Wedbush Research Analysts Boost Earnings Estimates for EWBC

East West Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:EWBC - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Wedbush boosted their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for East West Bancorp in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, November 5th. Wedbush analyst D. Chiaverini now expects that the financial services provider will earn $2.09 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $2.04. Wedbush currently has a "Outperform" rating and a $110.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for East West Bancorp's current full-year earnings is $8.31 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for East West Bancorp's Q3 2025 earnings at $2.23 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $2.20 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $8.55 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $9.45 EPS.

EWBC has been the topic of a number of other reports. Compass Point raised their target price on shares of East West Bancorp from $93.00 to $110.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, October 24th. Stephens raised their target price on shares of East West Bancorp from $91.00 to $104.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Thursday, October 24th. Citigroup raised their target price on shares of East West Bancorp from $103.00 to $109.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 23rd. DA Davidson increased their price target on shares of East West Bancorp from $100.00 to $107.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 23rd. Finally, StockNews.com upgraded shares of East West Bancorp from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 29th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and twelve have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $99.46.

East West Bancorp Price Performance

EWBC traded up $9.42 on Wednesday, reaching $107.16. The company had a trading volume of 2,443,263 shares, compared to its average volume of 932,714. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $86.66 and a 200 day simple moving average of $80.12. The company has a market cap of $14.85 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.53, a P/E/G ratio of 2.85 and a beta of 1.27. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46, a quick ratio of 0.92 and a current ratio of 0.92. East West Bancorp has a 52-week low of $55.43 and a 52-week high of $107.33.

East West Bancorp (NASDAQ:EWBC - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, October 22nd. The financial services provider reported $2.09 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $2.06 by $0.03. The business had revenue of $1.16 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $641.80 million. East West Bancorp had a net margin of 24.96% and a return on equity of 16.07%. During the same period last year, the firm posted $2.02 earnings per share.

East West Bancorp Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, November 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, November 4th will be issued a $0.55 dividend. This represents a $2.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.05%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, November 4th. East West Bancorp's dividend payout ratio is 27.78%.

Insider Transactions at East West Bancorp

In other news, Director Jack C. Liu sold 2,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $83.50, for a total value of $167,000.00. Following the transaction, the director now owns 16,557 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,382,509.50. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. In related news, insider Irene H. Oh sold 10,000 shares of East West Bancorp stock in a transaction on Tuesday, October 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $98.50, for a total value of $985,000.00. Following the sale, the insider now owns 117,193 shares in the company, valued at $11,543,510.50. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, Director Jack C. Liu sold 2,000 shares of East West Bancorp stock in a transaction on Friday, August 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $83.50, for a total transaction of $167,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 16,557 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,382,509.50. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 13,969 shares of company stock worth $1,345,956. Insiders own 1.04% of the company's stock.

Institutional Trading of East West Bancorp

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. bought a new stake in East West Bancorp in the first quarter valued at $3,961,000. Manning & Napier Advisors LLC purchased a new position in East West Bancorp during the second quarter valued at $3,832,000. Inspire Investing LLC lifted its position in East West Bancorp by 197.8% during the first quarter. Inspire Investing LLC now owns 15,860 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $1,255,000 after buying an additional 10,535 shares during the period. SG Americas Securities LLC purchased a new position in East West Bancorp during the second quarter valued at $852,000. Finally, Empowered Funds LLC purchased a new position in East West Bancorp during the first quarter valued at $897,000. Institutional investors own 89.53% of the company's stock.

East West Bancorp Company Profile

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.