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Westamerica Bancorp has a consensus price target of $51 based on the ratings of 4 analysts. The high is $55 issued by Keefe, Bruyette & Woods on April 21, 2025. The low is $48 issued by Piper Sandler on October 20, 2023. The 3 most-recent analyst ratings were released by Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Piper Sandler, and Piper Sandler on April 21, 2025, April 21, 2025, and July 19, 2024, respectively. With an average price target of $54 between Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Piper Sandler, and Piper Sandler, there's an implied 11.18% upside for Westamerica Bancorp from these most-recent analyst ratings.
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04/21/2025 | Buy Now | 13.24% | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Kelly Motta61% | $58 → $55 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
04/21/2025 | Buy Now | 2.94% | Piper Sandler | Andrew Liesch68% | $54 → $50 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
07/22/2024 | Buy Now | — | Maxim Group | Michael Diana49% | — | Downgrade | Buy → Hold | Get Alert |
07/19/2024 | Buy Now | 17.36% | Piper Sandler | Andrew Liesch68% | $50 → $57 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
04/22/2024 | Buy Now | 17.36% | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Kelly Motta61% | $58 → $57 | Reiterates | Market Perform → Market Perform | Get Alert |
04/19/2024 | Buy Now | 2.94% | Piper Sandler | Andrew Liesch68% | $51 → $50 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
01/19/2024 | Buy Now | 13.24% | Piper Sandler | Andrew Liesch68% | $56 → $55 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
01/19/2024 | Buy Now | 19.42% | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Kelly Motta61% | $60 → $58 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
10/20/2023 | Buy Now | -1.17% | Piper Sandler | Scott Siefers70% | $46 → $48 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
04/21/2023 | Buy Now | -7.35% | Piper Sandler | Scott Siefers70% | $50 → $45 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
04/06/2023 | Buy Now | 13.24% | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Kelly Motta61% | $72 → $55 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
The latest price target for Westamerica Bancorp (NASDAQ:WABC) was reported by Keefe, Bruyette & Woods on April 21, 2025. The analyst firm set a price target for $55.00 expecting WABC to rise to within 12 months (a possible 12.20% upside). 4 analyst firms have reported ratings in the last year.
The latest analyst rating for Westamerica Bancorp (NASDAQ:WABC) was provided by Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, and Westamerica Bancorp maintained their market perform rating.
There is no last upgrade for Westamerica Bancorp
The last downgrade for Westamerica Bancorp happened on July 22, 2024 when Maxim Group changed their price target from N/A to N/A for Westamerica Bancorp.
Analysts arrive at stock ratings after doing extensive research, which includes going through public financial statements, talking to executives and customers of Westamerica Bancorp, and listening in to earnings conference calls. Most analysts do this every three months, so you should get 4 ratings per company per firm each year. The last rating for Westamerica Bancorp was filed on April 21, 2025 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around April 21, 2026.
While ratings are subjective and will change, the latest Westamerica Bancorp (WABC) rating was a maintained with a price target of $58.00 to $55.00. The current price Westamerica Bancorp (WABC) is trading at is $49.02, which is out of the analyst’s predicted range.
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