Q1 Earnings Forecast for CWBC Issued By DA Davidson

Community West Bancshares (NASDAQ:CWBC) – Research analysts at DA Davidson issued their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Community West Bancshares in a research report issued on Tuesday, January 28th. DA Davidson analyst G. Tenner anticipates that the financial services provider will earn $0.46 per share for the quarter. 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 $1.61 per share.

Other research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the company. StockNews.com upgraded Community West Bancshares from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lowered their price objective on shares of Community West Bancshares from $24.00 to $22.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, January 24th.

Community West Bancshares Price Performance

Community West Bancshares stock opened at $19.39 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19, a quick ratio of 0.82 and a current ratio of 0.82. Community West Bancshares has a 52 week low of $15.50 and a 52 week high of $24.47. The stock has a market capitalization of $367.44 million, a P/E ratio of 29.38 and a beta of 0.92. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $20.09 and a 200-day moving average of $19.75.

Community West Bancshares (NASDAQ:CWBC) last released its quarterly 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 8.14% and a net margin of 4.53%.

Community West Bancshares Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 21st. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 7th will be given a $0.12 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 7th. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.48%. Community West Bancshares’s dividend payout ratio is presently 72.73%.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Robert Bartlein bought 2,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, November 1st. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $18.75 per share, with a total value of $37,500.00. Following the acquisition, the director now owns 433,876 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,135,175. This represents a 0.46 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Steven D. Mcdonald sold 1,860 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $21.51, for a total value of $40,008.60. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 315,531 shares in the company, valued at $6,787,071.81. This trade represents a 0.59 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders have bought 2,432 shares of company stock valued at $45,616. 11.15% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Spire Wealth Management bought a new stake in shares of Community West Bancshares during the 4th quarter valued at about $27,000. SG Americas Securities LLC bought a new stake in shares of Community West Bancshares in the 3rd quarter valued at $132,000. Barclays PLC lifted its position in shares of Community West Bancshares by 228.5% during the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 22,057 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $424,000 after acquiring an additional 15,343 shares during the period. Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC boosted its stake in Community West Bancshares by 7.2% during the fourth quarter. Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC now owns 23,890 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $463,000 after acquiring an additional 1,598 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Victory Capital Management Inc. acquired a new stake in Community West Bancshares in the third quarter worth $847,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 33.80% of the company’s stock.

About Community West Bancshares

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.