DA Davidson Issues Negative Estimate for CWBC Earnings

Community West Bancshares (NASDAQ:CWBC) – Research analysts at DA Davidson decreased their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Community West Bancshares in a report issued on Monday, September 29th. DA Davidson analyst G. Tenner now forecasts that the financial services provider will post earnings of $0.53 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.54. 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. DA Davidson also issued estimates for Community West Bancshares’ FY2025 earnings at $1.93 EPS.

Community West Bancshares (NASDAQ:CWBC) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 17th. The financial services provider reported $0.41 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.49 by ($0.08). Community West Bancshares had a net margin of 13.88% and a return on equity of 7.91%. The company had revenue of $35.67 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $35.90 million.

A number of other research analysts also recently issued reports on CWBC. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods boosted their price target on Community West Bancshares from $19.00 to $22.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a report on Friday, July 18th. Zacks Research raised Community West Bancshares from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, August 15th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Community West Bancshares currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $21.67.

Community West Bancshares Trading Up 0.6%

Shares of NASDAQ:CWBC opened at $20.84 on Tuesday. Community West Bancshares has a 12-month low of $15.57 and a 12-month high of $22.89. The company has a market capitalization of $398.67 million, a PE ratio of 14.99 and a beta of 0.90. The business has a 50 day moving average of $20.55 and a two-hundred day moving average of $19.08. The company has a current ratio of 0.84, a quick ratio of 0.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18.

Community West Bancshares Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, August 15th. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 1st were paid a dividend of $0.12 per share. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, August 1st. Community West Bancshares’s dividend payout ratio is presently 34.53%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Systematic Financial Management LP raised its stake in shares of Community West Bancshares by 2.0% during the 2nd quarter. Systematic Financial Management LP now owns 308,375 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $6,016,000 after buying an additional 5,940 shares during the period. Cutler Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in Community West Bancshares in the 1st quarter valued at $2,995,000. Wellington Management Group LLP raised its stake in Community West Bancshares by 70.4% in the 1st quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 152,187 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $2,812,000 after purchasing an additional 62,854 shares during the last quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. raised its stake in Community West Bancshares by 2.6% in the 1st quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 56,000 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $1,035,000 after purchasing an additional 1,400 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Marshall Wace LLP raised its stake in Community West Bancshares by 192.6% in the 2nd quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 55,451 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $1,082,000 after purchasing an additional 36,499 shares during the last quarter. 33.80% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.