CWBC
Community West Bancshares
CWBC has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
SOFI
SoFi Technologies, Inc.
SOFI has the edge over CWBC overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger fundamentals.
CWBC Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Healthy | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
CWBC's revenue and profitability are currently healthy. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like CWBC.
SOFI Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Healthy | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
SOFI's revenue and profitability are currently healthy. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like SOFI.
CWBC PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 8.1x | $12.74 | -50% |
| Forward | 8.9x | $25.64 | — |
| Fair | 10x | $16.28 | -37% |
| Expensive | 16x | $24.83 | -3.2% |
| Current | 16x | $25.64 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
CWBC's PE is in its expensive range at 16x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 8.9x next year's earnings, in its cheap range.
SOFI PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 19x | $15.63 | — |
| Current | 28x | $15.63 | — |
| Cheap | 33x | $18.24 | +17% |
| Fair | 43x | $23.82 | +52% |
| Expensive | 53x | $29.74 | +90% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
SOFI has the edge over CWBC in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
CWBC Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for CWBC, with profitability improving.
SOFI Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for SOFI, with profitability improving.
CWBC Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $2.88 | +82% |
| Q3 2026 | $1.58 | -7.6% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.85 | +40% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.16 | +272% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.00 | +344% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.71 | +159% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.32 | +29% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.58 | -69% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.45 | -79% |
CWBC's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $1.58 over the past year, against $2.35 in early 2023.
SOFI Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.82 | +47% |
| Q3 2026 | $0.56 | 0% |
| Q2 2026 | $0.49 | -2% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.45 | +4.7% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.39 | 0% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.56 | +367% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.50 | +$0.72 |
| Q1 2025 | $0.43 | +$0.72 |
| Q4 2024 | $0.39 | +$0.75 |
SOFI earned $0.56 per share over the past year, about the same as the year before.
CWBC Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $58M | +53% |
| Q2 2026 | $48.9M | +37% |
| Q1 2026 | $38.8M | +11% |
| Q4 2025 | $38.3M | +12% |
| Q3 2025 | $37.9M | +21% |
| Q2 2025 | $35.7M | +17% |
| Q1 2025 | $34.8M | +68% |
| Q4 2024 | $34.3M | +53% |
CWBC's revenue has grown year over year for 10 quarters in a row: $58M last quarter, up 53% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 19% | -20 points |
| Q2 2026 | 8.5% | -22 points |
| Q1 2026 | 41% | +7.9 points |
| Q4 2025 | 40% | +11 points |
| Q3 2025 | 40% | +27 points |
| Q2 2025 | 30% | +56 points |
| Q1 2025 | 33% | +9.5 points |
| Q4 2024 | 29% | -5.5 points |
CWBC's operating margin was 19% last quarter, down 20 points from the same quarter a year ago.
SOFI Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.4B | +44% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.2B | +43% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.1B | +43% |
| Q4 2025 | $1B | +40% |
| Q3 2025 | $961.6M | +38% |
| Q2 2025 | $854.9M | +43% |
| Q1 2025 | $771.8M | +20% |
| Q4 2024 | $734.1M | +19% |
SOFI has the edge over CWBC on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 23% | +7.5 points |
| Q2 2026 | 17% | +3.6 points |
| Q1 2026 | 18% | +7.8 points |
| Q4 2025 | 18% | +9.9 points |
| Q3 2025 | 15% | +6.3 points |
| Q2 2025 | 13% | +11 points |
| Q1 2025 | 10% | -4.3 points |
| Q4 2024 | 8.2% | -0.2 points |
SOFI has the edge over CWBC on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
CWBC Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $17.9M | +40% |
| Q2 2026 | $17.5M | +65% |
| Q1 2026 | $8.2M | -24% |
| Q4 2025 | $9.5M | +$10.2M |
| Q3 2025 | $12.8M | +51% |
| Q2 2025 | $10.6M | +80% |
| Q1 2025 | $10.8M | +204% |
| Q4 2024 | -$701K | +$81K |
CWBC has the edge over SOFI on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
SOFI Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$3.1B | -$1.7B |
| Q2 2026 | -$4B | -$2.5B |
| Q1 2026 | -$2.4B | -$2.4B |
| Q4 2025 | -$1.1B | -$815.2M |
| Q3 2025 | -$1.4B | -$149M |
| Q2 2025 | -$1.5B | -$1B |
| Q1 2025 | -$31.1M | -104% |
| Q4 2024 | -$242.4M | +$39.9M |
SOFI's free cash flow was −$10.5B over the past year, against −$3.2B the year before. Free cash flow isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like SOFI.
CWBC Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.1% | +35.7K shares |
| 1 year | +42% | +8.1M shares |
| 3 years | +131% | +15.4M shares |
| 5 years | +125% | +15.1M shares |
| Available history | +101% | +13.6M shares |
CWBC has 27M diluted shares, up 42% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | $170,000 |
| Q1 2026 | $57,000 |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | $71,000 |
| Q1 2025 | $80,000 |
| Q4 2024 | — |
CWBC has spent almost nothing on buybacks in the past year.
SOFI Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.4% | +5.8M shares |
| 1 year | +5.2% | +66.8M shares |
| 3 years | +43% | +407M shares |
| 5 years | +272% | +993M shares |
SOFI has the edge over CWBC on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | — |
| Q3 2022 | — |
| Q2 2022 | — |
| Q1 2022 | — |
| Q4 2021 | — |
| Q3 2021 | — |
CWBC Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -2.5x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -0.6x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -1.6x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -0.9x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -2.0x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -1.2x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -0.7x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -3.6x | Net Cash |
CWBC has the edge over SOFI on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
SOFI Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -2.4x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -3.1x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -3.8x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -6.5x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -5.2x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -4.0x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -4.9x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -5.8x | Net Cash |
SOFI has more cash than debt. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like SOFI.
CWBC Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 51.2 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 44.2 | Neutral |
CWBC's weekly RSI is 51 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 44 (neutral).
SOFI Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 43.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 41.5 | Neutral |
SOFI's weekly RSI is 43 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 41 (neutral).
CWBC PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | CWBC | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 16x | 13x | 25% above |
| PE % | 85 | 63 | 22 pts above |
CWBC has the edge over SOFI on valuation relative to its sector.
SOFI PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | SOFI | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 28x | 13x | 114% above |
| PE % | 2 | 61 | 59 pts below |
SOFI is trading at 28x earnings, a 114% premium to the Financial Services sector's median of 13x.
CWBC Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $26.0 | 1.5% below |
| 20 week MA | $26.1 | 1.6% below |
| 50 week MA | $24.7 | 3.9% above |
| 100 week MA | $22.1 | 16% above |
| 200 week MA | $20.3 | 27% above |
CWBC has the edge over SOFI on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
SOFI Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $15.7 | 0.7% below |
| 20 week MA | $17.0 | 7.8% below |
| 50 week MA | $18.9 | 17% below |
| 100 week MA | $18.9 | 17% below |
| 200 week MA | $13.5 | 16% above |
SOFI has fallen below most of its moving averages, though it's still 16% above its 200-week average.
CWBC Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $21.7 | $15.1 | -31% |
| 2021 | $15.1 | $20.9 | +39% |
| 2022 | $20.9 | $20.8 | -0.1% |
| 2023 | $20.8 | $22.4 | +7.3% |
| 2024 | $22.4 | $19.4 | -13% |
| 2025 | $19.4 | $22.7 | +17% |
| 2026 YTD | $22.7 | $25.6 | +13% |
CWBC has the edge over SOFI on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
SOFI Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $10.4 | $12.4 | +19% |
| 2021 | $12.4 | $15.1 | +22% |
| 2022 | $15.1 | $4.61 | -69% |
| 2023 | $4.61 | $9.95 | +116% |
| 2024 | $9.95 | $16.0 | +61% |
| 2025 | $16.0 | $27.1 | +69% |
| 2026 YTD | $27.1 | $15.6 | -42% |
SOFI's yearly returns have swung widely, from +116% in 2023 to −69% in 2022. It's down 42% so far in 2026.