WABC - Westamerica Bancorporation
Price:
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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
Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value
Banks, Insurers & Asset Managers
85% confidence
Primary model: P/Tangible Book × ROE Quality
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