NASDAQ:CWBC Community West Bancshares (CWBC) Stock Price, News & Analysis $25.73 +0.46 (+1.82%) As of 02:32 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock About Community West Bancshares Stock (NASDAQ:CWBC) View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced 1 Day 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced Show volume Show extended hours Get CWBC alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$25.12▼$25.9450-Day Range$23.29▼$28.0252-Week Range$18.50▼$28.17Volume117,780 shsAverage Volume253,009 shsMarket Capitalization$698.05 millionP/E Ratio13.91Dividend Yield1.87%Price Target$28.17Consensus RatingModerate Buy Company Overview Community West Bancshares, Inc. is the bank holding company for Community West Bank, headquartered in Goleta, California. Through its wholly owned subsidiary, the company offers a full suite of commercial and consumer banking services. Community West Bancshares focuses on providing personalized financial solutions to small and mid-sized businesses, professional practices, and individual customers in its service area. The company’s product portfolio includes a variety of deposit accounts—such as business checking, savings and money market accounts—along with online and mobile banking capabilities. On the lending side, Community West Bancshares extends commercial real estate loans, construction and development financing, equipment loans, lines of credit, residential mortgages and SBA-guaranteed loans. Ancillary services include treasury and cash-management solutions, remote deposit capture, merchant card processing and mortgage banking. Community West Bancshares concentrates its branch network and lending activities in Santa Barbara and Ventura counties, with outreach into adjacent Los Angeles communities. The institution emphasizes relationship banking and local decision-making, aiming to support regional economic development. Guided by an experienced executive management team and board of directors, Community West Bancshares upholds a commitment to customer service, community engagement and sustainable growth.AI Generated. May Contain Errors. Read More Community West Bancshares Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks86th Percentile Overall ScoreCWBC MarketRank™: Community West Bancshares scored higher than 86% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 159th out of 875 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion2.3 / 5Analyst RatingModerate Buy Consensus RatingCommunity West Bancshares has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.60, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 3 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Upside/DownsideThe consensus price target for Community West Bancshares is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.Amount of Analyst CoverageCommunity West Bancshares has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.Read more about Community West Bancshares' stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation3.1 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth15.77% Earnings GrowthEarnings for Community West Bancshares are expected to grow by 15.77% in the coming year, from $2.60 to $3.01 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Community West Bancshares is 13.92, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 40.04.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Community West Bancshares is 13.92, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 20.84.Price to Book Value per Share RatioCommunity West Bancshares has a P/B Ratio of 1.20. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Short Interest2.0 / 5Short Interest LevelBearish Percentage of Shares Shorted4.88% of the float of Community West Bancshares has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverCommunity West Bancshares has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.06.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Community West Bancshares has recently increased by 20.00%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. Dividend2.5 / 5Dividend StrengthModerate Dividend YieldCommunity West Bancshares pays a meaningful dividend of 1.92%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthCommunity West Bancshares does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Community West Bancshares is 25.95%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, Community West Bancshares will have a dividend payout ratio of 15.95% next year. This indicates that Community West Bancshares will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.Read more about Community West Bancshares' dividend. News and Social Media3.0 / 5News Sentiment0.75 News SentimentCommunity West Bancshares has a news sentiment score of 0.75. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Finance companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 8 news articles for Community West Bancshares this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.Search Interest1 people have searched for CWBC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. Company Ownership3.6 / 5Insider TradingAcquiring Shares Cluster Insider Buying4 insiders have purchased shares of Community West Bancshares in the last three months. Multiple insiders buying is a strong bullish signal.Net Insider BuyingOver the last three months, insiders have purchased a net $15,471.00 in company stock, which represents 0.0022% of the company's market cap.Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Community West Bancshares insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $15,471.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by Insiders9.03% of the stock of Community West Bancshares is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions33.80% of the stock of Community West Bancshares is held by institutions.Read more about Community West Bancshares' insider trading history. Receive CWBC Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Community West Bancshares and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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CWBC Stock News HeadlinesCommunity West Bancshares Highlights Growth at Investor ConferenceJuly 27 at 5:30 PM | tipranks.comPiper Sandler Reaffirms Their Buy Rating on Community West Bancshares (CWBC)July 25 at 12:27 AM | theglobeandmail.comALT SL: New Patent Reveals Elon Musk’s Next Breakthrough: M.A.G.I.Jeff Brown and Marc Chaikin - two investors who spotted Nvidia a decade ago - are now pointing to Elon Musk's latest AI patent as the catalyst behind their next major call. They say a market pattern with a 100% historical track record is converging with this new breakthrough by end of month. The last time conditions aligned like this, investors had the chance to turn $10,000 into as much as $350,000 in roughly 12 months. Brown and Chaikin have released the full details for investors who want to get ahead of it.July 28 at 1:00 AM | Brownstone Research (Ad)Community West Bancshares (NASDAQ:CWBC) Receives Consensus Recommendation of "Moderate Buy" from BrokeragesJuly 23, 2026 | americanbankingnews.comComparing Community West Bancshares (NASDAQ:CWBC) & Pearl Diver Credit (NYSE:PDCC)July 20, 2026 | americanbankingnews.comCommunity West Bancshares Shareholders Approve Board and Governance ItemsMay 29, 2026 | tipranks.comCommunity West Bancshares Reports Earnings Results for the Quarter Ended March 31, 2026, and Quarterly DividendApril 24, 2026 | finance.yahoo.comCommunity West BancsharesApril 17, 2026 | cnn.comSee More Headlines CWBC Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have CWBC shares performed this year? Community West Bancshares' stock was trading at $22.50 at the start of the year. Since then, CWBC stock has increased by 14.4% and is now trading at $25.75. How were Community West Bancshares' earnings last quarter? Community West Bancshares (NASDAQ:CWBC) issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July, 23rd. The financial services provider reported $0.45 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.30 by $0.15. The financial services provider earned $48.40 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $55.65 million. Community West Bancshares had a net margin of 16.86% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 11.35%. How do I buy shares of Community West Bancshares? Shares of CWBC stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. What other stocks do shareholders of Community West Bancshares own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Community West Bancshares investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Broadcom (AVGO), Netflix (NFLX), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) and Invesco QQQ (QQQ). Company Calendar Record date for 5/22 Dividend5/08/2026Ex-Dividend for 5/22 Dividend5/08/2026Dividend Payable5/22/2026Last Earnings7/23/2026Today7/28/2026Record date for 8/21 Dividend8/07/2026Ex-Dividend for 8/21 Dividend8/07/2026Dividend Payable8/21/2026Fiscal Year End12/31/2026Get Stock Alerts Health Indicator TradeSmith's Health IndicatorA long-term volatility-based measure designed for securities held 12 months or longer.Green: Strong and healthy uptrend with normal pullbacks.Yellow: Significant pullback but still within expected volatility.Red: Dropped beyond expected volatility; considered unhealthy. Green Zone (13m+) 1-Year History Jul 25 Oct 25 Jan 26 Apr 26 Jul 26 CWBC's financial health is in the Green zone, according to TradeSmith. CWBC has been in this zone for over 13 months. Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNASDAQ SectorFinance Industry FIN - MISC SVCS Sub-IndustryBanking Current SymbolNASDAQ:CWBC CIK1127371 Webwww.communitywest.com Phone(805) 692-5821Fax805-681-3372Employees253Year Founded1989Price Target and Rating Average Price Target for Community West Bancshares$28.17 High Price Target$30.50 Low Price Target$25.00 Potential Upside/Downside+9.0%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.60 Research Coverage5 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)$1.85 Trailing P/E Ratio13.96 Forward P/E Ratio9.93 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$38.17 million Net Margins16.86% Pretax Margin28.56% Return on Equity11.35% Return on Assets1.27% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.17 Current Ratio0.86 Quick Ratio0.86 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$196.20 million Price / Sales3.57 Cash Flow$2.19 per share Price / Cash Flow11.80 Book Value$21.37 per share Price / Book1.21Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares27,130,000Free Float24,684,000Market Cap$700.77 million OptionableOptionable Beta0.80 Social Links (Almost) Everything You Need To Know About The EV MarketLooking to profit from the electric vehicle mega-trend? 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