WESTAMERICA BANCORPORATION
Ownership & governance
Executives 5Directors 8Avg age 61Avg tenure 15y
DP
David Payne
Chief Executive Officer
Age 70Since 1988-12-31Profile →
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Executives5
Board of directors8
DP
David Payne→
Chairman
Age 70Since 1987-12-31
ES
Edward Sylvester→
Director/Board Member
Age 89Since 1978-12-31
MH
Michele Hassid→
Director/Board Member
Age 63Since 2019-09-25
MC
Melanie Chiesa→
Director/Board Member
Age 59Since 2020-01-22
IW
Inez Wondeh→
Director/Board Member
Age 58Since 2021-12-15
AB
Alisa Belew→
Director/Board Member
Age 42Since 2023-10-25
MC
Martin Camsey→
Director/Board Member
Age 65Since 2024-02-21
CW
Carter Welch→
Director/Board Member
Age 62Since 2026-02-25
Shareholders5
| Name | Stake | Shares |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock Advisors LLC | 14 % | 3,288,282 |
| American Century Cos., Inc. | 8.119 % | 1,906,870 |
| Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC | 7.491 % | 1,759,550 |
| STATE STREET CORPORATION | 5.123 % | 1,203,283 |
| Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 4.662 % | 1,095,078 |
Catalog · 2026-07-09
Registry officers13
| Name | Role | Since | Shares |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anela Jonas | Director of Finance/CFO | 2024-06-26 | - |
| Brian Donohoe | Chief Operating Officer | 1998-12-31 | - |
| David Payne | Chief Executive Officer | 1988-12-31 | - |
| David Payne | Chairman | 1987-12-31 | - |
| Alisa Belew | Director/Board Member | 2023-10-25 | - |
| Carter Welch | Director/Board Member | 2026-02-25 | - |
| Edward Sylvester | Director/Board Member | 1978-12-31 | - |
| Inez Wondeh | Director/Board Member | 2021-12-15 | - |
Registry · as of 2026-07-09
Group companies
| Name | Category |
|---|---|
| Westamerica Bank | Regional Banks |
| Westamerica Bank | Regional Banks |
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Street consensus
Consensus holdMean target 64Range 64–64Analysts 1
- Hold 2
Broker actions31
| Firm | Action | To | Target | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Maintained | Market Perform | 64 | 2026-07-17 |
| Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Maintained | Market Perform | 58 | 2026-04-17 |
| Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Maintained | Market Perform | 55 | 2026-01-20 |
| Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Maintained | Market Perform | 54 | 2025-07-21 |
| Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Maintained | Market Perform | 55 | 2025-04-21 |
| Piper Sandler | Maintained | Neutral | 50 | 2025-04-21 |
| Maxim Group | Downgrade | Hold | — | 2024-07-22 |
| Piper Sandler | Maintained | Neutral | 57 | 2024-07-19 |
| Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Reiterated | Market Perform | 57 | 2024-04-22 |
| Piper Sandler | Maintained | Neutral | 50 | 2024-04-19 |
| Piper Sandler | Maintained | Neutral | 55 | 2024-01-19 |
| Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Maintained | Market Perform | 58 | 2024-01-19 |
Firm rows and rating mix from Yahoo Finance; mean target is Yahoo’s aggregate until OpenFilings derives consensus from broker rows.