What is DA Davidson’s Estimate for CWBC Q1 Earnings?

Community West Bancshares (NASDAQ:CWBC) – Equities research analysts at DA Davidson issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Community West Bancshares in a research report issued on Tuesday, January 28th. DA Davidson analyst G. Tenner forecasts that the financial services provider will post earnings per share of $0.46 for the quarter. DA Davidson has a “Buy” rating and a $24.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Community West Bancshares’ current full-year earnings is $1.61 per share.

Community West Bancshares (NASDAQ:CWBC) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January 23rd. The financial services provider reported $0.38 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.45 by ($0.07). Community West Bancshares had a return on equity of 8.14% and a net margin of 4.53%.

A number of other analysts also recently issued reports on CWBC. StockNews.com raised Community West Bancshares from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods dropped their price objective on Community West Bancshares from $24.00 to $22.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, January 24th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $23.33.

Community West Bancshares Trading Down 0.2 %

Shares of NASDAQ:CWBC opened at $19.38 on Wednesday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $20.12 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $19.76. Community West Bancshares has a one year low of $15.50 and a one year high of $24.47. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19, a current ratio of 0.82 and a quick ratio of 0.82. The stock has a market capitalization of $367.25 million, a PE ratio of 29.36 and a beta of 0.92.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Victory Capital Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Community West Bancshares during the third quarter worth $847,000. Barclays PLC raised its stake in Community West Bancshares by 228.5% in the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 22,057 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $424,000 after purchasing an additional 15,343 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp raised its stake in Community West Bancshares by 12.9% in the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 251,944 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $4,852,000 after purchasing an additional 28,695 shares in the last quarter. Systematic Financial Management LP boosted its holdings in Community West Bancshares by 11.9% in the 3rd quarter. Systematic Financial Management LP now owns 292,810 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $5,640,000 after purchasing an additional 31,075 shares during the period. Finally, The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company grew its position in shares of Community West Bancshares by 198.0% during the 2nd quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 365,965 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $6,770,000 after purchasing an additional 243,165 shares in the last quarter. 33.80% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling at Community West Bancshares

In other news, Director Robert Bartlein bought 2,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 1st. The shares were bought at an average price of $18.75 per share, with a total value of $37,500.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 433,876 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,135,175. This trade represents a 0.46 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Steven D. Mcdonald sold 9,155 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $21.51, for a total value of $196,924.05. Following the transaction, the director now owns 317,391 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,827,080.41. This trade represents a 2.80 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have acquired 2,432 shares of company stock worth $45,616 over the last 90 days. Company insiders own 11.15% of the company’s stock.

Community West Bancshares Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 21st. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 7th will be paid a $0.12 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 7th. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.48%. Community West Bancshares’s dividend payout ratio is 72.73%.

About Community West Bancshares

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, money market accounts, and fixed rate and fixed maturity certificates of deposits; and cash management products.