West Bancorporation, Inc. (WTBA)Financial Services | Banks - Regional | West Des Moines, United States | NasdaqGS
24.49 USD
+0.89
(3.771%)
⇧
(April 17, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 24.49 Short-term: ★★★☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★★☆ | Dividends: ★★★★★ |
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 1:23 p.m. EDT
WTBA appears to be a stable regional bank with a consistent dividend history and strong fundamentals, making it a solid long-term investment. The recent price action shows some momentum, with the stock crossing above the 200-day moving average, which could indicate a potential buying opportunity. However, the short-term forecasting model suggests a modest upward movement, which might be suitable for short-term traders looking to capitalize on the momentum. The dividend yield is attractive, and the payout ratio is reasonable, indicating a sustainable dividend policy. Overall, WTBA is a balanced option for both long-term investors and short-term traders, with a focus on stability and yield. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.058006 |
| MSTL | 0.074759 |
| AutoETS | 0.076667 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.076759 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 80% |
| H-stat | 0.21 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.342 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -1.06 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Financial Services |
| Ex Dividend Date | 2026-02-10 |
| Last Dividend Date | 2026-02-10 |
| Revenue per Share | 5.631 |
| Market Cap | 414,879,808 |
| Trailing P/E | 12.76 |
| Forward P/E | 8.59 |
| Beta | 0.81 |
| Profit Margins | 34.19% |
| Website | https://www.westbankstrong.com |
As of April 11, 2026, 1:23 p.m. EDT: The options activity shows mixed signals. For the April 17 expiration, there is significant open interest and volume in calls around the 25.0 strike, indicating some bullish sentiment. However, puts show high open interest and volume at the 20.0 strike, suggesting potential bearishness or protective positioning. The July 17 expiration has limited activity, with calls showing some interest at the 30.0 strike, while puts have high open interest at the 20.0 strike. The October 16 expiration shows minimal activity, with calls at 22.5 strike having the highest open interest. Overall, the options data suggests a cautious outlook with some potential for upward movement, but also signs of bearish sentiment.
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.98% | 4.90% | 5.61% | 5.18% |
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-11 | 0.250000 | 0.980008 |
| 2025-11-05 | 0.250000 | 1.157358 |
| 2025-08-06 | 0.250000 | 1.420408 |
| 2025-05-07 | 0.250000 | 1.344074 |
| 2025-02-05 | 0.250000 | 1.187382 |
| 2024-11-06 | 0.250000 | 1.088936 |
| 2024-08-07 | 0.250000 | 1.498431 |
| 2024-05-07 | 0.250000 | 1.582581 |
| 2024-02-06 | 0.250000 | 1.567242 |
| 2023-11-07 | 0.250000 | 1.663019 |
| 2023-08-08 | 0.250000 | 1.481810 |
| 2023-05-09 | 0.250000 | 1.869023 |
| 2023-02-07 | 0.250000 | 1.318660 |
| 2022-11-08 | 0.250000 | 1.337124 |
| 2022-08-09 | 0.250000 | 1.197243 |
| 2022-05-10 | 0.250000 | 1.227284 |
| 2022-02-08 | 0.250000 | 1.014622 |
| 2021-11-09 | 0.240000 | 0.888509 |
| 2021-08-10 | 0.240000 | 0.967087 |
| 2021-05-11 | 0.240000 | 1.119302 |
| 2021-02-09 | 0.220000 | 1.233734 |
| 2020-11-09 | 0.210000 | 1.443885 |
| 2020-08-04 | 0.210000 | 1.665396 |
| 2020-05-05 | 0.210000 | 1.633344 |
| 2020-02-04 | 0.210000 | 1.175084 |
| 2019-11-05 | 0.210000 | 1.159573 |
| 2019-08-06 | 0.210000 | 1.395521 |
| 2019-05-07 | 0.210000 | 1.351383 |
| 2019-02-05 | 0.200000 | 1.248700 |
| 2018-11-06 | 0.200000 | 1.290146 |
| 2018-08-07 | 0.200000 | 1.150767 |
| 2018-05-08 | 0.200000 | 1.153106 |
| 2018-02-06 | 0.180000 | 1.063776 |
| 2017-11-07 | 0.180000 | 1.060633 |
| 2017-08-07 | 0.180000 | 1.159145 |
| 2017-05-08 | 0.180000 | 1.106582 |
| 2017-02-06 | 0.170000 | 1.094769 |
| 2016-11-07 | 0.170000 | 1.303912 |
| 2016-08-08 | 0.170000 | 1.328834 |
| 2016-05-09 | 0.170000 | 1.418424 |
| 2016-02-08 | 0.160000 | 1.426277 |
| 2015-11-06 | 0.160000 | 1.195931 |
| 2015-08-03 | 0.160000 | 1.266722 |
| 2015-05-04 | 0.160000 | 1.331228 |
| 2015-02-09 | 0.140000 | 1.226648 |
| 2014-11-03 | 0.140000 | 1.356698 |
| 2014-08-04 | 0.120000 | 1.308541 |
| 2014-05-05 | 0.120000 | 1.370083 |
| 2014-02-03 | 0.110000 | 1.268312 |
| 2013-11-04 | 0.110000 | 1.314324 |
| 2013-08-05 | 0.110000 | 1.335679 |
| 2013-05-06 | 0.100000 | 1.510758 |
| 2013-02-04 | 0.100000 | 1.524694 |
| 2012-11-05 | 0.100000 | 1.595269 |
| 2012-08-06 | 0.100000 | 1.670223 |
| 2012-05-07 | 0.080000 | 1.465868 |
| 2012-02-02 | 0.080000 | 1.388303 |
| 2011-11-03 | 0.070000 | 1.328201 |
| 2011-08-04 | 0.050000 | 0.928821 |
| 2011-05-05 | 0.050000 | 1.158085 |
| 2010-11-24 | 0.050000 | 1.209889 |
| 2009-04-23 | 0.010000 | 0.237858 |
| 2009-01-29 | 0.080000 | 1.580742 |
| 2008-10-23 | 0.160000 | 2.786178 |
| 2008-07-24 | 0.160000 | 2.490467 |
| 2008-04-24 | 0.160000 | 2.361182 |
| 2008-01-24 | 0.160000 | 2.248220 |
| 2007-10-25 | 0.160000 | 2.192253 |
| 2007-07-26 | 0.160000 | 2.011083 |
| 2007-04-26 | 0.160000 | 1.994724 |
| 2007-01-25 | 0.160000 | 1.998447 |
| 2006-10-26 | 0.160000 | 1.707700 |
| 2006-08-16 | 0.160000 | 1.962607 |
| 2006-04-28 | 0.152381 | 1.633352 |
| 2006-01-26 | 0.152381 | 1.696983 |
| 2005-10-20 | 0.152381 | 1.841925 |
| 2005-07-21 | 0.152381 | 1.711730 |
| 2005-04-21 | 0.152381 | 1.953678 |
| 2005-01-20 | 0.152381 | 1.917231 |
| 2004-10-21 | 0.152381 | 2.019093 |
| 2004-07-30 | 0.152381 | 2.125098 |
| 2004-04-23 | 0.145125 | 2.120514 |
| 2004-01-22 | 0.145125 | 2.059909 |
| 2003-10-16 | 0.145125 | 1.972522 |
| 2003-07-17 | 0.145125 | 1.982741 |
| 2003-04-16 | 0.145125 | 2.052519 |
| 2003-01-15 | 0.145125 | 2.434300 |
| 2002-10-17 | 0.145125 | 2.501704 |
| 2002-07-18 | 0.145125 | 2.295360 |
| 2002-01-16 | 0.136054 | 2.860034 |
| 2001-10-18 | 0.136054 | 3.221234 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.24933827 |
| Address1 | 3,330 Westown Parkway |
| All Time High | 34.5 |
| All Time Low | 4.28 |
| Ask | 24.72 |
| Ask Size | 1 |
| Audit Risk | 4 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 3.0 - Hold |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 39,580 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 41,798 |
| Average Volume | 41,798 |
| Average Volume10Days | 39,580 |
| Beta | 0.806 |
| Bid | 24.14 |
| Bid Size | 1 |
| Board Risk | 1 |
| Book Value | 15.701 |
| City | West Des Moines |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,483,142,400 |
| Compensation Risk | 1 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 24.49 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,774,915,200 |
| Day High | 24.63 |
| Day Low | 23.7237 |
| Display Name | West Bancorporation |
| Dividend Date | 1,771,977,600 |
| Dividend Rate | 1.0 |
| Dividend Yield | 4.08 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,776,970,800 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,776,970,800 |
| Earnings Growth | 0.033 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | 0.046 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,776,947,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,776,947,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,776,947,400 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.0 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 3.386 |
| Enterprise Value | 322,470,816 |
| Eps Current Year | 2.55 |
| Eps Forward | 2.85 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 1.92 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Ex Dividend Date | 1,770,768,000 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fax | 515 222 2345 |
| Fifty Day Average | 24.4698 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 0.020198822 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.0008254592 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 24.933826 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 26.6 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -2.1100006 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.07932333 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 17.31 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 7.1800003 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.41478917 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 17.31 - 26.6 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 925,738,200,000 |
| Five Year Avg Dividend Yield | 4.55 |
| Float Shares | 15,152,685 |
| Forward Eps | 2.85 |
| Forward P E | 8.592982 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,775,001,600 |
| Gross Margins | 0.0 |
| Gross Profits | 95,245,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.11441 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.49176 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 16,940,785 |
| Industry | Banks - Regional |
| Industry Disp | Banks - Regional |
| Industry Key | banks-regional |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Dividend Date | 1,770,768,000 |
| Last Dividend Value | 0.25 |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Last Split Date | 1,090,454,400 |
| Last Split Factor | 105:100 |
| Long Business Summary | West Bancorporation, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for West Bank that provides community banking and trust services to individuals and small- to medium-sized businesses in the United States. The company offers deposit services, including checking, savings, and money market accounts, as well as time certificates of deposit. It also provides loan products comprising commercial real estate loans, construction and land development loans, commercial lines of credit, and commercial term loans; and consumer loans, including loans extended to individuals for household, family, and other personal expenditures not secured by real estate, as well as 1-4 family residential mortgages and home equity loans. In addition, the company offers online and mobile banking services; treasury management services, including online and mobile cash management, client-generated automated clearing house transactions, remote deposit capture, lock box and fraud protection services; merchant credit card processing and corporate credit cards; and trust services, such as administration of estates, conservatorships, personal trusts, and agency accounts. West Bancorporation, Inc. was founded in 1893 and is headquartered in West Des Moines, Iowa. |
| Long Name | West Bancorporation, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 414,879,808 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_2455389 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,767,139,200 |
| Net Income To Common | 32,560,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 414,879,824 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 2 |
| Open | 24.13 |
| Operating Cashflow | 46,479,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.43150002 |
| Overall Risk | 1 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.5208 |
| Phone | 515 222 2300 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Post Market Price | 24.49 |
| Post Market Time | 1,776,456,604 |
| Previous Close | 23.6 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 9.603922 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 1.5597732 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 4.355922 |
| Profit Margins | 0.34186 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | hold |
| Recommendation Mean | 3.0 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.889999 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 3.77118 |
| Regular Market Day High | 24.63 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 23.7237 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 23.7237 - 24.63 |
| Regular Market Open | 24.13 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 23.6 |
| Regular Market Price | 24.49 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,456,000 |
| Regular Market Volume | 126,319 |
| Return On Assets | 0.00798 |
| Return On Equity | 0.13186 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.174 |
| Revenue Per Share | 5.631 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.36506534 |
| Sector | Financial Services |
| Sector Disp | Financial Services |
| Sector Key | financial-services |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 3 |
| Shares Outstanding | 16,940,785 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.014400001 |
| Shares Short | 243,283 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,772,150,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 276,449 |
| Short Name | West Bancorporation |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.015 |
| Short Ratio | 6.44 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | IA |
| Symbol | WTBA |
| Target High Price | 26.0 |
| Target Low Price | 25.5 |
| Target Mean Price | 25.75 |
| Target Median Price | 25.75 |
| Total Cash | 483,871,008 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 28.562 |
| Total Debt | 391,462,016 |
| Total Revenue | 95,245,000 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 1.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.042372882 |
| Trailing Eps | 1.92 |
| Trailing P E | 12.755209 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 21.846 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 2.643999 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.121028975 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 126,319 |
| Website | https://www.westbankstrong.com |
| Zip | 50,266 |