Peoples Bancorp vs West Bancorporation
PEBO 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 PEBO and WTBA compare
Peoples Bancorp is the larger company, worth 2.6 times as much as West Bancorporation ($1.4B against $521M).
On earnings, Peoples Bancorp is cheaper: it trades at 11.3× trailing earnings, against 13.0× for West Bancorporation.
West Bancorporation grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (15.8% versus 2.8% for Peoples Bancorp).
Peoples Bancorp keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 136% compared with 37.9% at West Bancorporation.
Both pay dividends: Peoples Bancorp yields 4.4% and West Bancorporation 3.3%.
Peoples Bancorp scores higher on the StockData Score (15 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 | PEBO | WTBA |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $1.4B | $521M |
| Share price | $38.37 | $30.58 |
| Change, 1 year | 32.4% | 40.9% |
| Change, 5 years | 16.2% | −6.4% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.57 | 0.70 |
| Employees | 1,454 | 175 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 15 (better) | 12 |
| Valuation score | 2 (better) | 0 |
| Growth score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Performance score | 4 | 5 (better) |
| Health score | 4 (better) | 1 |
| Dividend score | 5 (better) | 4 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 11.3× (better) | 13.0× |
| P/S | 15.5× | 4.8× (better) |
| P/B | 1.1× (better) | 1.9× |
| EV/EBITDA | 11.7× | – |
| P/FCF | 8.1× (better) | 9.8× |
| FCF yield | 12.4% (better) | 10.2% |
| Fair value | $37.56 | $25.33 |
| Margin of safety | −2.2% (better) | −20.7% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 2.8% | 15.8% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 10.0% (better) | 0.60% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 19.0% | 26.3% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 18.5% | 24.2% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 11.6% (better) | −0.61% |
| Profitability | ||
| Operating margin | 171% | – |
| Net margin | 136% (better) | 37.9% |
| FCF margin | 192% (better) | 49.7% |
| Return on equity | 10.1% | 15.5% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 7.7% | – |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.57 | – |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.65 | – |
| Altman Z-score | 0.23 (better) | 0.23 |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 6 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 4.4% (better) | 3.3% |
| Payout ratio | 49.1% | 42.2% |
| Years of dividend growth | 8 (better) | 0 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 3.5% | 3.5% (better) |
| Buyback yield | −0.06% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 4.3% (better) | 3.3% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 66.0% | 50.2% |
| Held by insiders | 3.8% | 6.1% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$431K | −$193K (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 8.4% | 2.3% |
Go deeper
- PEBO stock overview
- PEBO income statement
- PEBO 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.