Community West Bancshares (NASDAQ:CWBC) Stock Price Expected to Rise, DA Davidson Analyst Says

Community West Bancshares (NASDAQ:CWBC - Free Report) had its target price upped by DA Davidson from $20.00 to $24.00 in a research report sent to investors on Monday,Benzinga reports. They currently have a buy rating on the financial services provider's stock. DA Davidson also issued estimates for Community West Bancshares' Q3 2025 earnings at $0.54 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.28 EPS.

A number of other research firms have also issued reports on CWBC. Piper Sandler reduced their price target on Community West Bancshares from $22.00 to $19.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, April 22nd. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods upped their price objective on Community West Bancshares from $19.00 to $22.00 and gave the stock a "market perform" rating in a research report on Friday, July 18th.

Community West Bancshares Stock Down 2.2%

CWBC stock traded down $0.47 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching $20.62. The company had a trading volume of 19,748 shares, compared to its average volume of 57,616. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19, a quick ratio of 0.83 and a current ratio of 0.83. The company has a market capitalization of $392.94 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.83 and a beta of 0.77. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $19.13 and a 200 day simple moving average of $18.49. Community West Bancshares has a fifty-two week low of $15.57 and a fifty-two week high of $22.89.

Community West Bancshares (NASDAQ:CWBC - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 17th. The financial services provider reported $0.41 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.49 by ($0.08). The company had revenue of $35.67 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $35.90 million. Community West Bancshares had a net margin of 13.88% and a return on equity of 7.99%. Analysts forecast that Community West Bancshares will post 2.15 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Community West Bancshares Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, August 15th. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 1st will be given a dividend of $0.12 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 1st. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.33%. Community West Bancshares's dividend payout ratio is currently 34.53%.

Insider Activity

In other Community West Bancshares news, Director Robert Bartlein acquired 2,001 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, April 28th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $17.19 per share, with a total value of $34,397.19. Following the transaction, the director owned 440,877 shares in the company, valued at $7,578,675.63. The trade was a 0.46% increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Over the last ninety days, insiders bought 3,368 shares of company stock worth $57,915. Corporate insiders own 10.57% of the company's stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in CWBC. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its stake in Community West Bancshares by 3.5% during the 4th quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 48,419 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $938,000 after buying an additional 1,623 shares during the last quarter. Potentia Wealth purchased a new stake in Community West Bancshares during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $254,000. Alliancebernstein L.P. purchased a new stake in Community West Bancshares during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $435,000. Wells Fargo & Company MN raised its stake in Community West Bancshares by 15.4% during the 4th quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 16,175 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $313,000 after acquiring an additional 2,164 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Kennedy Capital Management LLC raised its stake in Community West Bancshares by 2.7% during the 4th quarter. Kennedy Capital Management LLC now owns 118,719 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $2,300,000 after acquiring an additional 3,175 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 33.80% of the company's stock.

Community West Bancshares Company Profile

Community West Bancshares operates as the bank holding company for Community West Bank, N.A. that provides various financial products and services in California. The company offers deposit products, such as checking accounts, savings accounts, money market accounts, and fixed rate and fixed maturity certificates of deposits; and cash management products.