%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 1.15%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 173.19K shares per day over the past 3-months and 144370 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 26.36M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 24.96M. Insiders hold about 4.68% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 79.39% stake in the company. Shares short for WABC as of 1749772800 were 433306 with a Short Ratio of 2.50, compared to 1747267200 on 366844. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 433306 and a Short% of Float of 2.42.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, WABC’s forward annual dividend rate was 1.76, compared to 1.78 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.034659315The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.22. The current Payout Ratio is 33.88% for WABC, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-05-05 with an ex-dividend date of 1746403200. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 1998-02-26 when the company split stock in a 3:1 ratio.
