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WestAmerica Bancorp (WABC)
Price*: $48.09 | Dividend: $1.36 | Dividend Yield: 2.83%
This stock has never had a high enough Dividend.com Rating to qualify for our Best Dividend Stocks list.
Dividend Stock Ratings Breakdown
Stock is at the top of its six-month trading range.
Stock's dividend yield is below average.
This rating is directly related to the length and consistency of a company's dividend payouts.
Dividend payouts are consistent, but increases small.
Earnings estimates are basically unchanged.
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Company Profile
WestAmerica Bancorp- (WABC)-provides banking services to individuals and corporate customers in northern and central California. As of December 31, 2007, the bank operated approximately 87 offices in 21 counties comprising 13 in Fresno County; 11 each in Marin and Sonoma Counties; 7 in Napa County; 5 each in Stanislaus, Lake, Kern, Contra Costa, and Solano Counties; 3 each in Alameda and Sacramento Counties; 2 each in Mendocino, Nevada, Placer, and Tulare Counties; and 1 each in Merced, San Francisco, Tuolumne, Kings, Madera, and Yolo Counties. Westamerica was founded in 1972. The company was formerly known as Independent Bankshares Corporation and changed its name to Westamerica Bancorporation in 1983. Westamerica is headquartered in San Rafael, California.
Recommendation
Based on our rating criteria, this stock has achieved a "Neutral" rating. Stocks with a neutral rating are considered mediocre investments in terms of expected price growth and dividend payments.
Stock Notes
This small cap stock does not make an attractive dividend stock investment at this time.
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