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Community West Bancshares (CWBC)

Financial Services | Banks - Regional | Fresno, United States | NasdaqCM
25.55 USD -0.31 (-1.199%) ⇩ (Oct. 14, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 25.55
Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★★⯪☆Dividends:★★★☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 5:30 a.m. EDT

Community West Bancshares presents a compelling value story for patient capital, though the immediate catalyst appears muted. Fundamentally, the bank is trading at a significant discount to its intrinsic value, with a forward P/E of roughly 8.6x and a price-to-book ratio near 1.15x, while maintaining a healthy 27% payout ratio and robust operating margins. The recent acquisition of United Security Bancshares provides a clear path for organic growth, evidenced by the 31% revenue expansion, even if quarterly earnings have lagged estimates due to integration costs or timing. However, the stock has recently underperformed its longer-term average, sitting slightly below its 50-day moving average, which suggests the market is currently pricing in near-term uncertainty regarding the merger's execution. While the long-term outlook is solid given the low valuation and growth trajectory, the short-term momentum lacks the spark required for an aggressive entry, making this a 'hold' or 'accumulate on dips' scenario rather than a high-conviction momentum play.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.019906
AutoARIMA0.029677
AutoETS0.030774
AutoTheta0.080715

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 59%
H-stat 0.15
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.380
Excess Kurtosis -0.29
Attribute Value
Sector Financial Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-08-06
Last Dividend Date 2026-08-06
Revenue per Share 7.449
Market Cap 693,278,912
Trailing P/E 14.52
Forward P/E 8.58
Beta 0.81
Profit Margins 23.10%
Previous Name Central Valley Community Bancorp
Website https://www.communitywestbank.com

As of Oct. 10, 2026, 5:30 a.m. EDT: Speculator positioning is extremely thin and fragmented, offering little directional clarity. The only notable flow involves deep out-of-the-money calls expiring in January 2027, suggesting a speculative bet on a distant, high-volatility spike rather than a near-term trend. Conversely, the December 2026 expiration shows almost zero open interest, indicating a lack of hedging or directional bets for the immediate month. Implied volatility remains low across most strikes, reflecting a market that views the stock as stable but uninteresting.

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
dividendYield 1.86
exDividendDate 2026-08-07
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.48
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.018561484
lastDividendValue 0.12
lastDividendDate 2026-08-07
dividendDate 2026-08-21

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.26547801
Address1 7,100 North Financial Drive
Address2 Suite 101
All Time High 28.17
All Time Low 3.0
Ask 33.34
Ask Size 2
Audit Risk 6
Average Analyst Rating 1.8 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 168,880
Average Daily Volume3 Month 218,971
Average Volume 218,971
Average Volume10Days 168,880
Beta 0.814
Bid 18.69
Bid Size 2
Board Risk 6
Book Value 22.403
City Fresno
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 4
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 25.55
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,790,726,400
Day High 25.9
Day Low 25.37
Dividend Date 1,787,270,400
Dividend Yield 1.86
Earnings Growth -0.757
Earnings Quarterly Growth -0.656
Earnings Timestamp 1,792,699,200
Earnings Timestamp End 1,792,699,200
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,792,699,200
Ebitda Margins 0.0
Enterprise To Revenue 4.697
Enterprise Value 736,653,056
Eps Current Year 2.39333
Eps Forward 2.97833
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 1.76
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,786,060,800
Exchange NCM
Exchange Data Delayed By 15
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 26.0074
Fifty Day Average Change -0.45740128
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.01758735
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 26.547802
Fifty Two Week High 28.17
Fifty Two Week High Change -2.6200008
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.093006775
Fifty Two Week Low 19.87
Fifty Two Week Low Change 5.6799984
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.28585798
Fifty Two Week Range 19.87 - 28.17
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 920,903,400,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 2.39
Float Shares 24,702,033
Forward Eps 2.97833
Forward P E 8.578633
Full Exchange Name NasdaqCM
Full Time Employees 418
Fullday Change -0.31000137
Fullday Change Percent -1.1987679
Fullday Price 25.55
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,790,812,800
Gross Margins 0.0
Gross Profits 156,835,008
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.09391
Held Percent Institutions 0.59562
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 1,786,060,800
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 Community West Bank, a California state-chartered commercial bank that provides a range of banking products and services to businesses, agribusiness customers, professionals, and individuals throughout Central California. The company accepts checking, savings, money market, and time deposit accounts, including certificates of deposit and non-interest-bearing demand deposits. It offers commercial and industrial loans; commercial real estate, construction, agricultural, farmland, multifamily, residential construction, mortgage, manufactured housing, SBA, and consumer loans; as well as lines of credit and other lending products. The company also provides private banking, treasury management, cash management, online and mobile banking, remote deposit capture, domestic and international wire transfers, bill payment, account transfers, and other customary banking services. Community West Bank operates full-service banking centers across Greater Sacramento, the San Joaquin Valley, and the Central Coast. The company was formerly known as Central Valley Community Bancorp and changed its name to Community West Bancshares in April 2024. Community West Bancshares was founded in 1979 and is based in Fresno, California.
Long Name Community West Bancshares
Market us_market
Market Cap 693,278,912
Market State POSTPOST
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_413666
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Name Change Date 2,026-10-15
Net Income To Common 36,227,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 690,214,624
Number Of Analyst Opinions 5
Open 25.51
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 25.55
Post Market Time 1,792,008,076
Prev Name Central Valley Community Bancorp
Previous Close 25.86
Price Eps Current Year 10.675502
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 1.1404722
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 4.4204345
Profit Margins 0.23099001
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 1.83333
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.310001
Regular Market Change Percent -1.19877
Regular Market Day High 25.9
Regular Market Day Low 25.37
Regular Market Day Range 25.37 - 25.9
Regular Market Open 25.51
Regular Market Previous Close 25.86
Regular Market Price 25.55
Regular Market Time 1,792,008,002
Regular Market Volume 195,717
Return On Assets 0.00841
Return On Equity 0.07335
Revenue Growth 0.31
Revenue Per Share 7.449
Sand P52 Week Change 0.1570785
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 0.0685
Shares Short 1,857,785
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,788,134,400
Shares Short Prior Month 1,305,369
Short Name Community West Bancshares
Short Percent Of Float 0.0747
Short Ratio 9.57
Source Interval 15
State CA
Symbol CWBC
Target High Price 31.0
Target Low Price 28.0
Target Mean Price 29.7
Target Median Price 30.0
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 0.018561484
Trailing Eps 1.76
Trailing P E 14.517045
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 24.69845
Two Hundred Day Average Change 0.85154915
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.034477837
Type Disp Equity
Volume 195,717
Website https://www.communitywestbank.com
Zip 93,720