Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. As of today (2024-04-24), Community West Bancshares's Beta is 0.78.
Community West Bancshares Beta Historical Data
The historical data trend for Community West Bancshares's Beta can be seen below:
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
Competitive Comparison of Community West Bancshares's Beta
For the Banks - Regional subindustry, Community West Bancshares's Beta, along with its competitors' market caps and Beta data, can be viewed below:
* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.
Community West Bancshares's Beta Distribution in the Banks Industry
For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, Community West Bancshares's Beta distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Community West Bancshares's Beta falls into.
Community West Bancshares Beta Calculation
Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. A stock's beta can be calculated by dividing the product of the covariance of the individual stock's returns and the market's returns by the variance of the market's returns over a specified period. Basically, GuruFocus uses the returns calculated over three-year period.
Community West Bancshares (NAS:CWBC) Beta Explanation
Beta is a measure of the volatility, or systematic risk, of a security or a portfolio in comparison to the market as a whole. We usually compare beta to 1. A beta of 1 indicates that the security's price will move with the market. A beta of less than 1 means that the security will be less volatile than the market. A beta of greater than 1 indicates that the security's price will be more volatile than the market.
Beta is primarily used in the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) to calculate the Cost of Equity, which can be used in the calculation of WACC %. The formula of Cost of Equity is:
Cost of Equity = Risk-Free Rate of Return + Beta of Asset * (Expected Return of the Market - Risk-Free Rate of Return)
Community West Bancshares Beta Related Terms
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Community West Bancshares (Community West Bancshares) Business Description
Central Valley Community Bancorp offers a full range of commercial banking services to small and medium size businesses, their owners, managers, and employees in the central valley area of California. It conducts a commercial banking business, which includes accepting demand, savings and time deposits and making commercial, real estate, and consumer loans. The company also provides domestic and international wire transfer services and provides safe deposit boxes and other customary banking services. It is also engaged in internet banking which consists of inquiry, account status, bill paying, account transfers, and cash management.
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