<div id="readability-page-1"><p>Shares of Community West Bancshares (NASDAQ:CWBC - Get Free Report) have earned an average rating of &#34;Moderate Buy&#34; from the five brokerages that are currently  covering the stock, Marketbeat reports. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have issued  a buy rating on  the company. The average 12 month price target among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $21.6667.</p><p>A number of brokerages have recently commented on CWBC. DA Davidson boosted their price objective on shares of Community West Bancshares from $20.00 to $24.00 and gave the stock a &#34;buy&#34; rating in a research report on Monday, July 21st. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Community West Bancshares from a &#34;hold (c+)&#34; rating to a &#34;buy (b-)&#34; rating in a research report on Friday. Keefe, Bruyette &amp; Woods boosted their price objective on shares of Community West Bancshares from $19.00 to $22.00 and gave the stock a &#34;market perform&#34; rating in a research report on Friday, July 18th. Finally, Zacks Research raised shares of Community West Bancshares from a &#34;strong sell&#34; rating to a &#34;hold&#34; rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 22nd.</p><p><b>Read Our Latest Report on Community West Bancshares</b></p><h2>Community West Bancshares Stock Performance</h2><p>Shares of CWBC stock opened at $21.34 on Tuesday. The company's fifty day simple moving average is $20.97 and its 200-day simple moving average is $19.48. The company has a quick ratio of 0.84, a current ratio of 0.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18. The firm has a market cap of $408.23 million, a PE ratio of 11.99 and a beta of 0.91. Community West Bancshares has a 12 month low of $15.57 and a 12 month high of $22.89. </p><p>Community West Bancshares (NASDAQ:CWBC - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 16th. The financial services provider reported $0.57 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.53 by $0.04. The business had revenue of $37.91 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $36.75 million. Community West Bancshares had a net margin of 17.49% and a return on equity of 9.26%.  Equities research analysts expect that  Community West Bancshares will post 2.15 EPS for the current fiscal year. </p><h2>Community West Bancshares Announces Dividend</h2><p>The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, November 14th. Shareholders of record on Friday, October 31st will be given a dividend of $0.12 per share. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, October 31st. Community West Bancshares's dividend payout ratio  is 26.97%. </p><h2>Institutional Trading of Community West Bancshares</h2><p>Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Systematic Financial Management LP raised its position in  Community West Bancshares by 2.0% during the second quarter. Systematic Financial Management LP now owns 308,375 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $6,016,000 after acquiring an additional 5,940 shares in the last quarter.  Cutler Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in  Community West Bancshares during the first quarter worth $2,995,000.  Wellington Management Group LLP raised its position in shares of  Community West Bancshares by 70.4% in the first quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 152,187 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $2,812,000 after purchasing an additional 62,854 shares during the period.  Victory Capital Management Inc. raised its position in shares of  Community West Bancshares by 2.6% in the first quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 56,000 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $1,035,000 after purchasing an additional 1,400 shares during the period.  Finally, Marshall Wace LLP raised its position in shares of  Community West Bancshares by 192.6% in the second quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 55,451 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $1,082,000 after purchasing an additional 36,499 shares during the period. 33.80% of the stock is owned by institutional investors. </p><h2>About Community West Bancshares</h2> (Get Free Report)<p>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.</p><h2>Recommended Stories</h2><ul><li>Five stocks we like better than Community West Bancshares</li><li>The 3 Best Blue-Chip Stocks to Buy Now</li><li>Growth Picks: 3 Low-Cost Stocks That Could Double in Value</li><li>3 Tickers Leading a Meme Stock Revival</li><li>Are These 3 Beaten-Down Stocks Ready to Rebound?</li><li>How the NYSE and NASDAQ are Different, Why That Matters to Investors</li><li>Does the Trump-Induced Quantum Stock Rally Have Legs?</li></ul><p><img src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://www.marketbeat.com/scripts/RatingsChart.ashx/query-UHJlZml4PU5BU0RBUSZTeW1ib2w9Q1dCQw?x-oss-process=image/auto-orient,1/interlace,1/resize,w_1440,h_1440/quality,q_95/format,jpg" width="600" height="385" original-src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://www.marketbeat.com/scripts/RatingsChart.ashx/query-UHJlZml4PU5BU0RBUSZTeW1ib2w9Q1dCQw"/></p><p><em>This instant news alert was generated by narrative science technology and financial data from MarketBeat in order to provide readers with the fastest and most accurate reporting. This story was reviewed by MarketBeat's editorial team prior to publication. Please send any questions or comments about this story to contact@marketbeat.com.</em></p><h2>Should You Invest $1,000 in Community West Bancshares Right Now?</h2><p>Before you consider Community West Bancshares, you'll want to hear this.</p><p>MarketBeat keeps track of Wall Street's top-rated and best performing research analysts and the stocks they recommend to their clients on a daily basis. MarketBeat has identified the five stocks that top analysts are quietly whispering to their clients to buy now before the broader market catches on... and Community West Bancshares wasn't on the list.</p><p>While Community West Bancshares currently has a Moderate Buy rating among analysts, top-rated analysts believe these five stocks are better buys.</p><p>View The Five Stocks Here</p>                  </div>

CWBC

<p>Community West Bancshares (NASDAQ:CWBC) has received an average rating of "Moderate Buy" from five brokerages. Two analysts rated it as a hold, while three issued buy ratings. The average 12-month price target is $21.67. Recent upgrades include DA Davidson raising its target from $20 to $24, and Weiss Ratings upgrading from hold to buy. The company reported $0.57 EPS for the last quarter, exceeding estimates, and declared a quarterly dividend of $0.12 per share, yielding 2.2%.</p>

Community West Bancshares (NASDAQ:CWBC) Receives Average Rating of "Moderate Buy" from Analysts