Equities Analysts Issue Forecasts for CWBC FY2026 Earnings

Community West Bancshares (NASDAQ:CWBC) – Stock analysts at DA Davidson issued their FY2026 earnings estimates for Community West Bancshares in a report released on Wednesday, April 2nd. DA Davidson analyst G. Tenner forecasts that the financial services provider will earn $2.18 per share for the year. DA Davidson has a “Buy” rating and a $24.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Community West Bancshares’ current full-year earnings is $2.15 per share.

Several other brokerages have also recently commented on CWBC. StockNews.com upgraded Community West Bancshares from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, January 27th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods dropped their target price on shares of Community West Bancshares from $24.00 to $22.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a report on Friday, January 24th.

Community West Bancshares Price Performance

NASDAQ:CWBC opened at $18.42 on Thursday. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $18.77 and a two-hundred day moving average of $19.37. Community West Bancshares has a 12 month low of $16.28 and a 12 month high of $22.89. The firm has a market cap of $350.92 million, a P/E ratio of 35.42 and a beta of 0.91. The company has a current ratio of 0.82, a quick ratio of 0.82 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19.

Community West Bancshares (NASDAQ:CWBC) last released its earnings results on Thursday, January 23rd. The financial services provider reported $0.38 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.45 by ($0.07). Community West Bancshares had a return on equity of 7.90% and a net margin of 4.59%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in CWBC. Forum Financial Management LP acquired a new stake in Community West Bancshares during the fourth quarter worth $245,000. Squarepoint Ops LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Community West Bancshares during the 4th quarter worth about $329,000. Two Sigma Investments LP raised its holdings in Community West Bancshares by 92.8% in the 4th quarter. Two Sigma Investments LP now owns 32,447 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $628,000 after buying an additional 15,616 shares during the period. Systematic Financial Management LP lifted its position in Community West Bancshares by 2.5% in the fourth quarter. Systematic Financial Management LP now owns 300,035 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $5,812,000 after buying an additional 7,225 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Deutsche Bank AG boosted its stake in Community West Bancshares by 187.6% during the fourth quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 17,254 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $334,000 after buying an additional 11,254 shares during the period. 33.80% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity

In other news, CEO James J. Kim bought 1,600 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, February 28th. The shares were bought at an average cost of $17.36 per share, for a total transaction of $27,776.00. Following the acquisition, the chief executive officer now directly owns 60,178 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,044,690.08. This trade represents a 2.73 % increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, President Martin E. Plourd sold 7,732 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $19.26, for a total transaction of $148,918.32. Following the completion of the sale, the president now directly owns 82,737 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,593,514.62. This trade represents a 8.55 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders purchased 5,805 shares of company stock worth $104,788 over the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 11.15% of the company’s stock.

Community West Bancshares Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 21st. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 7th were given a $0.12 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 7th. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.61%. Community West Bancshares’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 92.31%.

Community West Bancshares Company Profile

Community West Bancshares operates as the bank holding company for Community West Bank, N.A. that provides various financial products and services in California. The company offers deposit products, such as checking accounts, savings accounts, money market accounts, and fixed rate and fixed maturity certificates of deposits; and cash management products.