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
UPSIDE: 2.96%
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 42.1% below fair value
Current Price $55.36
Bear Case $62.43 12.8% upside ($62.43 - $55.36) / $55.36 = 12.8% ROTCE 10.7% → 1.99x TBV
Fair Value $95.61 72.7% upside ($95.61 - $55.36) / $55.36 = 72.7% ROTCE 14.3% → 3.05x TBV
Bull Case $115.51 108.7% upside ($115.51 - $55.36) / $55.36 = 108.7% ROTCE 16.5% → 3.68x TBV

Adjust Assumptions

14.3%
7.4%

Key Value Driver

ROTCE (14.3%) vs. cost of equity (7.4%)

Implied Market Multiple 1.6x

Plain-Language Summary

Our base-case estimate uses P/Tangible Book × ROE Quality. We then blend that result with the average analyst price target of $57.00 from 8 analysts, using a 20% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $95.61 per share.

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: $36.50 (65% 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 85% 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