CWBCCommunity West Bancshares

$25.99+25% 1Y

What is the market doing?

Mixed

No clear lean: rangebound and moderately shorted.

2 neutral, 1 without data
TrendRangeboundderived · Oct 23, 2026

Choppy, but holding above its 200-day average. Price is +5% vs its 200-day average.

Short interest6.8% of sharesFINRA · Sep 30, 2026

Moderately shorted, settled Sep 30, 2026, more than a week of normal trading to cover, a crowded exit.

Where this answer is blind. Insider selling is often routine (taxes, diversification); only cluster buying is a strong tell.

How CWBC is trading

Community West Bancshares is +25% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +16%: 8.9 points ahead of the market.

+25%

1-year return · S&P 500 +16%

vs 200-day average
+5.0%

vs 200-day average · close to trend

RSI (14)
43

RSI (14) · neutral

Below its 52-week high
7.2%

Below its 52-week high

Oct 21, 2024$15.28 – $28.01 · dashed line: 200-day averageOct 23, 2026
Details›
Last close2026-10-23
$25.99
1 monthS&P 500 −0.94%
−1.3%
1 yearS&P 500 +16%
+25%
5 yearsS&P 500 +86%
+37%
vs 50-day average$26.05
−0.24%
52-week high
$28.01
52-week low
$20.61
Annualised volatility
24%
Insider buying, net, 6 monthsForms 3/4/5 to 2026-10-22
$15K
Calendar-year price return
YearReturn
2026 (year to date)+17%
2025+19%
2024−11%
2023+8.6%
2022+4.6%
2021+43%
2020−29%
2019+17%
2018−5.1%
2017+2.2%
Average return by calendar month, 2016–2026
MonthYearsPositiveAverage
Jan107 of 10+1.1%
Feb105 of 10+1.0%
Mar106 of 10−3.5%
Apr106 of 10−2.3%
May106 of 10−0.17%
Jun107 of 10+3.2%
Jul116 of 11+2.8%
Aug115 of 11−1.3%
Sep115 of 11+0.97%
Oct115 of 11−0.26%
Nov109 of 10+7.5%
Dec105 of 10+4.0%

End-of-day closes from IEX; the S&P 500 comparison uses SPY over the same window. Prices are a reference point, not a basis for trading decisions.

Where the price stands

Its trend against the 50-day and 200-day averages, and the levels it keeps coming back to.

What it has returned

With dividends, year by year, month by month, and by calendar month on average.