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Community West Bancshares (CWBC)

Financial Services | Banks - Regional | Fresno, United States | NasdaqCM
25.82 USD -0.18 (-0.692%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 25.82

Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★★⯪☆Dividends:★★★☆☆
Hot Take | Aug. 22, 2026, 2:40 a.m. EDT

Community West Bancshares presents a classic value trap scenario where strong historical growth masks deteriorating recent performance. While the nine-year price trajectory shows a solid +46.60% gain, the most recent annual return was flat, and the company is currently grappling with a sharp -65.6% drop in quarterly earnings and a -75.7% decline in earnings growth. This disconnect between the massive revenue surge (+31%) and collapsing profitability suggests the business model is under severe stress, likely due to the merger integration or changing banking dynamics. The low P/E ratio reflects this market skepticism rather than a bargain opportunity. On the income side, the 1.84% yield is stable but modest, offering little buffer against the fundamental risks. Technically, the stock is hovering near its 50-day average, showing no immediate momentum to drive a breakout. Investors should wait for a clear stabilization in earnings growth before adding to positions.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoARIMA ✓0.027508
AutoETS0.027508
MSTL0.028817
AutoTheta0.042644

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA

Forecast Reliability
Score 54%
H-stat 1.45
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.396
Excess Kurtosis -0.98
Attribute Value
Sector Financial Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-08-06
Last Dividend Date 2026-08-06
Revenue per Share 7.449
Market Cap 700,605,184
Trailing P/E 14.75
Forward P/E 8.54
Beta 0.80
Profit Margins 23.10%
Previous Name Central Valley Community Bancorp
Website https://www.communitywestbank.com

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 2:40 a.m. EDT: Options activity is extremely thin with negligible open interest across all expirations. The lack of significant positioning at strikes above or below the current price suggests a lack of speculative conviction in either direction. Implied volatility is low, indicating complacency rather than a specific directional bet.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.48% 2.02% 2.42% 2.49%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-08-07 0.120 0.476190
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 1.86
exDividendDate 2026-08-07
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.48
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.018461538
lastDividendValue 0.12
lastDividendDate 2026-08-07
dividendDate 2026-08-21

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.22893858
Address1 7,100 North Financial Drive
Address2 Suite 101
All Time High 28.17
All Time Low 3.0
Ask 33.53
Ask Size 2
Audit Risk 6
Average Analyst Rating 2.0 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 250,350
Average Daily Volume3 Month 366,896
Average Volume 366,896
Average Volume10Days 250,350
Beta 0.799
Bid 18.6
Bid Size 2
Board Risk 6
Book Value 22.403
City Fresno
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 5
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 25.82
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 26.205
Day Low 25.75
Dividend Date 1,787,270,400
Dividend Rate 0.48
Dividend Yield 1.86
Earnings Growth -0.757
Earnings Quarterly Growth -0.656
Earnings Timestamp 1,784,836,800
Earnings Timestamp End 1,792,699,200
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,792,699,200
Ebitda Margins 0.0
Enterprise To Revenue 4.744
Enterprise Value 743,978,432
Eps Current Year 2.36
Eps Forward 3.022
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 1.75
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,786,060,800
Exchange NCM
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 26.2022
Fifty Day Average Change -0.38220024
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.014586571
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 22.893858
Fifty Two Week High 28.17
Fifty Two Week High Change -2.3500004
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.083422095
Fifty Two Week Low 19.79
Fifty Two Week Low Change 6.029999
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.30469927
Fifty Two Week Range 19.79 - 28.17
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 920,903,400,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 2.47
Float Shares 24,702,304
Forward Eps 3.022
Forward P E 8.54401
Full Exchange Name NasdaqCM
Full Time Employees 418
Fullday Change -0.18
Fullday Change Percent -0.692309
Fullday Price 25.82
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,785,542,400
Gross Margins 0.0
Gross Profits 156,835,008
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.09391
Held Percent Institutions 0.59059
Implied Shares Outstanding 27,134,206
Industry Banks - Regional
Industry Disp Banks - Regional
Industry Key banks-regional
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,786,060,800
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 700,605,184
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_413666
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Name Change Date 2,026-08-29
Net Income To Common 36,227,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 705,679,338
Number Of Analyst Opinions 4
Open 25.955
Operating Cashflow 54,010,000
Operating Margins 0.27501
Overall Risk 3
Payout Ratio 0.2727
Peg Ratio 1.5
Phone 559 298 1775
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 25.82
Post Market Time 1,787,959,804
Prev Name Central Valley Community Bancorp
Previous Close 26.0
Price Eps Current Year 10.940679
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 1.1525242
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 4.467148
Profit Margins 0.23099001
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 2.0
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.18
Regular Market Change Percent -0.692309
Regular Market Day High 26.205
Regular Market Day Low 25.75
Regular Market Day Range 25.75 - 26.205
Regular Market Open 25.955
Regular Market Previous Close 26.0
Regular Market Price 25.82
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,201
Regular Market Volume 181,246
Return On Assets 0.00841
Return On Equity 0.07335
Revenue Growth 0.31
Revenue Per Share 7.449
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20204377
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 0.0425
Shares Short 1,152,016
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 1,205,801
Short Name Community West Bancshares
Short Percent Of Float 0.0463
Short Ratio 4.58
Source Interval 15
State CA
Symbol CWBC
Target High Price 31.0
Target Low Price 28.0
Target Mean Price 29.625
Target Median Price 29.75
Total Cash 206,836,992
Total Cash Per Share 7.624
Total Debt 250,291,008
Total Revenue 156,835,008
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.48
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.018461538
Trailing Eps 1.75
Trailing P E 14.754286
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 24.15155
Two Hundred Day Average Change 1.6684494
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.0690825
Type Disp Equity
Volume 181,246
Website https://www.communitywestbank.com
Zip 93,720