CVB Financial (CVBF) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

CVB Financial Corp. operates as a bank holding company for Citizens Business Bank, a state-chartered bank that provides banking and financial services to small to mid-sized businesses and individuals. It offers checking, savings, money market, and time certificates of deposit products for business and personal accounts; and serves as a federal tax depository for business customers. The company also provides commercial lending products comprising lines of credit and other working capital financing, accounts receivable lending, and letters of credit; agriculture loans to finance the operating needs of wholesale dairy farm operations, cattle feeders, livestock raisers, and farmers; lease financing services for municipal governments; commercial real estate and construction loans; and consumer financing products, including automobile leasing and financing, lines of credit, credit cards, home mortgages, and home equity loans and lines of credit. In addition, it offers various specialized services, such as treasury management systems for monitoring cash flow, merchant card processing program, armored pick-up and delivery, payroll services, remote deposit capture, electronic funds transfers, wires and automated clearinghouse, and online account access. Further, the company provides trust services, such as fiduciary services, mutual funds, annuities, 401(k) plans, and individual investment accounts. CVB Financial Corp. was founded in 1974 and is headquartered in Ontario, California.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $18.10 to $18.52
• 50-Day Range: $18.42 to $21.06
• 52-Week Range: $15.71 to $24.58
• Volume: 944,990 shs
• Average Volume: 791,259 shs
• Market Capitalization: $2.57 billion
• P/E Ratio: 12.81
• Dividend Yield: 4.34%
• Price Target: $22.20
• Consensus Rating: Hold

CVB Financial Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

CVB Financial scored higher than 65% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 519th out of 955 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

CVB Financial has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.33, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

CVB Financial has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 4.96%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for CVB Financial are expected to grow by 4.96% in the coming year, from $1.41 to $1.48 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of CVB Financial is 12.81, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 22.57.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of CVB Financial is 12.81, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 22.63.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

CVB Financial has a P/B Ratio of 1.18. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.29% of the float of CVB Financial has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

CVB Financial has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.6, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in CVB Financial has recently increased by 1.35%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

CVB Financial is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.25%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

CVB Financial does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of CVB Financial is 55.56%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, CVB Financial will have a dividend payout ratio of 54.05% next year. This indicates that CVB Financial will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.29% of the float of CVB Financial has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

CVB Financial has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.6, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in CVB Financial has recently increased by 1.35%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.58

News Sentiment

CVB Financial has a news sentiment score of 1.58. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 1.01 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for CVB Financial this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

2 people have added CVB Financial to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, CVB Financial insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 6.00% of the stock of CVB Financial is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

74.18% of the stock of CVB Financial is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

CVBF Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have CVBF shares performed this year?

CVB Financial's stock was trading at $21.41 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, CVBF stock has decreased by 13.9% and is now trading at $18.44.
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How were CVB Financial's earnings last quarter?

CVB Financial Corp. (NASDAQ:CVBF) released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January, 22nd. The financial services provider reported $0.36 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.34 by $0.02. CVB Financial had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 9.35% and a net margin of 29.32%.

How do I buy shares of CVB Financial?

Shares of CVBF stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of CVB Financial own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that CVB Financial investors own include American Water Works (AWK), Waste Connections (WCN), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH), The RMR Group (RMR), AUO (AUOTY), iShares Micro-Cap ETF (IWC) and Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR).

Company Calendar

• Record date for 1/15 Dividend: 12/31/2024
• Ex-Dividend for 1/15 Dividend: 12/31/2024
• Dividend Payable: 1/15/2025
• Last Earnings: 1/22/2025
• Today: 4/01/2025
• Record date for 4/16 Dividend: 4/02/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 4/16 Dividend: 4/02/2025
• Dividend Payable: 4/16/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 4/23/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: State commercial banks
• Sub-Industry: Regional Banks
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:CVBF
• CIK: 354647
• Web: www.cbbank.com
• Phone: (909) 980-4030
• Fax: 909-481-2131
• Employees: 1,107
• Year Founded: 1974

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $22.20
• High Stock Price Target: $27.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $18.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +20.4%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.33
• Research Coverage: 6 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $1.44
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 12.81
• Forward P/E Ratio: 13.08
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $200.72 million
• Net Margins: 29.32%
• Pretax Margin: 39.62%
• Return on Equity: 9.35%
• Return on Assets: 1.27%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 0.71
• Quick Ratio: 0.72

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $475.92 million
• Price / Sales: 5.41
• Cash Flow: $1.35 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 13.66
• Book Value: $15.65 per share
• Price / Book: 1.18

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 139,618,000
• Free Float: 131,297,000
• Market Cap: $2.57 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.46