Westamerica Bancorporation

NasdaqGS:WABC Stock Report

Market Cap: US$1.3b

Westamerica Bancorporation Valuation

Is WABC undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

4/6

Valuation Score 4/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of WABC when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: WABC ($48.56) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($118.13)

Significantly Below Fair Value: WABC is trading below fair value by more than 20%.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for WABC?

Other financial metrics that can be useful for relative valuation.

WABC key valuation metrics and ratios. From Price to Earnings, Price to Sales and Price to Book to Price to Earnings Growth Ratio, Enterprise Value and EBITDA.
Key Statistics
Enterprise Value/Revenuen/a
Enterprise Value/EBITDAn/a
PEG Ratio-0.7x

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does WABC's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for WABC vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average11.6x
SYBT Stock Yards Bancorp
13.1x2.1%US$1.4b
NIC Nicolet Bankshares
12.1x5.2%US$1.2b
NBHC National Bank Holdings
9.8x-4.4%US$1.3b
FBNC First Bancorp
11.5x2.3%US$1.3b
WABC Westamerica Bancorporation
8.2x-11.1%US$1.3b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: WABC is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (8.2x) compared to the peer average (11.6x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does WABC's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Banks Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Industry Avg.n/a8.0%
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No. of CompaniesPE048121620

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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: WABC is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (8.2x) compared to the US Banks industry average (9.6x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is WABC's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

WABC PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio8.2x
Fair PE Ratio8.1x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: WABC is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (8.2x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (8.1x).


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst WABC forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$48.56
US$56.00
+15.3%
8.1%US$61.00US$50.00n/a3
Apr ’25US$47.87
US$56.67
+18.4%
7.4%US$61.00US$51.00n/a3
Mar ’25US$46.07
US$58.00
+25.9%
4.2%US$61.00US$55.00n/a3
Feb ’25US$46.99
US$58.00
+23.4%
4.2%US$61.00US$55.00n/a3
Jan ’25US$56.41
US$57.33
+1.6%
4.6%US$61.00US$55.00n/a3
Dec ’24US$52.38
US$54.67
+4.4%
9.7%US$61.00US$48.00n/a3
Nov ’24US$46.90
US$54.67
+16.6%
9.7%US$61.00US$48.00n/a3
Oct ’24US$43.25
US$53.00
+22.5%
11.6%US$61.00US$46.00n/a3
Sep ’24US$45.18
US$53.33
+18.0%
10.9%US$61.00US$47.00n/a3
Aug ’24US$48.96
US$53.33
+8.9%
10.9%US$61.00US$47.00n/a3
Jul ’24US$38.30
US$52.67
+37.5%
15.1%US$61.00US$42.00n/a3
Jun ’24US$38.80
US$53.67
+38.3%
12.3%US$61.00US$45.00n/a3
May ’24US$39.86
US$53.67
+34.6%
12.3%US$61.00US$45.00US$47.673
Apr ’24US$44.30
US$61.00
+37.7%
14.7%US$72.00US$50.00US$47.873
Mar ’24US$55.09
US$70.00
+27.1%
13.0%US$80.00US$58.00US$46.073
Feb ’24US$55.41
US$70.00
+26.3%
13.0%US$80.00US$58.00US$46.993
Jan ’24US$59.01
US$70.00
+18.6%
13.0%US$80.00US$58.00US$56.413
Dec ’23US$61.56
US$70.00
+13.7%
13.0%US$80.00US$58.00US$52.383
Nov ’23US$62.62
US$70.00
+11.8%
13.0%US$80.00US$58.00US$46.903
Oct ’23US$52.29
US$68.33
+30.7%
10.8%US$75.00US$58.00US$43.253
Sep ’23US$55.54
US$70.00
+26.0%
7.3%US$75.00US$63.00US$45.183
Aug ’23US$59.87
US$70.00
+16.9%
7.3%US$75.00US$63.00US$48.963
Jul ’23US$56.20
US$68.33
+21.6%
9.1%US$75.00US$60.00US$38.303
Jun ’23US$60.00
US$70.33
+17.2%
5.2%US$75.00US$66.00US$38.803
May ’23US$58.92
US$70.33
+19.4%
5.2%US$75.00US$66.00US$39.863

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.


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