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PRESS-RELEASE ·Filed Jul 23, 2026

WABC

Westamerica Bancorporation
NEUTRAL
Impact 2/10
Horizonimmediate Processed3mo ago WireGlobeNewswire
Press release · Dividend
Actionable Insight • Neutral

Routine dividend declaration with no change in rate. No immediate trading catalyst. Monitor next quarter's earnings for any dividend policy adjustments or changes in payout ratio.

DirectionNeutral
Confidencehigh
Horizonimmediate
Final — all horizons settled through T+60d ⚠ clustered
WABC ▲ +0.98% at T+60d
NEUTRAL call +0.98% · α vs SPY -3.57% · entry $60.31 → $60.90
Entry = T+0 close
Jul 23, 2026
via day close
T+1d
+0.30%
call +0.30% · α +0.20%
$60.49
settled 3mo ago
T+5d
-0.68%
call -0.68% · α -1.16%
$59.90
settled 3mo ago
T+20d
-3.20%
call -3.20% · α -6.51%
$58.38
settled 2mo ago
T+60d
+0.98%
call +0.98% · α -3.57%
$60.90
settled 10d ago

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Executive Summary

Westamerica Bancorporation declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.48 per share, payable August 14, 2026 to shareholders of record August 3, 2026. The dividend is consistent with the company's prior payout and follows the Q2 2026 earnings release that showed an EPS beat but YoY net income decline.

Key Facts

  • Quarterly cash dividend of $0.48 per share declared
  • Record date: August 3, 2026; Payable date: August 14, 2026
  • CEO cited reliable earnings stream and financial strength as basis for dividend

Financial Impact

Quarterly dividend of $0.48 per share; total payout approximately $12.7 million based on ~26.5M shares outstanding (estimated from market cap).

dividend

Risk Factors

  • Dividend sustainability depends on continued earnings generation; YoY net income declined 5.8% in Q2 2026.
  • No forward guidance provided in this release.

Market Snapshot

Exchange
Nasdaq
Sector
National Commercial Banks
Analyst Consensus
0% bullish (7 analysts)

Investment Themes

Traditional Finance

Documents Analyzed

This report is based on 1 press release from GlobeNewswire.

DocumentAccession Number
PRESS-RELEASE Data (Synthetic)press-3332388
16 reports for WABC
Performance horizon
100% Hit rate @ T+5 3 of 3 directional calls Went positive at some point 3 of 3 best @ T+60▲ +10.10%Apr 16, 2026
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Rows
Reports for WABC — sortable, filterable
TypeNow
Oct 22, 2026
4d ago
8-K
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$61.92awaiting T+5—$61.88 (−0.06%)
Oct 22, 2026
4d ago
Press Release
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$61.92awaiting T+5—$61.88 (−0.06%)
Oct 15, 2026
11d ago
8-K
NEUTRAL ★ 4/10
$60.90 $61.92▲ +1.67%▲ +2.69%$61.88 (+1.61%)
Oct 15, 2026
11d ago
Press Release
BULLISH ★ 5/10
$60.90 $61.92▲ +1.67%▲ +2.69%$61.88 (+1.61%)
Jul 23, 2026
13w ago
8-K
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$60.31 $59.90▼ −0.68%▼ −1.16%$61.88 (+2.60%)
Jul 23, 2026
13w ago
Press Release
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$60.31 $59.90▼ −0.68%▼ −1.16%$61.88 (+2.60%)
Jul 16, 2026
14w ago
8-K
NEUTRAL ★ 4/10
$62.46 $60.31▼ −3.44%▼ −1.77%$61.88 (−0.93%)
Jul 16, 2026
14w ago
Press Release
NEUTRAL ★ 4/10
$62.46 $60.31▼ −3.44%▼ −1.77%$61.88 (−0.93%)
Apr 24, 2026
26w ago
8-K
NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
$54.41 $54.25▼ −0.30%▼ −0.70%$61.88 (+13.72%)
Apr 24, 2026
26w ago
Press Release
NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
$54.54 $54.82▲ +0.51%▼ −0.40%$61.88 (+13.45%)
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Report published Jul 23, 2026