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East West Bancorp (EWBC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$77.43 +1.53 (+2.02%)
Closing price 04/17/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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$78.97 +1.54 (+2.00%)
As of 04/17/2025 06:24 PM Eastern
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About East West Bancorp Stock (NASDAQ:EWBC)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$75.96
$78.22
50-Day Range
$71.03
$99.25
52-Week Range
$68.27
$113.95
Volume
1.41 million shs
Average Volume
918,828 shs
Market Capitalization
$10.72 billion
P/E Ratio
9.30
Dividend Yield
3.10%
Price Target
$106.46
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

East West Bancorp, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for East West Bank that provides a range of personal and commercial banking services to businesses and individuals in the United States. The company operates through three segments: Consumer and Business Banking, Commercial Banking, and Other. It accepts various deposit products, such as personal and business checking and savings accounts, money market, and time deposits. The company's loan products include mortgage and home equity, commercial and residential real estate, working capital lines of credit, construction finance, trade finance, letters of credit, commercial business, affordable housing loans, asset-based lending, asset-backed finance, project finance, loan syndication, and equipment financing, as well as financing services for clients to facilitate their business transactions between the United States and Asia. It also provides various wealth management, treasury management, foreign exchange, and interest rate and commodity risk hedging services; and mobile and online banking services. The company was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Pasadena, California.

East West Bancorp Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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92nd Percentile Overall Score

EWBC MarketRank™: 

East West Bancorp scored higher than 92% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 154th out of 951 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    East West Bancorp has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.69, and is based on 9 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    East West Bancorp has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about East West Bancorp's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for East West Bancorp are expected to grow by 8.02% in the coming year, from $8.85 to $9.56 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of East West Bancorp is 9.30, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 21.38.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of East West Bancorp is 9.30, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 21.67.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    East West Bancorp has a PEG Ratio of 1.29. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    East West Bancorp has a P/B Ratio of 1.39. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about East West Bancorp's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    3.17% of the float of East West Bancorp has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    East West Bancorp 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 East West Bancorp has recently increased by 33.54%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    East West Bancorp pays a meaningful dividend of 3.17%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    East West Bancorp does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of East West Bancorp is 28.81%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, East West Bancorp will have a dividend payout ratio of 25.10% next year. This indicates that East West Bancorp will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about East West Bancorp's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    3.17% of the float of East West Bancorp has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    East West Bancorp 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 East West Bancorp has recently increased by 33.54%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    East West Bancorp has a news sentiment score of 0.92. 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 0.80 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 13 news articles for East West Bancorp this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    4 people have searched for EWBC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 300% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    4 people have added East West Bancorp to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, East West Bancorp insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $5,625,732.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 1.04% of the stock of East West Bancorp is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    89.53% of the stock of East West Bancorp is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about East West Bancorp's insider trading history.
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EWBC Stock News Headlines

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EWBC Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

East West Bancorp's stock was trading at $95.76 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, EWBC stock has decreased by 19.1% and is now trading at $77.43.
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East West Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:EWBC) announced its earnings results on Tuesday, October, 22nd. The financial services provider reported $2.09 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $2.06 by $0.03. The financial services provider earned $1.16 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $641.80 million. East West Bancorp had a net margin of 25.73% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 15.71%.
Read the conference call transcript
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Top institutional investors of East West Bancorp include Vest Financial LLC (0.33%), Rhumbline Advisers (0.28%), GAMMA Investing LLC (0.27%) and Ferguson Wellman Capital Management Inc. (0.16%). Insiders that own company stock include Dominic Ng, Irene H Oh, Douglas Paul Krause, Lisa L Kim, Rudolph Estrada, Gary Teo, Jack C Liu, Molly Campbell, Parker Shi and Manuel Pham Alvarez.
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Shares of EWBC 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.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that East West Bancorp investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Broadcom (AVGO), Meta Platforms (META), Adobe (ADBE), Arista Networks (ANET), Jabil (JBL) and e.l.f. Beauty (ELF).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
10/22/2024
Record date for 2/17 Dividend
2/03/2025
Ex-Dividend for 2/17 Dividend
2/03/2025
Dividend Payable
2/17/2025
Today
4/18/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
4/22/2025
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:EWBC
Employees
3,160
Year Founded
1998

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$106.46
High Stock Price Target
$128.00
Low Stock Price Target
$85.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+37.5%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.69
Research Coverage
13 Analysts

Profitability

Trailing P/E Ratio
9.30
Forward P/E Ratio
8.75
P/E Growth
1.29
Net Income
$1.17 billion
Pretax Margin
32.72%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$2.57 billion
Cash Flow
$6.99 per share
Price / Cash Flow
11.07
Book Value
$55.71 per share
Price / Book
1.39

Miscellaneous

Free Float
137,187,000
Market Cap
$10.72 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.09

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This page (NASDAQ:EWBC) was last updated on 4/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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