West Bancorporation, Inc. (WTBA)Financial Services | Banks - Regional | West Des Moines, United States | NasdaqGS
28.94 USD
+0.59
(2.081%)
⇧
(Oct. 15, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
|
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 4:05 a.m. EDT
West Bancorporation presents a compelling value case for income-focused investors, anchored by a robust 3.6% dividend yield and a healthy payout ratio of roughly 44%. The company has successfully navigated recent headwinds, posting a 38.8% surge in quarterly earnings and declaring a record quarterly dividend, which signals management confidence in capital generation. While the stock trades at a discount relative to its 200-day moving average, indicating some lingering market skepticism, the fundamental picture is strengthening with double-digit revenue growth and expanding operating margins. The long-term trajectory shows resilience, having recovered significantly from past lows despite a mixed historical track record. For the near term, the stock appears poised for a consolidation followed by a potential upward drift, supported by the recent earnings beat and the upcoming dividend payment. The options market reflects a cautious optimism, betting on a move higher without pricing in extreme volatility. This is a solid buy-and-hold candidate for regional bank exposure, though the lack of analyst coverage limits immediate catalyst visibility beyond the dividend stream. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.053739 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.058679 |
| AutoETS | 0.058733 |
| MSTL | 0.064187 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 52% |
| H-stat | 1.86 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.708 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.50 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Financial Services |
| Ex Dividend Date | 2026-08-04 |
| Last Dividend Date | 2026-08-04 |
| Revenue per Share | 6.092 |
| Market Cap | 493,245,952 |
| Trailing P/E | 12.86 |
| Forward P/E | 10.28 |
| Beta | 0.70 |
| Profit Margins | 37.13% |
| Website | https://www.westbankstrong.com |
As of Oct. 10, 2026, 4:05 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a modest upside move with heavy call open interest at the $35 strike for November expiration, suggesting a bullish bias toward a 20% gain. However, put volume is concentrated at the $25 strike, creating a defensive floor just below current prices. The lack of deep out-of-the-money calls indicates limited speculation on a massive breakout, while the absence of deep out-of-the-money puts suggests fear of a catastrophic crash is low.
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.92% | 4.09% | 4.90% | 4.69% |
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-05 | 0.260000 | 0.919703 |
| 2026-05-06 | 0.250000 | 1.048658 |
| 2026-02-11 | 0.250000 | 0.980008 |
| 2025-11-05 | 0.250000 | 1.146263 |
| 2025-08-06 | 0.250000 | 1.390434 |
| 2025-05-07 | 0.250000 | 1.298027 |
| 2025-02-05 | 0.250000 | 1.132246 |
| 2024-11-06 | 0.250000 | 1.026694 |
| 2024-08-07 | 0.250000 | 1.396648 |
| 2024-05-07 | 0.250000 | 1.455180 |
| 2024-02-06 | 0.250000 | 1.420455 |
| 2023-11-07 | 0.250000 | 1.486326 |
| 2023-08-08 | 0.250000 | 1.305483 |
| 2023-05-09 | 0.250000 | 1.625488 |
| 2023-02-07 | 0.250000 | 1.128668 |
| 2022-11-08 | 0.250000 | 1.131734 |
| 2022-08-09 | 0.250000 | 1.002004 |
| 2022-05-10 | 0.250000 | 1.016673 |
| 2022-02-08 | 0.250000 | 0.832224 |
| 2021-11-09 | 0.240000 | 0.722674 |
| 2021-08-10 | 0.240000 | 0.780996 |
| 2021-05-11 | 0.240000 | 0.896861 |
| 2021-02-09 | 0.220000 | 0.979955 |
| 2020-11-09 | 0.210000 | 1.135749 |
| 2020-08-04 | 0.210000 | 1.293900 |
| 2020-05-05 | 0.210000 | 1.252983 |
| 2020-02-04 | 0.210000 | 0.890963 |
| 2019-11-05 | 0.210000 | 0.871369 |
| 2019-08-06 | 0.210000 | 1.039604 |
| 2019-05-07 | 0.210000 | 0.996205 |
| 2019-02-05 | 0.200000 | 0.911577 |
| 2018-11-06 | 0.200000 | 0.933271 |
| 2018-08-07 | 0.200000 | 0.824742 |
| 2018-05-08 | 0.200000 | 0.819672 |
| 2018-02-06 | 0.180000 | 0.750000 |
| 2017-11-07 | 0.180000 | 0.742268 |
| 2017-08-07 | 0.180000 | 0.805369 |
| 2017-05-08 | 0.180000 | 0.762712 |
| 2017-02-06 | 0.170000 | 0.748899 |
| 2016-11-07 | 0.170000 | 0.885417 |
| 2016-08-08 | 0.170000 | 0.894266 |
| 2016-05-09 | 0.170000 | 0.946021 |
| 2016-02-08 | 0.160000 | 0.942285 |
| 2015-11-06 | 0.160000 | 0.782396 |
| 2015-08-03 | 0.160000 | 0.822199 |
| 2015-05-04 | 0.160000 | 0.856990 |
| 2015-02-09 | 0.140000 | 0.782998 |
| 2014-11-03 | 0.140000 | 0.859423 |
| 2014-08-04 | 0.120000 | 0.821918 |
| 2014-05-05 | 0.120000 | 0.853485 |
| 2014-02-03 | 0.110000 | 0.783476 |
| 2013-11-04 | 0.110000 | 0.805861 |
| 2013-08-05 | 0.110000 | 0.812408 |
| 2013-05-06 | 0.100000 | 0.911577 |
| 2013-02-04 | 0.100000 | 0.911577 |
| 2012-11-05 | 0.100000 | 0.945180 |
| 2012-08-06 | 0.100000 | 0.980392 |
| 2012-05-07 | 0.080000 | 0.851970 |
| 2012-02-02 | 0.080000 | 0.800000 |
| 2011-11-03 | 0.070000 | 0.759219 |
| 2011-08-04 | 0.050000 | 0.526870 |
| 2011-05-05 | 0.050000 | 0.653595 |
| 2010-11-24 | 0.050000 | 0.678426 |
| 2009-04-23 | 0.010000 | 0.132450 |
| 2009-01-29 | 0.080000 | 0.879121 |
| 2008-10-23 | 0.160000 | 1.536984 |
| 2008-07-24 | 0.160000 | 1.352494 |
| 2008-04-24 | 0.160000 | 1.264822 |
| 2008-01-24 | 0.160000 | 1.189591 |
| 2007-10-25 | 0.160000 | 1.146953 |
| 2007-07-26 | 0.160000 | 1.040312 |
| 2007-04-26 | 0.160000 | 1.021059 |
| 2007-01-25 | 0.160000 | 1.012658 |
| 2006-10-26 | 0.160000 | 0.856990 |
| 2006-08-16 | 0.160000 | 0.976205 |
| 2006-04-28 | 0.152381 | 0.804425 |
| 2006-01-26 | 0.152381 | 0.829016 |
| 2005-10-20 | 0.152381 | 0.892359 |
| 2005-07-21 | 0.152381 | 0.822200 |
| 2005-04-21 | 0.152381 | 0.930774 |
| 2005-01-20 | 0.152381 | 0.904466 |
| 2004-10-21 | 0.152381 | 0.943953 |
| 2004-07-30 | 0.152381 | 0.984010 |
| 2004-04-23 | 0.145125 | 0.972646 |
| 2004-01-22 | 0.145125 | 0.935674 |
| 2003-10-16 | 0.145125 | 0.887904 |
| 2003-07-17 | 0.145125 | 0.884468 |
| 2003-04-16 | 0.145125 | 0.907546 |
| 2003-01-15 | 0.145125 | 1.066669 |
| 2002-10-17 | 0.145125 | 1.084748 |
| 2002-07-18 | 0.145125 | 0.984617 |
| 2002-01-16 | 0.136054 | 1.214571 |
| 2001-10-18 | 0.136054 | 1.351347 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.49560726 |
| Address1 | 3,330 Westown Parkway |
| All Time High | 34.5 |
| All Time Low | 4.28 |
| Ask | 36.67 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Audit Risk | 4 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 72,290 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 62,659 |
| Average Volume | 62,659 |
| Average Volume10Days | 72,290 |
| Beta | 0.696 |
| Bid | 20.58 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Board Risk | 1 |
| Book Value | 16.489 |
| 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 | 28.94 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,790,726,400 |
| Day High | 29.09 |
| Day Low | 28.56 |
| Display Name | West Bancorporation |
| Dividend Date | 1,787,097,600 |
| Dividend Yield | 3.59 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,793,304,000 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,793,304,000 |
| Earnings Growth | 0.362 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | 0.388 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,793,277,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,793,277,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,793,277,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.0 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 4.154 |
| Enterprise Value | 429,416,928 |
| Eps Current Year | 2.6 |
| Eps Forward | 2.815 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 2.25 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Ex Dividend Date | 1,785,888,000 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 15 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fax | 515 222 2345 |
| Fifty Day Average | 28.942 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -0.0019989014 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.00006906577 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 49.560726 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 30.5 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -1.5599995 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.051147524 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 19.1 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 9.84 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.51518327 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 19.1 - 30.5 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 925,738,200,000 |
| Five Year Avg Dividend Yield | 4.47 |
| Float Shares | 15,245,287 |
| Forward Eps | 2.815 |
| Forward P E | 10.28064 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Fullday Change | 0.59000015 |
| Fullday Change Percent | 2.0811293 |
| Fullday Price | 28.94 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,790,812,800 |
| Gross Margins | 0.0 |
| Gross Profits | 103,374,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.110290006 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.51768 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 17,043,743 |
| Industry | Banks - Regional |
| Industry Disp | Banks - Regional |
| Industry Key | banks-regional |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Dividend Date | 1,785,888,000 |
| Last Dividend Value | 0.26 |
| 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 | 493,245,952 |
| Market State | PRE |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_2455389 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Net Income To Common | 38,384,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 486,428,425 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 2 |
| Open | 28.6 |
| Operating Cashflow | 50,454,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.52616 |
| Overall Risk | 1 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.44439998 |
| Phone | 515 222 2300 |
| Previous Close | 28.35 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 11.13077 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 1.7551094 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 4.77147 |
| Profit Margins | 0.37131 |
| Quote Source Name | Delayed Quote |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.59 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 2.08113 |
| Regular Market Day High | 29.09 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 28.56 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 28.56 - 29.09 |
| Regular Market Open | 28.6 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 28.35 |
| Regular Market Price | 28.94 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,792,094,401 |
| Regular Market Volume | 69,686 |
| Return On Assets | 0.00949 |
| Return On Equity | 0.14706999 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.18 |
| Revenue Per Share | 6.092 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.16207206 |
| Sector | Financial Services |
| Sector Disp | Financial Services |
| Sector Key | financial-services |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 3 |
| Shares Outstanding | 17,043,743 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0216 |
| Shares Short | 368,597 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,788,134,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 416,799 |
| Short Name | West Bancorporation |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0226 |
| Short Ratio | 7.11 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | IA |
| Symbol | WTBA |
| Target High Price | 30.0 |
| Target Low Price | 28.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 29.0 |
| Target Median Price | 29.0 |
| Total Cash | 448,200,992 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 26.297 |
| Total Debt | 384,372,000 |
| Total Revenue | 103,374,000 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 1.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.03527337 |
| Trailing Eps | 2.25 |
| Trailing P E | 12.862223 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 25.69015 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 3.2498512 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.12650184 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 69,686 |
| Website | https://www.westbankstrong.com |
| Zip | 50,266 |