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West Bancorporation

22.20 USD
-0.03
0.13%
At close Feb 14, 4:00 PM EST
1 day
-0.13%
5 days
1.00%
1 month
6.32%
3 months
-7.11%
6 months
25.14%
Year to date
3.84%
1 year
26.14%
5 years
-3.94%
10 years
26.21%
 

About: West Bancorp Inc is a United States-based company that offers a full range of deposit services, including checking, savings and money market accounts and time certificates of deposit. West Bank also offers online banking, mobile banking, and treasury management services, which help to meet the banking needs of its customers. Treasury management services offered to business customers include cash management, client-generated automated clearing house transactions, remote deposit, and fraud protection services. Also offered are merchant credit card processing and corporate credit cards. The bank operates only in the United States of America region.

Employees: 190

0
Funds holding %
of 6,831 funds
Analysts bullish %

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2024 Q3 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

72% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 31 | Existing positions reduced: 18

57% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 7

5% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $138M [Q2] → $145M (+$7.28M) [Q3]

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 76 [Q2] → 78 (+2) [Q3]

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 [Q2] → 2 (+0) [Q3]

0.44% less ownership

Funds ownership: 45.68% [Q2] → 45.25% (-0.44%) [Q3]

53% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $8K | Put options by funds: $17K

Research analyst outlook

1 Wall Street Analyst provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months

Low target
$23
4%
upside
Avg. target
$23
4%
upside
High target
$23
4%
upside

1 analyst rating

positive
0%
neutral
100%
negative
0%
Piper Sandler
Andrew Liesch
68% 1-year accuracy
15 / 22 met price target
4%upside
$23
Neutral
Maintained
27 Jan 2025

Financial journalist opinion

Based on 3 articles about WTBA published over the past 30 days

Neutral
Seeking Alpha
3 weeks ago
West Bancorporation, Inc. (WTBA) Q4 2024 Earnings Call Transcript
West Bancorporation, Inc. (NASDAQ:WTBA ) Q4 2024 Earnings Conference Call January 23, 2025 3:00 PM ET Company Participants Jane Funk - Chief Financial Officer Dave Nelson - Chief Executive Officer Harlee Olafson - Chief Risk Officer Brad Peters - Minnesota Group President Conference Call Participants Andrew Liesch - Piper Sandler Operator Thank you for standing by. My name is Joel, and I will be your conference operator today.
West Bancorporation, Inc. (WTBA) Q4 2024 Earnings Call Transcript
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
3 weeks ago
West Bancorp (WTBA) Q4 Earnings and Revenues Beat Estimates
West Bancorp (WTBA) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.42 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.40 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.27 per share a year ago.
West Bancorp (WTBA) Q4 Earnings and Revenues Beat Estimates
Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
3 weeks ago
West Bancorporation, Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter and Year End 2024 Financial Results and Declares Quarterly Dividend
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa, Jan. 23, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- West Bancorporation, Inc. (Nasdaq: WTBA; the “Company”), parent company of West Bank, today reported 2024 net income of $24.1 million, or $1.42 per diluted common share, compared to 2023 net income of $24.1 million, or $1.44 per diluted common share. Net income for the fourth quarter 2024 was $7.1 million, or $0.42 per diluted common share, compared to third quarter 2024 net income of $6.0 million, or $0.35 per diluted common share, and fourth quarter 2023 net income of $4.5 million, or $0.27 per diluted common share. On January 22, 2025, the Company's Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.25 per common share. The dividend is payable on February 19, 2025, to stockholders of record on February 5, 2025.
West Bancorporation, Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter and Year End 2024 Financial Results and Declares Quarterly Dividend
Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
1 month ago
West Bancorporation, Inc. to Announce Quarterly Results, Hold Conference Call
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa, Dec. 20, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- West Bancorporation, Inc. (Nasdaq: WTBA) (the “Company”), parent company of West Bank, will report its results for the fourth quarter of 2024 on Thursday, January 23, 2025 before the markets open.
West Bancorporation, Inc. to Announce Quarterly Results, Hold Conference Call
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 month ago
Best Income Stocks to Buy for December 19th
WTBA, PINC and FG made it to the Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) income stocks list on December 19, 2024.
Best Income Stocks to Buy for December 19th
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 month ago
New Strong Buy Stocks for December 19th
MNDY, WTBA, NJR, PINC and PLAB have been added to the Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) List on December 19, 2024.
New Strong Buy Stocks for December 19th
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
2 months ago
Best Income Stocks to Buy for December 16th
ZIM, NTES and WTBA made it to the Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) income stocks list on December 16, 2024.
Best Income Stocks to Buy for December 16th
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
2 months ago
Best Income Stocks to Buy for December 13th
WTBA, PBI and BAM made it to the Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) income stocks list on December 13, 2024.
Best Income Stocks to Buy for December 13th
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
2 months ago
Best Income Stocks to Buy for December 10th
WTBA, CMA and MS made it to the Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) income stocks list on December 10, 2024.
Best Income Stocks to Buy for December 10th
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
2 months ago
What Makes West Bancorp (WTBA) a New Strong Buy Stock
West Bancorp (WTBA) has been upgraded to a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), reflecting growing optimism about the company's earnings prospects. This might drive the stock higher in the near term.
What Makes West Bancorp (WTBA) a New Strong Buy Stock
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