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Westamerica Bancorporation (WABC) stock, explained like you're 5
Westamerica Bancorporation trades on the Nasdaq under the ticker WABC. It is a small cap company in the major banks industry, part of the financial services sector, with a market value of about 1.4 billion dollars.
- Ticker
- WABC
- Exchange
- Nasdaq
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Major Banks
- Size
- Small cap, about 1.4 billion dollars
Is Westamerica Bancorporation a small, medium or large cap company?
No. Westamerica Bancorporation is a small cap stock, not a large cap. Its market cap, which is the total value of all its shares, is about 1.4 billion dollars.
Here is how you can tell. Multiply the share price by the number of shares to get the market cap, then compare it to the usual sizes. Micro cap is under 300 million dollars, small cap is 300 million to 2 billion, mid cap is 2 to 10 billion, large cap is 10 billion and up, and mega cap is over 200 billion. Market caps move every day with the share price, so treat the number as a recent snapshot.
How Westamerica Bancorporation makes money
- Interest earned on loans minus interest paid on deposits.
- Fees for payments, advice, trading and insurance.
- Investment returns on the money they manage.
What moves WABC stock
- Interest rates and the health of the economy.
- How many borrowers fail to repay loans.
- Rules from regulators and market activity.
In the news lately
- Westamerica Bancorporation (WABC) Stock Shrugs Off Q3 Earnings As Credit Quality Improves (Yahoo Finance)
- Analysts Offer Insights on Financial Companies: Moody’s (MCO) and Westamerica Bancorporation (WABC) (The Globe and Mail)
- Westamerica reports USD 1.22 per share: meaning for Westamerica Bancorporation stock (ad-hoc-news.de)
- Westamerica recorded no expense for credit losses in Q3. Operating costs were 41% of revenue. (Stock Titan)
- Westamerica Bancorporation (WABC) Q3 Earnings Show Quiet Strength Behind The Stock (Simply Wall Street)
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Questions about Westamerica Bancorporation stock
What does Westamerica Bancorporation do?
Westamerica Bancorporation trades on the Nasdaq under the ticker WABC. It is a small cap company in the major banks industry, part of the financial services sector, with a market value of about 1.4 billion dollars.
What is the ticker symbol for Westamerica Bancorporation?
Westamerica Bancorporation trades under the ticker WABC on the Nasdaq.
What is Westamerica Bancorporation's market cap?
Westamerica Bancorporation is a small cap stock with a market cap of about 1.4 billion dollars.
How does Westamerica Bancorporation make money?
Interest earned on loans minus interest paid on deposits. Fees for payments, advice, trading and insurance. Investment returns on the money they manage.
What moves WABC stock?
Interest rates and the health of the economy. How many borrowers fail to repay loans. Rules from regulators and market activity.
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