Sierra Bancorp vs Community West Bancshares
BSRR and CWBC side by side, both in commercial banks. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How BSRR and CWBC compare
Community West Bancshares is the larger company, worth 1.3 times as much as Sierra Bancorp ($700M against $543M).
On earnings, Sierra Bancorp is cheaper: it trades at 10.8× trailing earnings, against 13.9× for Community West Bancshares.
Community West Bancshares grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (20.4% versus 2.8% for Sierra Bancorp).
Sierra Bancorp keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 40.8% compared with 22.1% at Community West Bancshares.
Both pay dividends: Sierra Bancorp yields 2.5% and Community West Bancshares 1.9%.
Sierra Bancorp scores higher on the StockData Score (16 against 13 for Community West Bancshares), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | BSRR | CWBC |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $543M | $700M |
| Share price | $41.90 | $25.79 |
| Change, 1 year | 43.1% | 22.3% |
| Change, 5 years | 59.1% | 19.1% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.67 | 0.71 |
| Employees | 55 | 338 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 16 (better) | 13 |
| Valuation score | 1 | 1 |
| Growth score | 2 | 3 (better) |
| Performance score | 5 (better) | 1 |
| Health score | 4 | 4 |
| Dividend score | 4 | 4 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 10.8× (better) | 13.9× |
| P/S | 4.4× | 4.3× (better) |
| P/B | 1.5× | 1.2× (better) |
| P/FCF | 10.7× (better) | 14.6× |
| PEG | 0.93 | – |
| FCF yield | 9.3% (better) | 6.9% |
| Fair value | $37.65 | $23.36 |
| Margin of safety | −11.3% | −10.4% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 2.8% | 20.4% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 3.5% | 13.4% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 27.2% | 37.2% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 35.2% (better) | 33.1% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 6.0% (better) | 4.3% |
| Profitability | ||
| Net margin | 40.8% (better) | 22.1% |
| FCF margin | 40.9% (better) | 29.2% |
| Return on equity | 14.0% (better) | 7.3% |
| Financial health | ||
| Altman Z-score | 0.24 (better) | 0.20 |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 (better) | 5 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 2.5% (better) | 1.9% |
| Payout ratio | 27.1% | 41.9% |
| Years of dividend growth | 2 (better) | 0 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 4.6% (better) | 1.8% |
| Buyback yield | 4.1% (better) | 0.03% |
| Shareholder yield | 6.6% (better) | 1.9% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 60.0% | 57.8% |
| Held by insiders | 7.0% | 9.4% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$2.3M | $241K (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 3.3% | 7.6% |
Go deeper
- BSRR stock overview
- BSRR income statement
- BSRR valuation and score
- CWBC stock overview
- CWBC income statement
- CWBC valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.