Community West Bancshares (CWBC) Competitors

CompoSecure (NASDAQ:CMPO) and Community West Bancshares (NASDAQ:CWBC) are both small-cap banking companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, valuation, earnings and dividends.

Does the media favor CMPO or CWBC?

In the previous week, Community West Bancshares had 4 more articles in the media than CompoSecure. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Community West Bancshares and 1 mentions for CompoSecure. CompoSecure's average media sentiment score of 1.79 beat Community West Bancshares' score of -0.46 indicating that CompoSecure is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
CompoSecure	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Community West Bancshares	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more volatility & risk, CMPO or CWBC?

CompoSecure has a beta of 0.94, meaning that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Community West Bancshares has a beta of 0.77, meaning that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals believe in CMPO or CWBC?

37.6% of CompoSecure shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.8% of Community West Bancshares shares are owned by institutional investors. 52.1% of CompoSecure shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.6% of Community West Bancshares shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, CMPO or CWBC?

Community West Bancshares has lower revenue, but higher earnings than CompoSecure. CompoSecure is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Community West Bancshares, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
CompoSecure	$420.57M	3.59	-$53.72M	-$1.10	-13.41
Community West Bancshares	$166.83M	2.42	$7.67M	$0.65	32.64

Do analysts prefer CMPO or CWBC?

CompoSecure presently has a consensus price target of $16.19, indicating a potential upside of 9.75%. Community West Bancshares has a consensus price target of $20.67, indicating a potential downside of 2.58%. Given CompoSecure's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe CompoSecure is more favorable than Community West Bancshares.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CompoSecure	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88
Community West Bancshares	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Is CMPO or CWBC more profitable?

Community West Bancshares has a net margin of 6.56% compared to CompoSecure's net margin of -15.36%. Community West Bancshares' return on equity of 8.06% beat CompoSecure's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CompoSecure	-15.36%	-33.46%	29.35%
Community West Bancshares	6.56%	8.06%	0.83%

Summary

CompoSecure beats Community West Bancshares on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.