Riverview Bancorp (RVSB) Competitors

Community West Bancshares (NASDAQ:CWBC) and Riverview Bancorp (NASDAQ:RVSB) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings and dividends.

Is CWBC or RVSB more profitable?

Community West Bancshares has a net margin of 13.88% compared to Riverview Bancorp's net margin of 6.95%. Community West Bancshares' return on equity of 7.91% beat Riverview Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Community West Bancshares	13.88%	7.91%	0.82%
Riverview Bancorp	6.95%	3.22%	0.34%

Does the media prefer CWBC or RVSB?

In the previous week, Community West Bancshares had 1 more articles in the media than Riverview Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Community West Bancshares and 1 mentions for Riverview Bancorp. Riverview Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.91 beat Community West Bancshares' score of 1.36 indicating that Riverview Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Community West Bancshares	Positive
Riverview Bancorp	Very Positive

Do insiders & institutionals believe in CWBC or RVSB?

33.8% of Community West Bancshares shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.6% of Riverview Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.6% of Community West Bancshares shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.3% of Riverview Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is CWBC or RVSB a better dividend stock?

Community West Bancshares pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Riverview Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Community West Bancshares pays out 34.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Riverview Bancorp pays out 33.3% 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.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, CWBC or RVSB?

Community West Bancshares has higher revenue and earnings than Riverview Bancorp. Community West Bancshares is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Riverview Bancorp, 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	$166.83M	2.42	$7.67M	$1.39	15.18
Riverview Bancorp	$73.22M	1.55	$4.90M	$0.24	22.50

Do analysts rate CWBC or RVSB?

Community West Bancshares presently has a consensus price target of $21.67, suggesting a potential upside of 2.69%. Riverview Bancorp has a consensus price target of $7.00, suggesting a potential upside of 29.63%. Given Riverview Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Riverview Bancorp is more favorable than Community West Bancshares.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Community West Bancshares	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Riverview Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more risk & volatility, CWBC or RVSB?

Community West Bancshares has a beta of 0.9, indicating that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Riverview Bancorp has a beta of 0.59, indicating that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

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