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WTBA · West Bancorporation Inc

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$28.46 +0.34 (+1.21%) At close · Aug 20
Market Cap
$485.06M
Shares
17.04M

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$28.46 Open$27.99 Day$27.54–28.61 52W close$18.84–30.00 Avg vol 30d68K Short int346K · 2.0% float · 6.8d Short vol56% Last earningsJul 23, 2026 DataJan 2020–Aug 2026 Filing10-Q · Jul 23

Up next

Next earnings call
Oct 22, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 9 wks
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026 Est
filed Jul 23, 2026

AI Brief

TL;DR.

Bullish
    Bearish

      AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice

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      Equibles Rating

      blended score · not investment advice
      Overall
      Strong Buy
      SellHoldBuy
      Technical Buy Momentum Very Strong Sentiment Bullish Fundamentals Excellent Quant / Vol Low
      Market backdrop VIX 14.9 · calm Equity put/call 0.52
      Technical
      price trend
      Buy
      50 / 200-day cross No cross
      Price vs 200-day avg +17%
      above
      Price vs 50-day avg +5%
      above
      RSI (14) 53
      neutral
      MACD trend Negative
      52-week position 86%
      near high
      Volume (OBV) Confirms
      volume backs price
      Momentum
      relative strength
      Very Strong
      1-month return +5%
      trailing
      6-month return +17%
      trailing
      YTD return +28%
      this year
      Relative strength +6%
      vs S&P · 6-mo
      Sentiment
      smart money
      Bullish
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $27 › 200d $24 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      +2% holders QoQ · +16 funds added
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      Short interest Falling
      2.03% of float · ▼ -11.7% MoM · 6.8 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr high
      113 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
      Squeeze score 56
      elevated · 0–100
      Fundamentals
      Excellent
      EPS growth +35%
      Y/Y
      Free cash flow $43.2M
      Valuation P/E 12.7
      in line
      Balance sheet $21.1M
      net cash
      Quant / Vol
      risk profile
      Low
      Volatility 28%
      annualized · 1-yr
      Max drawdown −14%
      past year
      ATR 2.7%
      of price · 14-day

      Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

      Guidance & track record

      Latest guidance · from the Earnings Call filed Jun 30, 2023
      Securities portfolio cash flow · over the next 12 months $50M
      Prior guidance period ended · from the Earnings Call filed Jun 30, 2023
      Loan portfolio growth · for the year 2%

      Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.

      Technicals

      trend & momentum for long-term holders Buy
      1 · 3 · 3
      50 / 200-day cross
      No cross Neutral
      Price vs 200-day avg
      +17% Bullish
      Price vs 50-day avg
      +5% Bullish
      RSI (14)
      53 Neutral
      MACD trend
      Negative Bearish
      52-week position
      86% Bullish
      Volume (OBV)
      Confirms Neutral
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Bullish · 3 of 6
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $27 › 200d $24 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      +2% holders QoQ · +16 funds added
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      Short interest Falling
      2.03% of float · ▼ -11.7% MoM · 6.8 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr high
      113 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      Range low $19 Now $28 · 86% Range high $30
      vs 200-day avg +17% vs 50-day avg +5%

      Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

      Key metrics

      the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings
      Metric Latest Period YoY
      Annualized ROAA 1.1% Q2 2026
      Annualized ROAE 16.21% Q2 2026
      Classified and watch list loan balance as a percent of the loan portfolio 0.73% as of June 30, 2026
      Efficiency ratio on an adjusted and FTE basis non-GAAP 48.78% Q2 2026
      Efficiency ratio on an adjusted and FTE basis (non-GAAP) non-GAAP 48.78% Q2 2026
      Employee community service hours 7,000 full year 2025
      Net interest margin, on a fully tax-equivalent basis (a non-GAAP measure) non-GAAP 2.69% second quarter of 2026
      NPAs/Assets 0% Q2 2026
      Total offices 11 as of June 30, 2026
      Total philanthropic contributions $550,000 full year 2025
      Brokered deposits $154.6M Q4 2025
      Watch list loans $52.2M Q4 2025

      Figures exactly as the company stated them in writing · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "filing" marks figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs an exactly comparable prior-year period

      Versus peers

      Banks - Regional — same industry group
      Open screener →
      Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
      WTBA
      West Bancorporation Inc
      this stock
      $485.06M +28.3% 12.7 2.0%
      MFG
      Mizuho Financial Group Inc
      $123.19B +38.4% 0.1%
      HDB
      Hdfc Bank Ltd
      $118.97B -36.1% +15.2% 0.5%
      IBN
      Icici Bank Ltd
      $105.45B -0.4% 0.5%
      CIXPF
      CaixaBank/ADR
      $100.59B +18.7% 0.1%

      Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

      At a glance

      key data from every section
      Ownership
      Institutional Holders Accumulating
      Holders
      113
      % held
      50.2%
      Net QoQ
      +375.7K sh
      Top holder
      FMR LLC
      Held Float
      View
      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      152
      View
      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Falling
      Shares short
      346.0K
      Days to cover
      6.8d
      Change
      -45.7K sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      56%
      As of
      Aug 20, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      2.1K
      Value
      $57.5K
      As of
      Jul 31, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      25.2%
      Week of
      Jul 13, 2026
      Off-exch Lit
      View
      Financials
      Financials
      Net income (FY)
      $32.6M
      EPS diluted
      $1.92
      View
      Filings
      SEC Filings
      Latest
      8-K
      Filed
      Jul 23, 2026
      This year
      8
      View
      Proposed Sales
      Value
      $127.8K
      Shares
      5.8K
      Filed
      Dec 5, 2025
      View
      Earnings & Events
      Earnings Calls
      Last call
      Jul 23, 2026
      View
      Investor Relations
      Latest news
      West Bancorporation, Inc. Announc…
      Published
      Jul 23, 2026
      View

      Performance

      5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
      WTBA -5.1% +4.7% +16.9% +1.5% +28.3%
      SPY -2.0% +3.3% +11.2% +2.1% +11.8%
      vs SPY -3.2% +1.4% +5.7% -0.6% +16.4%

      Capital returns

      Latest dividend
      $0.26 / share · ex Aug 5, 2026
      Raised 4%
      Paid (TTM)
      $1.01 / share · 4 payouts
      Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
      3.55%

      Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

      Key facts CIK 1166928 CUSIP 95123P106 13F (30d) 97 filings 97 filers Visit website Investor relations