How to buy West Bancorporation stock

West Bancorporation, Inc is a banks-regional business based in the US. West Bancorporation shares (WTBA) are listed on the NASDAQ and all prices are listed in US Dollars.

How to buy shares in West Bancorporation

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2. Open and fund your brokerage account. Complete an application with your personal and financial details, like your ID and bank information. Fund your account with a bank transfer, credit card or debit card.
3. Search for West Bancorporation. Find the stock by name or ticker symbol: WTBA. Research its history to confirm it's a solid investment against your financial goals.
4. Purchase now or later. Buy today with a market order or use a limit order to delay your purchase until West Bancorporation reaches your desired price. To spread out your purchase, look into dollar-cost averaging, which smooths out buying at consistent intervals and amounts.
5. Decide on how many to buy. Weigh your budget against a diversified portfolio that can minimize risk through the market's ups and downs. You may be able to buy a fractional share of West Bancorporation, depending on your broker.
6. Check in on your investment. Congratulations, you own a part of West Bancorporation. Optimize your portfolio by tracking how your stock — and even the business — performs with an eye on the long term. You may be eligible for dividends and shareholder voting rights on directors and management that can affect your stock.

West Bancorporation share price

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West Bancorporation shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2021-02-24.

52-week range	USD$13.1157 - USD$22.68
50-day moving average	USD$21.2685
200-day moving average	USD$18.8301
Wall St. target price	USD$21
PE ratio	11.6819
Dividend yield	USD$0.84 (3.71%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	USD$1.98

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West Bancorporation financials

Revenue TTM	USD$80.4 million
Operating margin TTM	52.95%
Gross profit TTM	USD$80.4 million
Return on assets TTM	1.16%
Return on equity TTM	15.02%
Profit margin	40.67%
Book value	$13.583
Market capitalisation	USD$380.9 million

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting West Bancorporation shares

There are currently 426,327 West Bancorporation shares held short by investors – that's known as West Bancorporation's "short interest". This figure is 7% down from 458,251 last month.

There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting West Bancorporation shares can be evaluated.

West Bancorporation's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

West Bancorporation's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of West Bancorporation shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of West Bancorporation shares traded daily (recently around 45792.373791622). West Bancorporation's SIR currently stands at 9.31. In other words for every 100,000 West Bancorporation shares traded daily on the market, roughly 9310 shares are currently held short.

However West Bancorporation's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of West Bancorporation shares, or, against the total number of tradable West Bancorporation shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case West Bancorporation's short interest could be expressed as 0.03% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 West Bancorporation shares in existence, roughly 30 shares are currently held short) or 0.0267% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable West Bancorporation shares, roughly 27 shares are currently held short).

A SIR below 10% would generally be considered to indicate a fairly optimistic outlook for the share price, with fewer people currently willing to bet against West Bancorporation.

Find out more about how you can short West Bancorporation stock.

Have West Bancorporation's shares ever split?

West Bancorporation's shares were split on 27 July 2006.

West Bancorporation share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, West Bancorporation's shares have ranged in value from as little as $13.1157 up to $22.68. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NASDAQ average) beta is 1, while West Bancorporation's is 0.9669. This would suggest that West Bancorporation's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).

West Bancorporation overview

West Bancorporation, Inc. operates as the financial holding company for West Bank that provides community banking and trust services to individuals and small- to medium-sized businesses in the United States. It accepts various deposit products, including checking, savings, and money market accounts, as well as time certificates of deposit. The company also provides loan products comprising commercial real estate loans, construction and land development loans, commercial lines of credit, and commercial term loans; consumer loans, including loans extended to individuals for household, family, and other personal expenditures not secured by real estate; and 1-4 family residential mortgages and home equity loans. In addition, it offers trust services, including the administration of estates, conservatorships, personal trusts, and agency accounts. Further, the company provides internet and mobile banking services; treasury management services comprising cash management, client-generated automated clearing house transaction, remote deposit, and fraud protection services; and merchant credit card processing services and corporate credit cards. It has eight offices in the Des Moines area; one office in Coralville; and one office in Rochester, Minnesota. West Bancorporation, Inc. was founded in 1893 and is headquartered in West Des Moines, Iowa.

Frequently asked questions

• What percentage of West Bancorporation is owned by insiders or institutions?

  Currently 10.38% of West Bancorporation shares are held by insiders and 41.836% by institutions.

• When does the fiscal year end for West Bancorporation?

  West Bancorporation's fiscal year ends in December.

• Where is West Bancorporation based?

  West Bancorporation's address is: 1601 22nd Street, West Des Moines, IA, United States, 50266

• What is West Bancorporation's ISIN number?

  West Bancorporation's international securities identification number is: US95123P1066

• What is West Bancorporation's CUSIP number?

  West Bancorporation's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 95123P106