Community West Bancshares (CWBC)
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Community West Bancshares
(NASDAQ:CWBC)
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Rating:74Outperform
Price Target:
$27.00
▲(11.02% Upside)
Action:Reiterated
Date:05/29/26
CWBC scores well primarily on improving financial performance (rebounding profitability, cleaner leverage, and stronger cash flow coverage) and an attractive valuation (low P/E with a dividend). Technicals are supportive with price above key moving averages and neutral-to-positive momentum, while merger integration benefits are a positive offset by some legal/transaction-related risk.
Positive Factors
Expanded Scale and Market Footprint
The United Security merger materially increases scale and geographic reach across Central California, enhancing lending capacity, deposit diversification and product distribution. Larger footprint supports more durable regional competitiveness and cross‑sell opportunities versus smaller community peers.
Negative Factors
Earnings and Cash‑Conversion Volatility
Historical swings in profitability and variable cash conversion reduce predictability of earnings and capital generation. Such volatility complicates planning for lending growth, dividends and reserve building and heightens sensitivity to interest‑rate and credit cycles over a multi‑quarter horizon.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Expanded Scale and Market Footprint
The United Security merger materially increases scale and geographic reach across Central California, enhancing lending capacity, deposit diversification and product distribution. Larger footprint supports more durable regional competitiveness and cross‑sell opportunities versus smaller community peers.
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Community West Bancshares (CWBC) vs. SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY)
Market Cap
$690.57M
Dividend Yield2.12%
Average Volume (3M)262.55K
Price to Earnings (P/E)11.7
Beta (1Y)0.79
Revenue Growth6.30%
EPS Growth234.95%
CountryUS
Employees342
SectorFinancial
Sector Strength70
IndustryBanks - Regional
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)2.17
Shares Outstanding27,134,207
10 Day Avg. Volume373,468
30 Day Avg. Volume262,549
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 Cap0.76
Enterprise Value/Revenue2.65
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit3.61
Enterprise Value/Ebitda8.81
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 acts as the holding company for Community West Bank, N.A., providing a comprehensive array of financial products and services across California. The company's offerings include various deposit accounts, such as checking, ...
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
74
Positive
Cash Flow
70
Positive
| Breakdown | TTM | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | ||||||
| Total Revenue | 196.90M | 194.60M | 164.20M | 108.10M | 86.66M | 81.45M |
| Gross Profit | 144.55M | 141.32M | 103.06M | 87.80M | 82.24M | 84.58M |
| EBITDA | 59.26M | 52.53M | 13.20M | 34.73M | 35.90M | 47.02M |
| Net Income | 41.36M | 38.17M | 7.67M | 25.54M | 26.64M | 28.40M |
Balance Sheet | ||||||
| Total Assets | 3.70B | 3.69B | 3.52B | 2.43B | 2.42B | 2.45B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 37.92M | 118.98M | 423.81M | 461.75M | 680.00M | 1.27B |
| Total Debt | 103.18M | 142.53M | 203.33M | 149.74M | 115.60M | 39.45M |
| Total Liabilities | 3.28B | 3.28B | 3.16B | 2.23B | 2.25B | 2.20B |
| Stockholders Equity | 419.20M | 409.59M | 362.69M | 207.06M | 174.66M | 247.84M |
Cash Flow | ||||||
| Free Cash Flow | 41.06M | 43.61M | 17.16M | 17.72M | 23.31M | 41.81M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 45.98M | 46.12M | 22.20M | 27.53M | 23.67M | 42.85M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -165.73M | -160.51M | 64.47M | 24.52M | -197.07M | -365.14M |
| Financing Cash Flow | 101.69M | 112.97M | -20.00M | -29.49M | 41.10M | 415.47M |
Community West Bancshares Technical Analysis
Positive
24.32
Price Trends
23.89
Positive
23.66
Positive
22.59
Positive
Market Momentum
0.41
Negative
70.59
Negative
83.28
Negative
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 24.12, above the 50-day MA of 23.89, and above the 200-day MA of 22.59, indicating a bullish trend. The MACD of 0.41 indicates Negative momentum. The RSI at 70.59 is Negative, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 83.28 is Negative, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
79 Outperform | $422.88M | 8.84 | 11.26% | 3.76% | -30.41% | -412.21% | |
77 Outperform | $555.95M | 10.85 | 10.21% | 2.96% | 4.52% | 19.77% | |
75 Outperform | $482.42M | 10.87 | 16.09% | 2.00% | 10.89% | 40.90% | |
74 Outperform | $690.57M | 11.73 | 10.30% | 2.12% | 6.30% | 234.95% | |
73 Outperform | $614.22M | 17.95 | 6.16% | 5.87% | -19.77% | ― | |
68 Neutral | $18.00B | 11.42 | 9.92% | 3.81% | 9.73% | 1.22% | |
62 Neutral | $410.95M | 9.73 | 9.60% | 1.41% | 7.99% | 8.25% |
* Financial Sector Average
CWBC
Community West Bancshares
25.45
7.23
39.67%
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26.12
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Community West Bancshares Corporate Events
Executive/Board ChangesShareholder Meetings
Community West Bancshares Shareholders Approve Board and Governance Items
Positive
May 29, 2026
On May 27, 2026, Community West Bancshares held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders, with 19,578,840 shares represented, amounting to 72.23% of the shares entitled to vote. Shareholders elected the full slate of board-nominated directors to serve u...
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...
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