Bridgewater Bancshares vs Community West Bancshares
BWB 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 BWB and CWBC compare
Community West Bancshares is the larger company, worth 1.2 times as much as Bridgewater Bancshares ($690M against $582M).
On earnings, Bridgewater Bancshares is cheaper: it trades at 10.7× trailing earnings, against 16.1× for Community West Bancshares.
Community West Bancshares grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (29.0% versus 26.2% for Bridgewater Bancshares).
Bridgewater Bancshares keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 35.3% compared with 18.2% at Community West Bancshares.
Community West Bancshares pays a dividend yielding 1.9%; Bridgewater Bancshares does not pay one.
Bridgewater Bancshares scores higher on the StockData Score (15 against 12 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 | BWB | CWBC |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $582M | $690M |
| Share price | $20.77 | $25.43 |
| Change, 1 year | 22.5% | 17.5% |
| Change, 5 years | 12.2% | 19.6% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.78 | 0.70 |
| Employees | 322 | 338 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 15 (better) | 12 |
| Valuation score | 5 (better) | 1 |
| Growth score | 2 | 2 |
| Performance score | 3 (better) | 1 |
| Health score | 5 (better) | 4 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 4 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 10.7× (better) | 16.1× |
| P/S | 3.4× (better) | 3.7× |
| P/B | 1.1× (better) | 1.1× |
| P/FCF | 7.9× (better) | 13.0× |
| FCF yield | 12.6% (better) | 7.7% |
| Fair value | $22.16 | $21.73 |
| Margin of safety | 6.3% (better) | −17.0% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 26.2% | 29.0% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 8.9% | 13.4% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 45.9% (better) | −1.4% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 46.6% (better) | −11.2% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 9.9% (better) | 4.3% |
| Profitability | ||
| Net margin | 35.3% (better) | 18.2% |
| FCF margin | 43.4% (better) | 28.8% |
| Return on equity | 11.5% (better) | 6.7% |
| Financial health | ||
| Altman Z-score | 0.20 | 0.20 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 5 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | – | 1.9% |
| Payout ratio | – | 48.3% |
| Years of dividend growth | – | 0 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | – | 1.8% |
| Buyback yield | – | 0.03% |
| Shareholder yield | 0.00% | 1.9% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 64.7% | 57.8% |
| Held by insiders | 22.7% | 9.4% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$11.2M | $220K (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | – | 7.0% |
Go deeper
- BWB stock overview
- BWB income statement
- BWB 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.