Ames National vs West Bancorporation
ATLO and WTBA side by side, both in commercial banks. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How ATLO and WTBA compare
West Bancorporation is the larger company, worth 1.7 times as much as Ames National ($518M against $300M).
On earnings, Ames National is cheaper: it trades at 11.8× trailing earnings, against 12.9× for West Bancorporation.
Ames National grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (21.5% versus 15.8% for West Bancorporation).
West Bancorporation keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 37.9% compared with 33.3% at Ames National.
Both pay dividends: Ames National yields 2.7% and West Bancorporation 3.4%.
Ames National scores higher on the StockData Score (16 against 12 for West Bancorporation), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | ATLO | WTBA |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $300M | $518M |
| Share price | $33.86 | $30.40 |
| Change, 1 year | 59.2% | 39.2% |
| Change, 5 years | 37.5% | −7.0% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.31 | 0.70 |
| Employees | 260 | 175 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 16 (better) | 12 |
| Valuation score | 2 (better) | 0 |
| Growth score | 2 | 2 |
| Performance score | 5 | 5 |
| Health score | 4 (better) | 1 |
| Dividend score | 3 | 4 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 11.8× (better) | 12.9× |
| P/S | 3.9× (better) | 4.8× |
| P/B | 1.5× (better) | 1.9× |
| P/FCF | 13.4× | 9.7× (better) |
| FCF yield | 7.4% | 10.3% (better) |
| Fair value | $31.36 | $25.29 |
| Margin of safety | −8.0% (better) | −20.2% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 21.5% (better) | 15.8% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 0.41% | 0.60% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 58.8% (better) | 26.3% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 59.4% (better) | 24.2% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | – | −0.61% |
| Profitability | ||
| Net margin | 33.3% | 37.9% (better) |
| FCF margin | 29.2% | 49.7% (better) |
| Return on equity | 12.5% | 15.5% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Altman Z-score | 0.27 (better) | 0.23 |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 (better) | 6 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 2.7% | 3.4% (better) |
| Payout ratio | 32.0% | 42.2% |
| Years of dividend growth | 0 | 0 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | −4.4% | 3.5% (better) |
| Buyback yield | 0.24% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 3.0% | 3.4% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 40.9% | 50.2% |
| Held by insiders | 1.4% | 6.1% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $84.5K (better) | −$193K |
| Short interest, % of float | 2.5% | 2.3% |
Go deeper
- ATLO stock overview
- ATLO income statement
- ATLO valuation and score
- WTBA stock overview
- WTBA income statement
- WTBA valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.