Community West Bancshares (CWBC) Stock Forecast, Price & News

Community West Bancshares' stock was trading at $14.97 at the beginning of 2023. Since then, CWBC shares have decreased by 30.1% and is now trading at $10.46.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Friday, August 4th 2023.
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Community West Bancshares (NASDAQ:CWBC) posted its earnings results on Friday, May, 13th. The financial services provider reported $0.45 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.35 by $0.10. Community West Bancshares had a net margin of 21.86% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 10.81%.

Community West Bancshares announced a quarterly dividend on Friday, April 28th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 12th will be given a dividend of $0.08 per share on Wednesday, May 31st. This represents a $0.32 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.06%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 11th.
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Community West Bancshares (NASDAQ:CWBC) pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 3.06%. The company has been increasing its dividend for 3 consecutive year(s), indicating that it does not yet have a strong track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio is 23.88%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, CWBC will have a dividend payout ratio of 26.89% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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Community West Bancshares trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "CWBC."

Community West Bancshares' stock is owned by a number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include M3F Inc. (3.80%), Wellington Management Group LLP (2.03%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (1.81%), Channel Wealth LLC (0.17%), Arlington Financial Advisors LLC (0.13%) and HRT Financial LP (0.12%). Insiders that own company stock include Dana L Boutain, John D Illgen, Kirk Stovesand, Martin E Plourd, Martin E Plourd, Robert Bartlein, Suzanne Marie Chadwick, Timothy Joseph Stronks, William R Peeples and William R Peeples.
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One share of CWBC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $10.46.

Community West Bancshares (NASDAQ:CWBC) has a market capitalization of $92.47 million and generates $53.12 million in revenue each year. The financial services provider earns $13.45 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.34 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 122 workers across the globe.

Community West Bancshares' mailing address is 445 PINE AVENUE, GOLETA CA, 93117. The official website for the company is www.communitywest.com. The financial services provider can be reached via phone at (805) 692-5821, via email at sthompson@communitywestbank.com, or via fax at 805-681-3372.