Westamerica Bancorporation operates as a bank holding company for Westamerica Bank that provides various banking products and services to individual and commercial customers in the United States. The company accepts various deposit products from local businesses and professionals, as well as retail savings and checking accounts, as well as certificates of deposit. Its loan portfolio includes commercial, commercial real estate, residential real estate, real estate construction, consumer installment loans, as well as indirect automobile loans. The company serves small businesses, professionals, and consumers. The company was formerly known as Independent Bankshares Corporation and changed its name to Westamerica Bancorporation in 1983. Westamerica Bancorporation was founded in 1884 and is headquartered in San Rafael, California.
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- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Banks - Regional
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5 years, 6 months ago
Westamerica Bancorporation is currently in a long term downtrend where the price is trading 4.7% below its 200 day moving average.
From a valuation standpoint, the stock is 8.4% cheaper than other stocks from the Financial Services sector with a price to sales ratio of 8.3.
Westamerica Bancorporation's total revenue sank by 75.3% to $13M since the same quarter in the previous year.
Its net income has increased by 15.0% to $24M since the same quarter in the previous year.
Finally, its free cash flow fell by 35.3% to $9M since the same quarter in the previous year.
Based on the above factors, Westamerica Bancorporation gets an overall score of 2/5.