Community West Ownership

CWBC Stock  USD 18.54  0.10  0.54%   
Community West holds a total of 19.05 Million outstanding shares. Over half of Community West's outstanding shares are owned by other corporate entities. These other corporate entities are typically referred to as corporate investors that acquire positions in a given instrument to benefit from reduced trade commissions. Please note that no matter how many assets the company secures, if the real value of the firm is less than the current market value, you may not be able to make money on it.
 
Shares in Circulation  
First Issued
1996-03-31
Previous Quarter
18.8 M
Current Value
19 M
Avarage Shares Outstanding
7.5 M
Quarterly Volatility
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Some institutional investors establish a significant position in stocks such as Community West in order to find ways to drive up its value. Retail investors, on the other hand, need to know that institutional holders can own millions of shares of Community West, and when they decide to sell, the stock will often sell-off, which may instantly impact shareholders' value. So, traders who get in early or near the beginning of the institutional investor's buying cycle could potentially generate profits.
  
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Community Stock Ownership Analysis

About 14.0% of the company shares are held by company insiders. The company has price-to-book (P/B) ratio of 0.97. Some equities with similar Price to Book (P/B) outperform the market in the long run. Community West Bancshares last dividend was issued on the 7th of February 2025. The entity had 2:1 split on the 1st of November 2005. Community West Bancshares operates as the bank holding company for Community West Bank, N.A. that provides various financial products and services in California. Community West Bancshares was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Goleta, California. Community West operates under BanksRegional classification in the United States and is traded on NASDAQ Exchange. It employs 122 people. For more info on Community West Bancshares please contact Martin Plourd at 559 298 1775 or go to https://www.communitywestbank.com.
Besides selling stocks to institutional investors, Community West also allocates a substantial amount of its earnings to a pull of share-based compensation to be paid out to its employees, managers, executives, and members of the board of directors. Share-Based compensation (also sometimes called Stock-Based Compensation) is a way of paying different Community West's stakeholders with equity in the business. It is typically used as a motivation factor for employees to contribute beyond their regular compensation (salary and bonus). It is also used as a tool to align Community West's strategic interests with those of the company's shareholders. Shares issued to employees are usually subject to a vesting period before they are earned and sold.

Community West Quarterly Liabilities And Stockholders Equity

3.52 Billion

Community West Insider Trades History

About 14.0% of Community West Bancshares are currently held by insiders. Unlike Community West's institutional investors, corporate insiders most likely have a limit on the maximum percentage of share ownership. This is done to align insiders' influence against Community West's private investors even though both sides will benefit from rising prices or experience loss when the share price declines. The good rule to have in mind is that the maximum share ownership percentage of the corporate insiders should not surpass 25%. View all of Community West's insider trades
 
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Credit Downgrade
 
Yuan Drop
 
Covid

Community Stock Institutional Investors

Have you ever been surprised when a price of an equity instrument such as Community West is soaring high without any particular reason? This is usually happening because many institutional investors are aggressively trading Community West Bancshares backward and forwards among themselves. Community West's institutional investor refers to the entity that pools money to purchase Community West's securities or originate loans. Institutional investors include commercial and private banks, credit unions, insurance companies, pension funds, hedge funds, endowments, and mutual funds. Operating companies that invest excess capital in these types of assets may also be included in the term and may influence corporate governance by exercising voting rights in their investments.
Shares
Cutler Capital Management2024-12-31
0.0
Note, although Community West's institutional investors appear to be way more sophisticated than retail investors, it remains unclear if professional active investment managers can reliably enhance risk-adjusted returns by an amount that exceeds fees and expenses.

Community West Bancshares Insider Trading Activities

Some recent studies suggest that insider trading raises the cost of capital for securities issuers and decreases overall economic growth. Trading by specific Community West insiders, such as employees or executives, is commonly permitted as long as it does not rely on Community West's material information that is not in the public domain. Local jurisdictions usually require such trading to be reported in order to monitor insider transactions. In many U.S. states, trading conducted by corporate officers, key employees, directors, or significant shareholders must be reported to the regulator or publicly disclosed, usually within a few business days of the trade. In these cases Community West insiders are required to file a Form 4 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) when buying or selling shares of their own companies.
 
Smittcamp William S few days ago
Acquisition by Smittcamp William S of 1820 shares of Community West at 16.49 subject to Rule 16b-3
 
James Kim few days ago
Acquisition by James Kim of 1600 shares of Community West at 17.36 subject to Rule 16b-3
 
Jeffrey Martin over a week ago
Acquisition by Jeffrey Martin of tradable shares of Community West at 15.63 subject to Rule 16b-3
 
Bartlein Robert over a week ago
Acquisition by Bartlein Robert of 1000 shares of Community West at 17.86 subject to Rule 16b-3
 
Martin Plourd over two weeks ago
Disposition of tradable shares by Martin Plourd of Community West subject to Rule 16b-3
 
Martin Plourd over three weeks ago
Acquisition by Martin Plourd of 424 shares of Community West at 17.36 subject to Rule 16b-3
 
Martin Plourd over three weeks ago
Acquisition by Martin Plourd of 1422 shares of Community West at 8.79 subject to Rule 16b-3
 
Chadwick Suzanne Marie over three weeks ago
Acquisition by Chadwick Suzanne Marie of tradable shares of Community West at 18.82 subject to Rule 16b-3
 
Jeffrey Martin over a month ago
Acquisition by Jeffrey Martin of 500 shares of Community West at 18.9 subject to Rule 16b-3
 
Bartlein Robert over a month ago
Acquisition by Bartlein Robert of 1000 shares of Community West at 18.8 subject to Rule 16b-3
 
Jeffrey Martin over a month ago
Acquisition by Jeffrey Martin of tradable shares of Community West at 17.8699 subject to Rule 16b-3
 
Martin Plourd over a month ago
Disposition of 17104 shares by Martin Plourd of Community West at 8.78 subject to Rule 16b-3

Community West Outstanding Bonds

Community West issues bonds to finance its operations. Corporate bonds make up one of the largest components of the U.S. bond market, which is considered the world's largest securities market. Community West Bancshares uses the proceeds from bond sales for a wide variety of purposes, including financing ongoing mergers and acquisitions, buying new equipment, investing in research and development, buying back their own stock, paying dividends to shareholders, and even refinancing existing debt. Most Community bonds can be classified according to their maturity, which is the date when Community West Bancshares has to pay back the principal to investors. Maturities can be short-term, medium-term, or long-term (more than ten years). Longer-term bonds usually offer higher interest rates but may entail additional risks.

Community West Corporate Filings

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When determining whether Community West Bancshares offers a strong return on investment in its stock, a comprehensive analysis is essential. The process typically begins with a thorough review of Community West's financial statements, including income statements, balance sheets, and cash flow statements, to assess its financial health. Key financial ratios are used to gauge profitability, efficiency, and growth potential of Community West Bancshares Stock. Outlined below are crucial reports that will aid in making a well-informed decision on Community West Bancshares Stock:
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Is Regional Banks space expected to grow? Or is there an opportunity to expand the business' product line in the future? Factors like these will boost the valuation of Community West. If investors know Community will grow in the future, the company's valuation will be higher. The financial industry is built on trying to define current growth potential and future valuation accurately. All the valuation information about Community West listed above have to be considered, but the key to understanding future value is determining which factors weigh more heavily than others.
Quarterly Earnings Growth
(0.27)
Dividend Share
0.48
Earnings Share
0.45
Revenue Per Share
6.19
Quarterly Revenue Growth
0.468
The market value of Community West Bancshares is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of Community that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of Community West's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is Community West's true underlying value. Investors use various methods to calculate intrinsic value and buy a stock when its market value falls below its intrinsic value. Because Community West's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect Community West's underlying business (such as a pandemic or basic market pessimism), market value can vary widely from intrinsic value.
Please note, there is a significant difference between Community West's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if Community West is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, Community West's price is the amount at which it trades on the open market and represents the number that a seller and buyer find agreeable to each party.