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WABC Westamerica Bancorporation (WABC) Insider Trading, Ownership & Congress Trades

Banks · National commercial banks · CIK 0000311094
Form 144 · 1
Insider buyers, 180 days
0
House members buying, 1 year
0
STOCK Act, US House only, disclosed up to 45 days after the trade
Funds added, last quarter
109
13F, latest reported quarter

What the filings say about WABC

Planned sales (Form 144), 90 days
$454.4K
1 notice

Westamerica Bancorporation insider trades (Form 4)

Form 4 buys and sells (codes P and S). Grants, option exercises and conversions excluded.

No insider purchases or sales are on record for WESTAMERICA BANCORPORATION in the period covered. Source: SEC Form 4 filings, as of 2026-10-28.

Insider
Filed
Shares
Value
Since filing
Director
BUY
2026-04-23 SECtraded 2026-04-22
61
$3.3K
+13.8%
Context
  • 2 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (2 buys), the last on Apr 29, 2025.
  • +12.3% median (+12.3% mean) 90-day return after 2 previous buys.
  • The trade is 6.1% of the 1,007 shares held after it.
  • No other insider bought within 30 days.
  • 109 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director Wondeh Inez bought about $3.3K of WABC on Apr 22, 2026; 109 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
SVP/Banking Division Manager
SELL
2026-04-20 SEC
759
$40.9K
+17.1%
Context
  • 3 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (3 sales), the last on Apr 24, 2025.
  • No other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 109 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: SVP/Banking Division Manager Baker Robert James Jr sold about $40.9K of WABC on Apr 20, 2026; 109 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
Director
BUY
2025-04-30 SECtraded 2025-04-29
451
$21.9K
+33.3%
Context
  • 1 earlier Form 4 trade (code P or S) here by this insider (1 buy), the last on Apr 27, 2023.
  • The trade is 47.7% of the 946 shares held after it.
  • 1 other insider bought within 30 days.
  • 109 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director Wondeh Inez bought about $21.9K of WABC on Apr 29, 2025, the largest insider purchase at the company on our record; 1 other insider bought within 30 days and 109 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
SVP/Treasurer
SELL
2025-04-29 SECtraded 2025-04-28
2,243
$108.9K
+34.2%
Context
  • 1 earlier Form 4 trade (code P or S) here by this insider (1 sale), the last on Apr 22, 2024.
  • The trade is 19.4% of the 11,591 shares held after it.
  • 1 other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 109 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: SVP/Treasurer THORSON JOHN A sold about $108.9K of WABC on Apr 28, 2025, the largest insider sale at the company since 2024; 1 other insider sold within 30 days and 109 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
BUY
2025-04-24 SEC
63
$3.0K
+34.8%
Context
  • First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
  • The trade is 100.0% of the 63 shares held after it.
  • 1 other insider bought within 30 days.
  • 109 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director Camsey Martin bought about $3.0K of WABC on Apr 24, 2025, the largest insider purchase at the company since 2024; 1 other insider bought within 30 days and 109 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
26 transactions on record
Since filing: total return from the first close after the filing to the latest close, dividend-adjusted. Not a forecast.
Context lines are counts over the filings above and returns from our own price history, never a price level. Not investment advice.
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Seven facts, ranked against the sector · Rank is not a forecast
Insiders
no insider buys or sells on file
Congress
no House purchase disclosed in the last 12 months
Funds
109 funds bought in last quarter
more than 60% of Banks
Revenue
no revenue reported in any filing
Margin
no margin: no revenue reported
Buybacks
$92.5M repurchased, FY to 2026-06-30
more than 80% of Banks
Short interest
4.0% of the float short (float per yahoo 2026-10-26) · 2.6 days to cover · settled 2026-09-30
more than 63% of Banks
What changed in the last 30 days
Oct 23Officer Belton Curtis filed to sell $454.4K by Oct 23 (Form 144)
Why it matters
A Form 144 is a notice of intent to sell; the sale may not happen, and it says nothing about the price.

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The year, with the filings on it
Total return over 12 months. Each marker is a filing; hover or tap one for the detail.
+35.0%12M
-1%+11%+24%+36%2025-102025-122026-022026-042026-062026-082026-10 2026-04-20 · Baker Robert James Jr sold $40.9K2026-04-22 · Wondeh Inez bought $3.3K2026-10-23 · Belton Curtis filed to sell $454.4K2026-07-24 · Belton Curtis filed to sell $557.0K2026-07-20 · Baker Robert James Jr filed to sell $1.8M2026-07-20 · DONOHOE BRIAN J filed to sell $1.3M
Insider buyInsider sellForm 144 (planned sale)
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Who owns WABC: institutional holders (13F)

13F holdings, latest reported quarter
3,335,703 sh
$195.7M
1,394,074 sh
$81.8M

Congress trades in WABC

No Congress trades reported
No House member has disclosed a trade in this stock. See what Congress is buying.

Activist and 5% holders (13D/13G)

No 5%+ ownership filings
Nobody has filed for crossing 5%. That is a fact, not missing data.

WABC planned insider sales (Form 144)

Notice of intent to sell, filed before any sale
Belton Curtis
Filed 2026-10-23
$454.4K
Belton Curtis
Filed 2026-07-24
$557.0K
Baker Robert James Jr
Filed 2026-07-20
$1.8M
DONOHOE BRIAN J
Filed 2026-07-20
$1.3M

WABC mutual fund holders (N-PORT)

Funds ranked by the share of their own portfolio in this stock (N-PORT).
Invesco S&P SmallCap Low Volatility ETF
$2.3M position · as of 2026-05-31
1.0%
Franklin Small Cap Enhanced ETF
$916.2K position · as of 2026-06-30
0.7%
Mid Cap Value Portfolio
$4.3M position · as of 2026-06-30
0.6%
Mid Cap Value Fund
$33.8M position · as of 2026-06-30
0.6%
LVIP American Century Mid Cap Value Fund
$2.9M position · as of 2026-06-30
0.6%
EQ/American Century Mid Cap Value Portfolio
$4.0M position · as of 2026-06-30
0.6%
SEC N-PORT, monthly, about 60 days late · funds ≥ $10M · % is the share of the fund's own portfolio
Executive pay vs shareholder return · Mr. Payne
CEO pay, headline and as actually paid, against the company's return and its chosen peers' (DEF 14A).
FY
CEO total
Actually paid
Other execs, avg
TSR
Peer TSR
2023
$758.7K
$758.7K
$427.4K
+13%
+7%
2022
$750.0K
$750.0K
$477.4K
+14%
+11%
2021
$750.6K
$750.6K
$443.5K
+9%
+32%
2020
$698.8K
$698.8K
$433.8K
+1%
-8%
Tagged by the company under SEC Item 402(v). Returns are cumulative from the start of the disclosure period. Green where the company beat its own peer group.
Live price
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Why this name is on the desk
Insiders have filed to sell, before selling.
The record shows 109 funds added last quarter, $454.4K in planned Form 144 sales. Each figure is a federal filing, dated the day it went public.
Same sector, ranked by filing activity
Sector by SEC SIC code

WABC financials

Ratios from the company's XBRL filings, latest filings
Revenue, TTM
n/a
fewer than four consecutive quarters of revenue filed
Net margin, TTM
n/a
needs four consecutive quarters of both revenue and net income
Free cash flow, TTM
$108.6M
operating cash flow minus capex, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Debt to equity
0.15x
current debt only, 2026-06-30; equity 2026-06-30
Cash flow to debt
0.84x
TTM operating cash flow over current debt only, 2026-06-30
Return on equity
+12.5%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30
Return on assets
+1.9%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30
Return on invested capital
n/a
fewer than four consecutive quarters of operating income
Return on capital employed
n/a
fewer than four consecutive quarters of operating income
P/E, trailing
13.56x
close 2026-10-27 over four quarters of diluted EPS, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Enterprise value
n/a
no cash line filed
FCF yield
+7.6%
TTM free cash flow over market value at close 2026-10-27
PEG, trailing
n/a
trailing EPS growth -5%, PEG needs growth
Price as of 2026-10-27. Hover or tap a tile for its yearly and quarterly history.
Method
TTM is four consecutive fiscal quarters; Q4 is the year minus nine months when not filed. Returns use the average of opening and closing balances. EBIT is approximated by operating income. PEG uses trailing EPS growth.
Fundamentals
Annual figures from XBRL filings. Pick a past date to see them as known then.
2025-122024-122023-122022-12
Net income$116.2M$138.6M$161.8M$122.0M
EPS (diluted)4.525.206.064.54
Operating cash flow$121.9M$141.6M$158.2M$113.7M
Buybacks$103.8M$210.0K$13.7M$218.0K
Dividends paid$46.9M$47.0M$46.0M$45.2M
SEC XBRL, fiscal years, as known on 2026-10-28

WABC Stock Sonar score 4/7 axes

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WABC ranks highest on profitability (83rd percentile) and financial health (65th), and lowest on risk and compliance (41st), among Banks peers.

Profitability
83
Inputs
  • Return on equity+12.5% · 72 pct, sector of 327
  • Return on assets+1.9% · 94 pct, sector of 334
  • Return on invested capitalfewer than four consecutive quarters of operating income
  • Return on capital employedfewer than four consecutive quarters of operating income
Financial health
65
Inputs
  • Debt to equity0.15x · 60 pct, sector of 229
  • Cash flow to debt0.84x · 71 pct, sector of 198
Institutional and government
60
Inputs
  • Funds adding, latest quarter109 · 60 pct, sector of 257
  • Congress net buyers, 365dno Congress trades in 365 days
  • Federal contracts, 180dno federal contracts in 180 days
  • Lobbying spend, 4 quartersno lobbying filings in the last four quarters
Risk and compliance
41
Inputs
  • Short interest, % of float+4.0% · 41 pct, sector of 378
  • Recalls per $1B revenue, 3yrevenue under $50M or not filed, so a count cannot be scaled to size
  • EPA cases per $1B revenue, 5yrevenue under $50M or not filed, so a count cannot be scaled to size
  • New text in Risk Factors, latest 10-Kneeds two 10-Ks with a Risk Factors section (not 20-F filers or stubs)
3 not measured: Growth, Insider conviction, US patents
  • Growth needs 1 of 2 inputs, 0 present: no backlog line filed, or no year-earlier backlog; no revenue for this year and the year before
  • Insider conviction needs 1 of 2 inputs, 0 present: no Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) in 180 days; no insider trades in 180 days
  • US patents needs 1 of 2 inputs, 0 present: patent data not loaded yet

4 of 7 axes scored. Each is a percentile against sector peers (all companies when the sector is thin); higher is better. An unscored axis is unmeasured, not low. How it is scored

WABC filings, in plain words

Are there planned insider sales of WABC?

Yes. 1 Form 144 notice of planned insider sales was filed in the 90 days to 2026-10-28, covering $454.4K of stock; the latest, by Belton Curtis, was filed 2026-10-23.

Read the full summary

Insiders filed 1 Form 144 notice of intent to sell in the 90 days to 2026-10-28, covering $454.4K of stock. Each figure is counted from SEC and House filings as of 2026-10-28, dated the day the filing was made public.

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