Community West Bancshares (CWBC) Competitors

Community West Bancshares (NASDAQ:CWBC) and Byline Bancorp (NYSE:BY) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, community ranking, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Does the media prefer CWBC or BY?

In the previous week, Byline Bancorp had 1 more articles in the media than Community West Bancshares. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Byline Bancorp and 11 mentions for Community West Bancshares. Community West Bancshares' average media sentiment score of 0.50 beat Byline Bancorp's score of 0.32 indicating that Community West Bancshares is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Community West Bancshares	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Byline Bancorp	0 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in CWBC or BY?

33.8% of Community West Bancshares shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.7% of Byline Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.2% of Community West Bancshares shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 30.1% of Byline Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer CWBC or BY?

Community West Bancshares currently has a consensus price target of $20.33, indicating a potential upside of 0.66%. Byline Bancorp has a consensus price target of $26.83, indicating a potential downside of 7.85%. Given Community West Bancshares' higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Community West Bancshares is more favorable than Byline Bancorp.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Community West Bancshares	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Byline Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, CWBC or BY?

Byline Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Community West Bancshares. Byline Bancorp 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
Community West Bancshares	$109.44M	3.48	$25.54M	$1.89	10.69
Byline Bancorp	$535.79M	2.40	$107.88M	$2.73	10.67

Is CWBC or BY more profitable?

Byline Bancorp has a net margin of 19.91% compared to Community West Bancshares' net margin of 7.51%. Byline Bancorp's return on equity of 13.18% beat Community West Bancshares' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Community West Bancshares	7.51%	11.86%	0.98%
Byline Bancorp	19.91%	13.18%	1.41%

Is CWBC or BY a better dividend stock?

Community West Bancshares pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Byline Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Community West Bancshares pays out 25.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Byline Bancorp pays out 13.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CWBC or BY?

Byline Bancorp received 32 more outperform votes than Community West Bancshares when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.17% of users gave Community West Bancshares an outperform vote while only 59.79% of users gave Byline Bancorp an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Community West Bancshares	Outperform Votes 139 60.17%	Underperform Votes 92 39.83%
Byline Bancorp	Outperform Votes 171 59.79%	Underperform Votes 115 40.21%

Which has more volatility and risk, CWBC or BY?

Community West Bancshares has a beta of 0.88, indicating that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Byline Bancorp has a beta of 1.14, indicating that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Byline Bancorp beats Community West Bancshares on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.