Citizens Community Bancorp (CZWI) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Citizens Community Bancorp, Inc. is a bank holding company headquartered in Columbia Station, Ohio. Its primary subsidiary, Citizens Community Savings Bank, offers a range of community banking services to individuals and businesses. The company operates through a network of branch offices in Lorain and Medina counties and surrounding communities, providing personalized financial solutions with a focus on local relationships and customer service.

The bank’s deposit products include checking and savings accounts, money market accounts and certificates of deposit, while its lending portfolio features residential mortgage loans, home equity lines of credit, commercial real estate loans, and small-business financing. Citizens Community Bancorp also provides digital and mobile banking platforms, enabling customers to manage accounts, make payments and access online statements. Ancillary services such as safe-deposit boxes, investment referrals and cash management solutions support both retail and commercial clients.

Established as a community banking institution, Citizens Community Bancorp has maintained a commitment to the markets it serves by reinvesting in local economic development and charitable initiatives. The company is overseen by a seasoned executive team and board of directors with extensive experience in community banking. As a publicly traded company on the NASDAQ under the symbol CZWI, it continues to pursue measured growth while upholding a local-first approach to banking.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $20.91 to $21.55
• 50-Day Range: $20.37 to $23.95
• 52-Week Range: $14.61 to $24.42
• Volume: 24,273 shs
• Average Volume: 48,106 shs
• Market Capitalization: $202.84 million
• P/E Ratio: 16.05
• Dividend Yield: 2.00%
• Price Target: $23.50
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Citizens Community Bancorp Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Citizens Community Bancorp scored higher than 97% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 59th out of 860 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Citizens Community Bancorp has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.20, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Citizens Community Bancorp has a consensus price target of $23.50, representing about 11.8% upside from its current price of $21.02.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Citizens Community Bancorp has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 33.54%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Citizens Community Bancorp are expected to grow by 33.54% in the coming year, from $1.64 to $2.19 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Citizens Community Bancorp is 16.05, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 45.63.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Citizens Community Bancorp is 16.05, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 29.40.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Citizens Community Bancorp has a P/B Ratio of 1.06. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.44% of the float of Citizens Community Bancorp has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Citizens Community Bancorp has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.58, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Citizens Community Bancorp has recently decreased by 12.65%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Citizens Community Bancorp pays a meaningful dividend of 1.99%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Citizens Community Bancorp has been increasing its dividend for 6 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Citizens Community Bancorp is 32.06%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Citizens Community Bancorp will have a dividend payout ratio of 19.18% next year. This indicates that Citizens Community Bancorp will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.89

News Sentiment

Citizens Community Bancorp has a news sentiment score of 0.89. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 9 news articles for Citizens Community Bancorp this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.2 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Citizens Community Bancorp insiders have sold 101.52% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $20,425.00 in company stock and sold $41,160.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

4.10% of the stock of Citizens Community Bancorp is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

55.11% of the stock of Citizens Community Bancorp is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 5/22 Dividend: 5/08/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 5/22 Dividend: 5/08/2026
• Dividend Payable: 5/22/2026
• Last Earnings: 7/27/2026
• Record date for 8/21 Dividend: 8/07/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 8/21 Dividend: 8/07/2026
• Today: 8/16/2026
• Dividend Payable: 8/21/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/26/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Banks
• Sub-Industry: Regional Banks
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:CZWI
• CIK: 1367859
• Web: www.ccf.us
• Phone: (715) 836-9994
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 220
• Year Founded: 1938

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Citizens Community Bancorp: $23.50
• High Price Target: $24.00
• Low Price Target: $23.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +11.8%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.20
• Research Coverage: 5 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.31
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 16.05
• Forward P/E Ratio: 12.82
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $14.42 million
• Net Margins: 12.94%
• Pretax Margin: 15.44%
• Return on Equity: 6.77%
• Return on Assets: 0.72%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 0.96
• Quick Ratio: 0.96

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $64.20 million
• Price / Sales: 3.16
• Cash Flow: $1.84 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 11.41
• Book Value: $19.83 per share
• Price / Book: 1.06

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 9,650,000
• Free Float: 9,254,000
• Market Cap: $202.84 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.51