Community West Bancshares (CWBC)
NASDAQ:CWBC
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Rating:73Outperform
Price Target:
$27.00
▲(11.02% Upside)
Action:ReiteratedDate:04/24/26
The score is driven primarily by improved financial results and balance-sheet progress, supported by constructive technical momentum. Low valuation and a modest dividend provide additional support, while historical earnings/cash-flow variability and merger-related legal/execution risks temper the outlook.
Positive Factors
Scale and Regional Footprint
The completed all-stock merger meaningfully expands geographic reach and asset scale, creating greater lending capacity and product breadth across Central California. Larger scale supports cross-selling, underwriting capacity and franchise defensibility versus smaller peers over the next 2–6 months and beyond.
Negative Factors
Volatile Cash Flow and Margins
Historic swings in operating cash flow and margins reduce predictability of earnings and free cash flow, complicating capital allocation, dividend planning and merger integration spending. Persistent volatility raises execution risk for sustaining recent profit levels.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Scale and Regional Footprint
The completed all-stock merger meaningfully expands geographic reach and asset scale, creating greater lending capacity and product breadth across Central California. Larger scale supports cross-selling, underwriting capacity and franchise defensibility versus smaller peers over the next 2–6 months and beyond.
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Community West Bancshares (CWBC) vs. SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY)
Market Cap
$639.71M
Dividend Yield2.12%
Average Volume (3M)50.84K
Price to Earnings (P/E)9.7
Beta (1Y)0.81
Revenue Growth6.30%
EPS Growth234.95%
CountryUS
Employees342
SectorFinancial
Sector Strength70
IndustryBanks - Regional
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)0.60
Shares Outstanding27,106,375
10 Day Avg. Volume49,610
30 Day Avg. Volume50,841
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio0.03
Price to Book (P/B)1.04
Price to Sales (P/S)2.20
P/FCF Ratio9.80
Enterprise Value/Market Cap0.81
Enterprise Value/Revenue2.67
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit3.68
Enterprise Value/Ebitda9.30
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$28.25Price Target Upside16.16% Upside
Rating ConsensusModerate Buy
Number of Analyst Covering2
EPS Forecast (FY)2.18
Revenue Forecast (FY)$202.15M
Community West Bancshares Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
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, mon...
How the Company Makes Money
CWBC generates earnings primarily through its banking subsidiary by (1) earning interest income on loans and other interest-earning assets and (2) charging fees for banking services. The core revenue engine is net interest income: the bank collect...
Community West Bancshares Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
78
Positive
Balance Sheet
70
Positive
Cash Flow
62
Positive
| Breakdown | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | |||||
| Total Revenue | 194.60M | 164.20M | 108.10M | 86.66M | 81.45M |
| Gross Profit | 141.32M | 103.06M | 87.80M | 82.24M | 84.58M |
| EBITDA | 52.53M | 13.20M | 34.73M | 35.90M | 47.02M |
| Net Income | 38.17M | 7.67M | 25.54M | 26.64M | 28.40M |
Balance Sheet | |||||
| Total Assets | 3.69B | 3.52B | 2.43B | 2.42B | 2.45B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 118.98M | 423.81M | 461.75M | 680.00M | 1.27B |
| Total Debt | 142.53M | 203.33M | 149.74M | 115.60M | 39.45M |
| Total Liabilities | 3.28B | 3.16B | 2.23B | 2.25B | 2.20B |
| Stockholders Equity | 409.59M | 362.69M | 207.06M | 174.66M | 247.84M |
Cash Flow | |||||
| Free Cash Flow | 43.61M | 17.16M | 17.72M | 23.31M | 41.81M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 46.12M | 22.20M | 27.53M | 23.67M | 42.85M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -160.51M | 64.47M | 24.52M | -197.07M | -365.14M |
| Financing Cash Flow | 112.97M | -20.00M | -29.49M | 41.10M | 415.47M |
Community West Bancshares Technical Analysis
Positive
24.32
Price Trends
23.52
Positive
23.29
Positive
21.91
Positive
Market Momentum
0.29
Negative
65.77
Neutral
74.65
Neutral
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For CWBC, the sentiment is Positive. The current price of 24.32 is above the 20-day moving average (MA) of 23.37, above the 50-day MA of 23.52, and above the 200-day MA of 21.91, indicating a bullish trend. The MACD of 0.29 indicates Negative momentum. The RSI at 65.77 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 74.65 is Neutral, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Positive sentiment for CWBC.
Community West Bancshares Risk Analysis
Community West Bancshares disclosed 47 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. Community West Bancshares reported the most risks in the "Finance & Corporate" category.
Finance & Corporate - Financial and accounting risks. Risks related to the execution of corporate activity and strategy
Latest Risks Added 0 New Risks
Community West Bancshares Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (68)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
73 Outperform | $639.71M | 9.66 | 10.30% | 2.12% | 6.30% | 234.95% | |
72 Outperform | $456.40M | 9.46 | 16.51% | 2.00% | 10.89% | 40.90% | |
70 Outperform | $513.54M | 7.87 | 10.21% | 2.96% | 4.52% | 19.77% | |
68 Neutral | $413.16M | 11.99 | 2.24% | 3.76% | -30.41% | -412.21% | |
68 Neutral | $18.00B | 11.42 | 9.92% | 3.81% | 9.73% | 1.22% | |
66 Neutral | $377.52M | 9.41 | 10.20% | 1.41% | 8.04% | 4.11% | |
54 Neutral | $549.75M | 6.43 | -21.66% | 5.87% | -19.77% | ― |
* Financial Sector Average
CWBC
Community West Bancshares
23.60
6.51
38.08%
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25.52
5.84
29.68%
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Civista Bancshares
24.79
2.81
12.80%
MSBI
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25.61
10.41
68.53%
FRBA
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15.02
0.88
6.26%
OBT
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34.04
10.83
46.66%
Community West Bancshares Corporate Events
Business Operations and StrategyDividendsFinancial DisclosuresM&A Transactions
Community West Bancshares Completes Merger and Boosts Earnings
Positive
Apr 23, 2026
Community West Bancshares reported unaudited net income of $11.49 million, or $0.60 per diluted share, for the quarter ended March 31, 2026, up from $8.29 million and $0.44 per share a year earlier, driven by higher net interest income, modest loa...
Business Operations and StrategyM&A TransactionsShareholder Meetings
Community West Bancshares Completes Merger With United Security
Positive
Apr 1, 2026
On April 1, 2026, Community West Bancshares completed its all-stock merger with United Security Bancshares, in which USB merged into Community West and United Security Bank merged into Community West Bank, with both Community West entities survivi...
Legal ProceedingsM&A TransactionsRegulatory Filings and ComplianceShareholder Meetings
Community West Bancshares Advances Merger Amid Shareholder Challenges
Negative
Mar 20, 2026
Community West Bancshares and United Security Bancshares, both based in California, moved forward with their previously announced merger agreement from December 16, 2025, as the SEC declared effective the S-4 registration and joint proxy statement...
Business Operations and StrategyM&A TransactionsRegulatory Filings and ComplianceShareholder Meetings
Community West Bancshares Gains Key Approvals for Merger
Positive
Mar 17, 2026
On March 16, 2026, Community West Bancshares and United Security Bancshares announced they had received required approvals from federal and California banking regulators, plus a Federal Reserve waiver, for their planned merger that will combine bo...
Business Operations and StrategyExecutive/Board Changes
Community West Bancshares Announces COO Blaine Lauhon Retirement
Neutral
Mar 4, 2026
Community West Bank announced on March 3, 2026, that Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Blaine C. Lauhon will retire effective December 31, 2026, concluding a banking career of more than 40 years. Lauhon formally notified the ban...
Executive/Board Changes
Community West Bancshares Announces Upcoming Board Leadership Changes
Neutral
Feb 20, 2026
On February 18, 2026, Community West Bancshares announced that long-serving directors William S. Smittcamp and Tom L. Dobyns notified the board of their intention to retire from both the holding company and Community West Bank boards, effective Ma...
Business Operations and StrategyFinancial Disclosures
Community West Bancshares executives to present at Janney forum
Positive
Feb 3, 2026
Community West Bancshares reported solid financial performance as of December 31, 2025, highlighted by total assets of $3.69 billion, net income of $38.17 million, diluted EPS of $2.00, and a net interest margin of 4.15%, with returns on average a...
Executive/Board Changes
Community West Bancshares Announces Board Leadership Transition
Neutral
Jan 27, 2026
On January 21, 2026, Community West Bancshares announced that board member Suzanne M. Chadwick will retire from the boards of both the company and its subsidiary Community West Bank, effective March 31, 2026, after joining the combined organizatio...
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