Q3 EPS Forecast for Community West Bancshares Cut by Analyst

Key Points

• DA Davidson has revised its Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimate for Community West Bancshares from $0.54 to $0.53, while maintaining a "Buy" rating and a target price of $24.00.
• The company reported $0.41 EPS in its last quarterly results, missing analysts' expectations of $0.49, along with revenue of $35.67 million against a projected $35.90 million.
• Community West Bancshares has recently declared a quarterly dividend of $0.12 per share, equating to an annualized yield of 2.3%.

Community West Bancshares (NASDAQ:CWBC - Free Report) - Equities researchers at DA Davidson decreased their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Community West Bancshares in a research note issued to investors on Monday, September 29th. DA Davidson analyst G. Tenner now anticipates that the financial services provider will earn $0.53 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.54. DA Davidson currently has a "Buy" rating and a $24.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Community West Bancshares' current full-year earnings is $2.15 per share. DA Davidson also issued estimates for Community West Bancshares' FY2025 earnings at $1.93 EPS.

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 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 7.91%.

Other research analysts also recently issued research reports about the company. Zacks Research raised Community West Bancshares from a "strong sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Friday, August 15th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods increased their price target on Community West Bancshares from $19.00 to $22.00 and gave the company a "market perform" rating in a research note on Friday, July 18th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $21.67.

Community West Bancshares Stock Performance

CWBC stock opened at $20.72 on Tuesday. The business's fifty day moving average is $20.55 and its 200-day moving average is $19.07. The company has a quick ratio of 0.84, a current ratio of 0.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18. The company has a market cap of $396.39 million, a P/E ratio of 14.91 and a beta of 0.90. Community West Bancshares has a twelve month low of $15.57 and a twelve month high of $22.89.

Institutional Trading of Community West Bancshares

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. increased its holdings in Community West Bancshares by 28.3% during the 1st quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 2,565 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $47,000 after purchasing an additional 565 shares in the last quarter. First Trust Advisors LP increased its holdings in Community West Bancshares by 7.0% during the 2nd quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 12,165 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $237,000 after purchasing an additional 794 shares in the last quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets increased its holdings in 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 worth $89,000 after purchasing an additional 1,041 shares in the last quarter. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC increased its holdings in Community West Bancshares by 4.1% during the 2nd quarter. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC now owns 28,321 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $553,000 after purchasing an additional 1,111 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Tower Research Capital LLC TRC grew its holdings in shares of Community West Bancshares by 75.5% in the 2nd quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 3,237 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $63,000 after acquiring an additional 1,393 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 33.80% of the company's stock.

Community West Bancshares Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, August 15th. Investors of record on Friday, August 1st were given a $0.12 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, August 1st. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.3%. Community West Bancshares's dividend payout ratio is currently 34.53%.

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.

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