Research Analysts Offer Predictions for CWBC FY2026 Earnings

Community West Bancshares (NASDAQ:CWBC - Free Report) - Analysts at DA Davidson increased their FY2026 earnings per share estimates for Community West Bancshares in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, July 22nd. DA Davidson analyst G. Tenner now expects that the financial services provider will post earnings per share of $2.28 for the year, up from their previous estimate of $2.09. DA Davidson currently has a "Buy" rating and a $24.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Community West Bancshares' current full-year earnings is $2.15 per share.

Community West Bancshares (NASDAQ:CWBC - Get Free Report) last released 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 for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $35.90 million. Community West Bancshares had a return on equity of 7.99% and a net margin of 13.88%.

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

Community West Bancshares Stock Performance

NASDAQ:CWBC traded down $0.01 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $20.31. The stock had a trading volume of 39,490 shares, compared to its average volume of 57,487. 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 firm has a market capitalization of $387.11 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.61 and a beta of 0.77. Community West Bancshares has a twelve month low of $15.57 and a twelve month high of $22.89. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $19.21 and a 200 day simple moving average of $18.52.

Community West Bancshares Dividend Announcement

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 paid a dividend of $0.12 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 1st. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.36%. Community West Bancshares's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 34.53%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Two Sigma Investments LP grew its stake in shares of Community West Bancshares by 92.8% during the 4th quarter. Two Sigma Investments LP now owns 32,447 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $628,000 after buying an additional 15,616 shares during the period. Alliancebernstein L.P. purchased a new stake in shares of Community West Bancshares during the 4th quarter valued at $435,000. Squarepoint Ops LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Community West Bancshares during the 4th quarter valued at $329,000. Deutsche Bank AG grew its stake in shares of Community West Bancshares by 187.6% during the 4th quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 17,254 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $334,000 after buying an additional 11,254 shares during the period. Finally, BNP Paribas Financial Markets grew its stake in shares of Community West Bancshares by 29.2% during the 4th quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 4,600 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $89,000 after buying an additional 1,041 shares during the period. 33.80% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Community West Bancshares

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.