After Hours
The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours.
Stocks Info
The company is listed on the NASDAQ and operates within the Banks – Regional industry segment. The current market capitalization of Westamerica Bancorporation is $1.40B. A total of 0.14 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 116.87K shares.
In the most recent transaction, Ensinger George S sold 635 shares of WABC for 47.61 per share on Apr 29 ’24. After the transaction, the SVP/Human Resources Div. Mgr now owns 4,073 company shares. In a previous transaction on Apr 22 ’24, THORSON JOHN A sold 1,100 shares at 47.24 per share. WABC shares that SVP/CFO owns now total 0.
Among the insiders who bought shares, Belew Alisa Jane acquired of 208 shares on Apr 23 ’24 at a per-share price of $47.80. This resulted in the Director holding 208 shares of WABC after the transaction. In another insider transaction, PAYNE DAVID L sold 15,000 shares at $49.00 per share on Jan 31 ’24. Company shares held by the Chairman, President & CEO now total 253,689.
Dividend
The dividend paying company demonstrates a positive outlook for investors and helps them generate immediate cash. Westamerica Bancorporation pays an annual dividend of $1.76, resulting in a dividend yield of 3.36%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 10.09. WABC’s most recent ex-dividend date was 3.45% when it declared a $0.44 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 11/4/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 8/5/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 3.15%. The WABC stock dividend was $0.44 per share in cash.
It has been observed that price targets are rarely accurate, but they can exert some influence from time to time, and are often accepted as valuable in the market. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, WABC has a high of $59.97 and a low of $43.82.
As of this writing, WABC has an earnings estimate of $1.1 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 2.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $1.1 per share and a lower estimate of $1.09.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
An equity investor’s investment can be viewed on a balance sheet by looking at what assets and liabilities the company has. Investors can determine the company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. Its Book Value Per Share was $33.32, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $827.10M.
Analysts Opinion
There may be slightly higher risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading than during regular market hours. Due to the fact that issuers often announce critical financial information outside of regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for WABC is Buy with a score of 3.00.
