Westamerica Bancorporation Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Westamerica Bancorporation and Heritage Commerce Corp is 0.66 (i.e., Poor diversification). The correlation of Westamerica Bancorporation is a statistical measure of how it moves in relation to other instruments. This measure is expressed in what is known as the correlation coefficient, which ranges between -1 and +1. A correlation greater than 0.8 is generally described as strong, whereas a correlation less than 0.5 is generally considered weak.

Westamerica Bancorporation Correlation With Market

Very weak diversification

The correlation between Westamerica Bancorp. and DJI is 0.48 (i.e., Very weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Westamerica Bancorp. and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Correlation Matchups

Over a given time period, the two securities move together when the Correlation Coefficient is positive. Conversely, the two assets move in opposite directions when the Correlation Coefficient is negative. Determining your positions' relationship to each other is valuable for analyzing and projecting your portfolio's future expected return and risk.
High positive correlations   
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High negative correlations   
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SRCELBC
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Westamerica Stock performing well and Westamerica Bancorporation Company doing well as a business compared to the competition. There are so many exceptions to the norm that investors cannot definitively determine what's good or bad unless they analyze Westamerica Bancorporation's multiple risk-adjusted performance indicators across the competitive landscape. These indicators are quantitative in nature and help investors forecast volatility and risk-adjusted expected returns across various positions.
Mean DeviationJensen AlphaSortino RatioTreynor RatioSemi DeviationExpected ShortfallPotential UpsideValue @RiskMaximum Drawdown
HTBK  1.10  0.04  0.03  0.04  1.41 
 2.22 
 7.95 
HFWA  1.06  0.00  0.00  0.00  1.43 
 2.28 
 8.15 
CATC  0.00  0.00  0.00  0.00  0.00 
 0.00 
 0.00 
CVCY  0.00  0.00  0.00  0.00  0.00 
 0.00 
 0.00 
PWOD  1.15 (0.11) 0.00 (0.11) 0.00 
 2.55 
 5.87 
LBC  0.00  0.00  0.00  0.00  0.00 
 0.00 
 0.00 
SRCE  1.17  0.06  0.04  0.05  1.38 
 2.77 
 11.24 
GSBC  1.20 (0.08) 0.00 (0.09) 0.00 
 2.41 
 7.73 
WSBF  1.31 (0.03) 0.00 (0.05) 0.00 
 2.23 
 11.71 
HBCP  1.38 (0.01) 0.00 (0.01) 0.00 
 3.09 
 8.36 

Westamerica Bancorporation Corporate Management

Kris IrvineVP SecretaryProfile
Curtis BeltonSenior OfficerProfile
Jesse LeavittVP CFOProfile
John IIISenior TreasurerProfile
Anela JonasSenior OfficerProfile
Diane CunninghamCorporate SecretaryProfile