10 Small–Cap Stocks Insiders Are Buying Recently

6. Community West Bancshares (NASDAQ:CWBC)

Number of Insiders Buying: 7

Market Capitalization: $369.815 million

Seven insiders, including the President, acquired a total of $19,780 worth of Community West Bancshares shares at an average price of $19.67. The stock is currently trading at $19.44 per share, as it went up 0.36% since the beginning of the year. Over the last five years, shares of this financial institution which offers a range of banking services such as commercial and residential estate loans and consumer loans, lost merely 0.31%.

The average analyst rating for Community West Bancshares stock from 2 stock analysts is “Buy”. This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to outperform the market over the next twelve months. Their average projected price target is $23 for an upside of 18.31%.

For the three months ended December 31, 2024, Community West Bank reported unaudited consolidated net income of $6.9 million and diluted earnings per share of $0.36, which compares to $5.89 million and $0.50 per diluted common share for the same period year ago. The company also declared a $0.12 per common share cash dividend.

Even though the stock’s price hasn’t changed much from when insiders acquired shares in November, their moves reveal the management’s conviction that the stock will perform well.