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Community West Bancshares (CWBC)

Financial Services | Banks - Regional | Fresno, United States | NasdaqCM
27.08 USD +0.08 (0.296%) ⇧ (July 13, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
Short-term:★★★★☆Long-term:★★★★☆Dividends:★★★☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | July 11, 2026, 4:21 a.m. EDT

Community West Bancshares presents a compelling convergence of aggressive earnings growth and a robust long-term price trajectory. The company is delivering exceptional fundamentals, with earnings growth accelerating to 38.5% and revenue expanding at 11.1%, while maintaining a healthy return on equity of 10.5%. Crucially, the multi-year price history confirms this business quality; the stock has climbed 42.5% over the last nine years without a single trailing year of decline, signaling sustained market validation of its growth story. While the current dividend yield of 1.78% is modest and serves primarily as a floor rather than a primary income driver, the capital allocation is sustainable with a payout ratio under 23%. Technically, the stock is trading near its 52-week highs, supported by a 'Buy' consensus and a forward P/E of roughly 9x that offers a margin of safety against the elevated growth rates. The options market reinforces this bullish thesis, with heavy call buying at lower strikes and virtually no defensive put writing. This is a high-conviction growth play for a regional bank that is outperforming peers.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.033768
AutoETS0.038740
AutoARIMA0.038742
MSTL0.038802

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 56%
H-stat 5.29
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.071
Excess Kurtosis -0.50
Attribute Value
Sector Financial Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-05-07
Last Dividend Date 2026-05-07
Revenue per Share 7.703
Market Cap 734,794,304
Trailing P/E 12.54
Forward P/E 8.98
Beta 0.80
Profit Margins 28.22%
Previous Name Central Valley Community Bancorp
Website https://www.communitywestbank.com

As of July 11, 2026, 4:21 a.m. EDT: Speculator positioning is overwhelmingly bullish, with significant open interest in deep-in-the-money calls (strikes 20 and 25) expiring in September and December, suggesting a strong expectation of upside movement well before expiration. Conversely, put activity is negligible, with only minimal open interest in far-out January strikes, indicating a lack of hedging demand or bearish bets.

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.50% 2.18% 2.50% 2.50%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-05-08 0.120 0.500208
2026-02-06 0.120 0.472255
2025-10-31 0.120 0.566572
2025-08-01 0.120 0.640683
2025-05-02 0.120 0.667037
2025-02-07 0.120 0.622730
2024-11-08 0.120 0.607903
2024-08-02 0.120 0.621440
2024-05-02 0.120 0.687679
2024-02-01 0.120 0.645508
2023-11-02 0.120 0.754243
2023-08-03 0.120 0.720721
2023-05-04 0.120 0.891530
2023-02-09 0.120 0.473747
2022-11-03 0.120 0.643777
2022-08-04 0.120 0.730816
2022-05-05 0.120 0.651820
2022-02-10 0.120 0.519481
2021-11-04 0.120 0.554017
2021-08-05 0.120 0.531915
2021-05-06 0.120 0.631579
2021-02-11 0.110 0.674847
2020-11-12 0.110 0.797101
2020-08-06 0.110 0.844206
2020-04-30 0.110 0.751880
2020-02-06 0.110 0.563525
2019-10-31 0.110 0.528084
2019-08-01 0.110 0.535280
2019-05-02 0.110 0.551655
2019-02-07 0.100 0.506329
2018-11-01 0.090 0.445104
2018-08-02 0.080 0.367478
2018-05-03 0.070 0.345338
2018-02-07 0.070 0.357325
2017-11-02 0.060 0.296443
2017-08-02 0.060 0.274725
2017-05-03 0.060 0.272232
2017-02-08 0.060 0.288462
2016-11-02 0.060 0.424628
2016-08-03 0.060 0.397351
2016-05-03 0.060 0.483871
2016-02-03 0.060 0.555556
2015-11-04 0.060 0.540541
2015-08-05 0.060 0.532387
2015-06-10 0.060 0.544465
2014-12-11 0.050 0.443656
2014-09-10 0.050 0.431779
2014-06-11 0.050 0.442478
2014-03-12 0.050 0.429923
2013-12-12 0.050 0.480769
2013-09-12 0.050 0.488281
2013-05-13 0.050 0.590319
2013-02-13 0.050 0.574713
2012-11-13 0.050 0.563063
2008-03-07 0.100 0.952381
2007-08-06 0.100 0.746269
2003-05-29 0.050 0.615385
2002-03-01 0.025 0.484262
Additional Data
dividendRate 0.48
dividendYield 1.78
exDividendDate 2026-05-08
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.48
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.017777778
lastDividendValue 0.12
lastDividendDate 2026-05-08
dividendDate 2026-05-22

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.34325397
Address1 7,100 North Financial Drive
Address2 Suite 101
All Time High 27.73
All Time Low 3.0
Ask 34.61
Ask Size 2
Audit Risk 6
Average Analyst Rating 2.0 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 350,970
Average Daily Volume3 Month 358,609
Average Volume 358,609
Average Volume10Days 350,970
Beta 0.795
Bid 19.4
Bid Size 2
Board Risk 6
Book Value 21.85
City Fresno
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 5
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 27.08
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,782,777,600
Day High 27.2
Day Low 26.74
Dividend Date 1,779,408,000
Dividend Rate 0.48
Dividend Yield 1.78
Earnings Growth 0.37
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.385
Earnings Timestamp 1,784,836,800
Earnings Timestamp End 1,784,836,800
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,784,836,800
Ebitda Margins 0.0
Enterprise To Revenue 4.828
Enterprise Value 707,644,288
Eps Current Year 2.644
Eps Forward 3.016
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 2.16
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,778,198,400
Exchange NCM
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 24.956
Fifty Day Average Change 2.1240005
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.085109815
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 34.325397
Fifty Two Week High 27.73
Fifty Two Week High Change -0.6499996
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.023440303
Fifty Two Week Low 18.51
Fifty Two Week Low Change 8.57
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.46299297
Fifty Two Week Range 18.51 - 27.73
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 920,903,400,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 2.47
Float Shares 23,348,442
Forward Eps 3.016
Forward P E 8.97878
Full Exchange Name NasdaqCM
Full Time Employees 327
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,782,864,000
Gross Margins 0.0
Gross Profits 146,583,008
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.0937
Held Percent Institutions 0.41941002
Implied Shares Outstanding 27,134,206
Industry Banks - Regional
Industry Disp Banks - Regional
Industry Key banks-regional
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,778,198,400
Last Dividend Value 0.12
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 1,130,803,200
Last Split Factor 2:1
Long Business Summary Community West Bancshares operates as the bank holding company for the Central Valley Community Bank that provides various commercial banking services to small and middle-market businesses and individuals in California. The company accepts demand, savings, and time deposits; certificates of deposit; and non-interest-bearing demand deposits, as well as provides NOW and money market accounts. It also provides products, such as commercial and industrial loans, as well as loans secured by crop production and livestock; commercial real estate construction and other land loans, real estate collateral secured by commercial or professional properties with repayment arising from the owner's business cash flows, investor commercial real estate loans, farmland, and multi-family loans; 1-4 family close-ended, revolving real estate loans, and residential construction loans; manufactured housing loans; and equity loans, lines of credit, and installment and other consumer loans. In addition, the company offers domestic and international wire transfer, inquiry, account status, bill paying, account transfers, cash management, and other customary banking services. The company was formerly known as Central Valley Community Bancorp and changed its name to Community West Bancshares in November 2000. Community West Bancshares was founded in 1979 and is based in Fresno, California.
Long Name Community West Bancshares
Market us_market
Market Cap 734,794,304
Market State PRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_413666
Most Recent Quarter 1,774,915,200
Name Change Date 2,026-07-14
Net Income To Common 41,364,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 735,336,982
Number Of Analyst Opinions 4
Open 26.94
Operating Cashflow 45,975,000
Operating Margins 0.41349998
Overall Risk 3
Payout Ratio 0.22219999
Peg Ratio 1.5
Phone 559 298 1775
Prev Name Central Valley Community Bancorp
Previous Close 27.0
Price Eps Current Year 10.242057
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 1.2393593
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 5.0128202
Profit Margins 0.28219
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 2.0
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.0799999
Regular Market Change Percent 0.296296
Regular Market Day High 27.2
Regular Market Day Low 26.74
Regular Market Day Range 26.74 - 27.2
Regular Market Open 26.94
Regular Market Previous Close 27.0
Regular Market Price 27.08
Regular Market Time 1,783,972,801
Regular Market Volume 237,265
Return On Assets 0.0114
Return On Equity 0.10453
Revenue Growth 0.111
Revenue Per Share 7.703
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20365608
Sector Financial Services
Sector Disp Financial Services
Sector Key financial-services
Share Holder Rights Risk 1
Shares Outstanding 27,134,206
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.037
Shares Short 1,004,802
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,780,012,800
Shares Short Prior Month 794,027
Short Name Community West Bancshares
Short Percent Of Float 0.0404
Short Ratio 1.75
Source Interval 15
State CA
Symbol CWBC
Target High Price 30.5
Target Low Price 28.0
Target Mean Price 28.875
Target Median Price 28.5
Total Cash 130,326,000
Total Cash Per Share 4.803
Total Debt 103,176,000
Total Revenue 146,583,008
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.48
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.017777778
Trailing Eps 2.16
Trailing P E 12.537037
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 23.2973
Two Hundred Day Average Change 3.7826996
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.16236643
Type Disp Equity
Volume 237,265
Website https://www.communitywestbank.com
Zip 93,720