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WTBA West Bancorporation (WTBA) Insider Trading, Ownership & Congress Trades

Banks · State commercial banks · CIK 0001166928
SEC filings
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
66
13F, latest reported quarter

West 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 WEST BANCORPORATION INC in the period covered. Source: SEC Form 4 filings, as of 2026-10-28.

Insider
Filed
Shares
Value
Since filing
SELL
2025-11-25 SECtraded 2025-11-24
10,000
$217.1K
+39.8%
Context
  • 3 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (2 buys, 1 sale), the last on Nov 21, 2025.
  • +3.9% median (+3.9% mean) 90-day return after 2 previous buys.
  • The trade is 18.8% of the 53,195 shares held after it.
  • 1 other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 66 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director MILLIGAN GEORGE D sold about $217.1K of WTBA on Nov 24, 2025, the largest insider sale at the company on our record; 1 other insider sold within 30 days and 66 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
SELL
2025-11-25 SECtraded 2025-11-21
5,826
$128.2K
+39.8%
Context
  • 2 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (2 buys), the last on May 8, 2023.
  • +3.9% median (+3.9% mean) 90-day return after 2 previous buys.
  • The trade is 9.2% of the 63,195 shares held after it.
  • 1 other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 66 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director MILLIGAN GEORGE D sold about $128.2K of WTBA on Nov 21, 2025; 1 other insider sold within 30 days and 66 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
SELL
2025-11-12 SECtraded 2025-11-11
7,900
$171.8K
+43.2%
Context
  • 7 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (7 sales), the last on Nov 8, 2024.
  • The trade is 10.9% of the 72,338 shares held after it.
  • 1 other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 66 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director GULLING DOUGLAS R sold about $171.8K of WTBA on Nov 11, 2025, the largest insider sale at the company on our record; 1 other insider sold within 30 days and 66 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
CEO & PRESIDENT
BUY
2025-02-20 SECtraded 2025-02-19
639
$14.2K
+43.9%
Context
  • 22 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (22 buys), the last on Nov 20, 2024.
  • -0.1% median (+0.7% mean) 90-day return after 15 previous buys.
  • The trade is 0.5% of the 124,866 shares held after it.
  • No other insider bought within 30 days.
  • 66 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: CEO & PRESIDENT NELSON DAVID D bought about $14.2K of WTBA on Feb 19, 2025; 66 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
CEO & PRESIDENT
BUY
2024-11-21 SECtraded 2024-11-20
592
$14.1K
+35.6%
Context
  • 21 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (21 buys), the last on Aug 21, 2024.
  • +1.2% median (+1.1% mean) 90-day return after 14 previous buys.
  • The trade is 0.6% of the 107,227 shares held after it.
  • No other insider bought within 30 days.
  • 66 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: CEO & PRESIDENT NELSON DAVID D bought about $14.1K of WTBA on Nov 20, 2024; 66 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
52 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
66 funds bought in last quarter
below 69% of Banks
Revenue
no revenue reported in any filing
Margin
no margin: no revenue reported
Buybacks
no share repurchases reported
Short interest
2.5% of the float short (float per yahoo 2026-10-27) · 5.4 days to cover · settled 2026-10-15
below 57% of Banks
What changed in the last 30 days
Nothing new filed in the last 30 days

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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.
+54.5%12M
+0%+18%+37%+55%2025-102025-122026-022026-042026-062026-082026-10 2025-11-24 · MILLIGAN GEORGE D sold $217.1K2025-11-11 · GULLING DOUGLAS R sold $171.8K2025-11-21 · MILLIGAN GEORGE D sold $128.2K
Insider sell
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Who owns WTBA: institutional holders (13F)

13F holdings, latest reported quarter
1,443,577 sh
$38.3M
1,344,061 sh
$35.7M
$11.0M

Congress trades in WTBA

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.

WTBA planned insider sales (Form 144)

No planned-sale notices
No insider has filed to sell. Watch this after a run-up.

WTBA mutual fund holders (N-PORT)

Funds ranked by the share of their own portfolio in this stock (N-PORT).
Opus Small Cap Value ETF
$12.2M position · as of 2026-07-31
1.7%
State Street(R) SPDR(R) US Small Cap Low Volatility Index ETF
$623.1K position · as of 2026-06-30
0.2%
First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund
$159.2K position · as of 2026-06-30
0.2%
Fidelity Series Intrinsic Opportunities Fund
$4.6M position · as of 2026-07-31
0.2%
Innovator U.S. Small Cap Managed Floor ETF
$110.5K position · as of 2026-07-31
0.1%
Innovator U.S. Small Cap Managed 10 Buffer ETF
$10.5K position · as of 2026-07-31
0.1%
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. Nelson.
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
2025
$1.5M
$1.5M
$883.5K
+45%
+59%
2024
$1.2M
$1.3M
$736.6K
+6%
+22%
2023
$1.3M
$1.1M
$790.3K
-2%
+0%
2022
$1.3M
$1.1M
$905.8K
+12%
-2%
2021
$1.0M
$1.6M
$765.1K
+31%
+14%
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
The complete filing record, in one place.
The record shows 66 funds added last quarter. Each figure is a federal filing, dated the day it went public.
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WTBA 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
$48.6M
operating cash flow minus capex, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Debt to equity
0.35x
long-term 2021-12-31 (54 months older than the period end) plus current 2017-09-30 (106 months older than the period end); equity 2026-06-30
Cash flow to debt
0.51x
TTM operating cash flow over long-term 2021-12-31 (54 months older than the period end) plus current 2017-09-30 (106 months older than the period end)
Return on equity
+14.7%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30
Return on assets
+0.9%
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
13.58x
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
+9.4%
TTM free cash flow over market value at close 2026-10-27
PEG, trailing
0.43x
P/E over trailing EPS growth of 32%: four quarters to 2026-06-30 against the four to 2025-06-30
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$32.6M$24.1M$24.1M$46.4M
EPS (diluted)1.921.421.442.76
Operating cash flow$46.5M$39.8M$25.2M$59.4M
Dividends paid$16.9M$16.8M$16.7M$16.6M
SEC XBRL, fiscal years, as known on 2026-10-28

WTBA Stock Sonar score 4/7 axes

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WTBA ranks highest on profitability (61st percentile) and risk and compliance (57th), and lowest on institutional and government (31st), among Banks peers.

Profitability
61
Inputs
  • Return on equity+14.7% · 86 pct, sector of 327
  • Return on assets+0.9% · 37 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
48
Inputs
  • Debt to equity0.35x · 39 pct, sector of 229
  • Cash flow to debt0.51x · 57 pct, sector of 198
Institutional and government
31
Inputs
  • Funds adding, latest quarter66 · 31 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
57
Inputs
  • Short interest, % of float+2.4% · 57 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

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