Community West Bancshares (CWBC) Competitors $20.55 -0.14 (-0.68%) Closing price 10/8/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$20.56 +0.02 (+0.07%) As of 10/8/2025 04:04 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock CWBC vs. CLBK, MBIN, BITF, QCRH, BY, CNOB, MFH, GHLD, BFC, and TFINShould you be buying Community West Bancshares stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Community West Bancshares include Columbia Financial (CLBK), Merchants Bancorp (MBIN), Bitfarms (BITF), QCR (QCRH), Byline Bancorp (BY), ConnectOne Bancorp (CNOB), Mercurity Fintech (MFH), Guild (GHLD), Bank First National (BFC), and Triumph Financial (TFIN). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. Community West Bancshares vs. Its Competitors Columbia Financial Merchants Bancorp Bitfarms QCR Byline Bancorp ConnectOne Bancorp Mercurity Fintech Guild Bank First National Triumph Financial Columbia Financial (NASDAQ:CLBK) and Community West Bancshares (NASDAQ:CWBC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings and profitability. Do analysts rate CLBK or CWBC? Columbia Financial presently has a consensus price target of $16.00, indicating a potential upside of 7.38%. Community West Bancshares has a consensus price target of $21.67, indicating a potential upside of 5.43%. Given Columbia Financial's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Columbia Financial is more favorable than Community West Bancshares.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Columbia Financial 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.50Community West Bancshares 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.40 Which has stronger earnings & valuation, CLBK or CWBC? Community West Bancshares has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Columbia Financial. Community West Bancshares is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Columbia Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioColumbia Financial$489.17M3.20-$11.65M$0.06248.33Community West Bancshares$46.27M8.50$7.67M$1.3914.78 Which has more risk and volatility, CLBK or CWBC? Columbia Financial has a beta of 0.34, meaning that its share price is 66% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Community West Bancshares has a beta of 0.91, meaning that its share price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is CLBK or CWBC more profitable? Community West Bancshares has a net margin of 13.88% compared to Columbia Financial's net margin of 1.24%. Community West Bancshares' return on equity of 7.91% beat Columbia Financial's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Columbia Financial1.24% 3.58% 0.37% Community West Bancshares 13.88%7.91%0.82% Does the media prefer CLBK or CWBC? In the previous week, Columbia Financial and Columbia Financial both had 2 articles in the media. Columbia Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat Community West Bancshares' score of 0.15 indicating that Columbia Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Columbia Financial 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Community West Bancshares 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in CLBK or CWBC? 12.7% of Columbia Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.8% of Community West Bancshares shares are held by institutional investors. 3.5% of Columbia Financial shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.6% of Community West Bancshares shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. SummaryCommunity West Bancshares beats Columbia Financial on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Community West Bancshares News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CWBC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. Consent is not a condition of the purchase of any goods or services. Text HELP for help/customer support. Unsubscribe at any time by replying "STOP" to any text message that you receive from MarketBeat or by visiting our mailing preferences page. Read our full terms of service and privacy policy. New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding CWBC and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart CWBC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCommunity West BancsharesFIN IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$395.82M$8.08B$12.67B$10.54BDividend Yield2.30%4.85%5.54%4.71%P/E Ratio14.7816.5830.2027.61Price / Sales8.506.3430.04201.06Price / Cash15.3828.2222.5761.55Price / Book1.072.782.296.76Net Income$7.67M$313.50M$1.02B$275.88M7 Day PerformanceN/A0.75%0.37%2.81%1 Month Performance-2.24%6.55%0.37%9.24%1 Year Performance14.48%29.60%539.82%35.42% Community West Bancshares Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CWBCCommunity West Bancshares3.4802 of 5 stars$20.55-0.7%$21.67+5.4%+14.0%$395.82M$46.27M14.78253News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastCLBKColumbia Financial0.6951 of 5 stars$15.07-1.5%$16.00+6.2%-7.6%$1.61B$489.17M251.17750News CoverageAnalyst ForecastMBINMerchants Bancorp4.3793 of 5 stars$32.03-0.1%$40.00+24.9%-26.7%$1.47B$1.45B7.04480Analyst ForecastBITFBitfarms0.9453 of 5 stars$2.82+11.0%$3.95+40.1%+117.4%$1.41B$245.66M-16.59110Analyst ForecastGap UpQCRHQCR4.2157 of 5 stars$75.97-1.0%$87.38+15.0%+0.7%$1.30B$597.39M11.441,013Analyst ForecastBYByline Bancorp4.1267 of 5 stars$28.00-1.2%$33.25+18.8%+9.4%$1.30B$624.78M10.451,027Analyst ForecastCNOBConnectOne Bancorp4.7767 of 5 stars$25.08-0.7%$30.25+20.6%+3.1%$1.27B$534.62M28.83520Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastMFHMercurity Fintech0.7574 of 5 stars$19.53+7.4%N/A+1,621.4%$1.26B$1.01M0.0010Analyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeGHLDGuild2.0245 of 5 stars$19.960.0%$18.42-7.7%+23.7%$1.24B$1.05B51.175,270News CoverageAnalyst UpgradeBFCBank First National3.1497 of 5 stars$120.87-2.8%$133.50+10.4%+52.2%$1.22B$226.09M17.44330News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastTFINTriumph Financial3.3222 of 5 stars$50.96-0.8%$70.75+38.8%-36.6%$1.22B$419.01M115.811,430Upcoming Earnings Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CLBK Competitors MBIN Competitors BITF Competitors QCRH Competitors BY Competitors CNOB Competitors MFH Competitors GHLD Competitors BFC Competitors TFIN Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:CWBC) was last updated on 10/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMagnificent 7 being replaced by the “Hidden 7”?BULLISH: It's time to buy this 'hidden' AI stock An award-winning stock-rating system has turned BULLISH on...Chaikin Analytics | SponsoredAn $8 trillion-dollar discovery 17,000 ft underwater A strange rock pulled from the ocean floor may hold the key to a $16 trillion resource boom. 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