Westamerica Bancorporation logo WABC - Westamerica Bancorporation

Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Hold DETAILS
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| PRICE TARGET: $57.00 DETAILS
HIGH: $57.00
LOW: $57.00
MEDIAN: $57.00
CONSENSUS: $57.00
DOWNSIDE: 1.81%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Banks, Insurers & Asset Managers 85% confidence

Primary model: P/Tangible Book × ROE Quality

Valuation Signal Undervalued Strong
Trading 45.5% below fair value
Current Price $58.05
Bear Case $69.52 19.8% upside ($69.52 - $58.05) / $58.05 = 19.8% ROTCE 10.7% → 2.01x TBV
Fair Value $106.47 83.4% upside ($106.47 - $58.05) / $58.05 = 83.4% ROTCE 14.3% → 3.08x TBV
Bull Case $128.63 121.6% upside ($128.63 - $58.05) / $58.05 = 121.6% ROTCE 16.5% → 3.72x TBV

Adjust Assumptions

14.3%
7.3%

Key Value Driver

ROTCE (14.3%) vs. cost of equity (7.3%)

Implied Market Multiple 1.68x

Plain-Language Summary

With ROTCE of 14.3% vs. 7.3% cost of equity, fair P/TBV is 3.08x on $34.56 tangible book, implying $106.47 per share. DDM cross-check: $37.91.

Analyst Consensus (External Reference)

Never blended into the bear/base/bull estimates above -- shown only as an outside comparison.

Average Target (8 analysts) $57.00
Analyst Range $57.00 – $57.00
Divergence from AlphaVal 87%

Warnings

Traditional cash flow models don't work well for banks — lending activity distorts how much cash the business actually generates.
Common valuation shortcuts don't apply here — for banks, interest payments are a core business cost, not overhead.
Dividend-based valuation: $37.91 (64% below our primary estimate). Large gaps suggest the dividend may not fully reflect the company's value.
Wall Street's average price target is $57.00 (from 8 analysts). Our estimate is 87% above the consensus -- consider that gap carefully.

Key Risks

  • Book value quality matters as much as level — check loan loss reserves
  • Interest rate sensitivity creates non-linear earnings surprises
  • Insurance reserving is actuarial, not financial — errors emerge slowly