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WTBA

WEST BANCORPORATION INC
Nasdaq· State Commercial Banks· Inc. IA· CIK 0001166928 Traditional Finance
$30.49 +0.05 (+0.15%)
Oct 26 4:00 PM ET · prev $30.44
Market cap
$516.4M
Small cap
Median target
$29.00
−5% · range $28.00–30.00
Next earnings
Oct 29
in 3 days · EPS est. $0.67
1 year
+39.6%
from $21.83 · Oct 27
30 days
+5.3%
from $28.96
52-week range
$21.04–30.49
at the high
Avg volume 20D
61.9K
shares / day
Short interest
368.6K
≈2.2% of shares · −13.4%
Days to cover
6.8
at average volume
Insider net
$0
no open-market trades · 12 mo
New fund stakes
0
Q2 2026 13F · 0 exits
Filing reports
8
analyzed by SecBot
SecBot read MIXED 1 report · 90 days
Balance 0 bearish · 0 bullish · 1 neutral oldest → newest, height = score
Avg score ·Next Earnings date, Oct 29, 2026
Strongest NEUTRAL West Bancorporation announced it will report its Q3 2026 results on October 29, 2026.
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Price

Daily candles with volume. Pins mark insider trades, rating changes, 13F stakes, reports, catalysts and short-interest jumps.

Signal stack

Where each data set points today.

  • InsidersNO TRADES

    No open-market buys or sells in 12 months. Recent filings are awards, exercises and tax withholding.

  • InstitutionsBULLISH

    Q2 2026: 14 added (0 new), 3 trimmed or exited.

  • EstimatesFLAT

    Current-quarter EPS estimate $0.665 → $0.670 over 90 days. 1 up, 0 down in 30 days.

  • Short sellersSTEADY

    Short interest −13.4% to 368.6K shares. 6.8 days to cover, ≈2.2% of shares.

  • TrendUPTREND

    5% above its 50-day average. New closing high $30.49 on Oct 26.

Who's buying

13F· Q2 2026
0
new positions
0
exits
FundMoveSharesValue
AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INCADD377,827$10.0M
CITADEL ADVISORS LLCADD108,223$2.9M
PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ADD65,733$1.7M
Quantinno Capital Management LPADD51,771$1.4M
Trexquant Investment LPDOUBLED49,648$1.3M
Squarepoint Ops LLCDOUBLED36,548$969.6K
MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLCDOUBLED27,136$719.9K
UBS Group AGTRIM26,459$702.0K

Quarterly 13F filings are due 45 days after each quarter ends.

The Street

last action Jul 2026
12-month targets · 2 analysts

Price is above the highest target. Median implies −5%.Targets as of Oct 26, 2026.

Recent actions
DateFirmActionRating
Jul 27, 2026Piper Sandler
MAINTAIN
MAINTAINNeutral
Jun 26, 2026Piper Sandler
MAINTAIN
MAINTAINNeutral

Insider ledger

Form 4
$0
open-market buys or sells · 12 mo
DateInsiderTypeValue
Apr 23, 2026
Sorensen John Kevin
Director
AWARD1,430 sh
Apr 23, 2026
GAER STEVEN K
Director
AWARD1,430 sh
Apr 23, 2026
Elming Lisa J
Director
AWARD1,430 sh
Apr 23, 2026
McMurray Sean Patrick
Director
AWARD1,430 sh
Apr 23, 2026
Vaughan Therese M
Director
AWARD1,430 sh
Apr 23, 2026
Parson Rosemary
Director
AWARD1,430 sh
Apr 23, 2026
GULLING DOUGLAS R
Director
AWARD1,430 sh
Mar 25, 2026
Peters Bradley P
Executive Vice President
TAX W/H$144.9K

Earnings setup

Estimates
Oct 29
reports in 3 days
$0.67
EPS estimate, this quarter
+1%
estimate change, 90 days
1↑ 0↓
revisions, 30 days
Current-quarter EPS estimate
PeriodEPS est.Range30D rev.Revenue
Current Q$0.67$0.65–$0.69+0.8%$28.9M
Next Q$0.68$0.65–$0.70-2.2%$29.5M
Current FY$2.60$2.55–$2.65+0.4%$113.7M
Next FY$2.81$2.78–$2.85-1.2%$122.9M

Short side

FINRA· Sep 30, 2026
368,597
shares short
-13.4%
vs prior settlement
6.8
days to cover
≈2.2%
of shares outstanding
Recent activity
The latest filings, insider trades, analyst actions, press and options flow — newest first.
Sep 18, 2026 SEC
West Bancorporation announced it will report its Q3 2026 results on October 29, 2026.
PRESS-RELEASE — Impact 1/10
Sep 18, 2026 Earnings
West Bancorporation, Inc. to Announce Quarterly Results, Hold Conference Call
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa, Sept. 18, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- West Bancorporation, Inc. (Nasdaq: WTBA) (
Jul 23, 2026 SEC
West Bancorporation reported Q2 2026 net income of $11.1M ($0.64 diluted EPS), up 38.8% YoY and 4.7% sequentially…
8-K — Impact 5/10
Jun 30, 2026 Inst.
AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC — ADD
377,827 shares ($10.0M)
Jun 30, 2026 Inst.
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC — ADD
108,223 shares ($2.9M)
Jun 19, 2026 SEC
West Bancorporation announced it will report its Q2 2026 results on July 23, 2026.
PRESS-RELEASE — Impact 1/10
Apr 23, 2026 Insider
Sorensen John Kevin was granted 1,430 shares
Director
Apr 23, 2026 Insider
GAER STEVEN K was granted 1,430 shares
Director
Catalysts
Scheduled dates and disclosed events: earnings, FDA and trial readouts, halts, press releases. Colored dot = impact.
Upcoming
Oct 29, 2026
Earnings date
WTBA Q3 2026 Earnings Before Market Open — 2026-10-29
Recent
Sep 18, 2026
Earnings
West Bancorporation, Inc. to Announce Quarterly Results, Hold Conference Call
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa, Sept. 18, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- West Bancorporation, Inc. (Nasdaq: WTBA) (the “Company”), parent company of West Bank…
Jul 23, 2026
Earnings
West Bancorporation, Inc. Announces Second Quarter 2026 Financial Results and Declares Increased Quarterly Dividend
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa, July 23, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- West Bancorporation, Inc. (Nasdaq: WTBA; the “Company”), parent company of West Bank, today…
Jul 23, 2026
Earnings date
WTBA Q2 2026 Earnings Scheduled — 2026-07-23
Jun 19, 2026
Earnings
West Bancorporation, Inc. to Announce Quarterly Results, Hold Conference Call
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa, June 19, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- West Bancorporation, Inc. (Nasdaq: WTBA) (the “Company”), parent company of West Bank, will…
Apr 23, 2026
Earnings
West Bancorporation, Inc. Announces First Quarter 2026 Financial Results And Declares Quarterly Dividend
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa, April 23, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- West Bancorporation, Inc. (Nasdaq: WTBA; the “Company”), parent company of West Bank…

SecBot reports

8 filings · 1 press release · 3 bullish · 0 bearish · 5 neutral
All WTBA filing & press-release reports (9)