Q2 EPS Estimate for East West Bancorp Increased by Analyst

East West Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:EWBC - Free Report) - Research analysts at Zacks Research raised their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for East West Bancorp in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, March 4th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the financial services provider will post earnings per share of $2.14 for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $2.13. The consensus estimate for East West Bancorp's current full-year earnings is $8.85 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for East West Bancorp's Q3 2025 earnings at $2.22 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $2.24 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $2.30 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.30 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.40 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $9.97 EPS.

EWBC has been the subject of a number of other reports. Barclays decreased their price target on East West Bancorp from $125.00 to $120.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, January 24th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price target on East West Bancorp from $105.00 to $120.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 3rd. StockNews.com downgraded East West Bancorp from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 19th. Stephens downgraded East West Bancorp from an "overweight" rating to an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Monday, December 9th. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised their price target on East West Bancorp from $96.00 to $128.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 4th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating and ten have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $110.38.

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East West Bancorp Stock Down 0.4 %

Shares of NASDAQ:EWBC traded down $0.33 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, reaching $89.08. 1,718,997 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 855,466. The company has a quick ratio of 0.92, a current ratio of 0.91 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46. The stock's 50 day simple moving average is $97.68 and its 200-day simple moving average is $94.69. The company has a market cap of $12.33 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.69, a P/E/G ratio of 1.29 and a beta of 1.28. East West Bancorp has a one year low of $68.78 and a one year high of $113.95.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On East West Bancorp

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System increased its stake in shares of East West Bancorp by 0.3% in the 4th quarter. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System now owns 38,500 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $3,687,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares during the last quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp increased its stake in shares of East West Bancorp by 4.5% in the 4th quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 2,336 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $224,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares during the last quarter. Covestor Ltd increased its stake in shares of East West Bancorp by 7.4% in the 3rd quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 1,537 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $128,000 after purchasing an additional 106 shares during the last quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC increased its stake in shares of East West Bancorp by 1.1% in the 4th quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 11,777 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $1,128,000 after purchasing an additional 128 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Lindenwold Advisors INC increased its stake in shares of East West Bancorp by 1.8% in the 3rd quarter. Lindenwold Advisors INC now owns 7,270 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $602,000 after purchasing an additional 129 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 89.53% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other East West Bancorp news, Director Jack C. Liu sold 1,275 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Thursday, January 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $104.53, for a total transaction of $133,275.75. Following the transaction, the director now owns 14,557 shares in the company, valued at $1,521,643.21. This trade represents a 8.05 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CEO Dominic Ng sold 20,181 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Friday, March 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $90.01, for a total value of $1,816,491.81. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 988,133 shares in the company, valued at approximately $88,941,851.33. This trade represents a 2.00 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 42,362 shares of company stock valued at $3,842,022. Insiders own 1.04% of the company's stock.

East West Bancorp Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, February 17th. Investors of record on Monday, February 3rd were issued a dividend of $0.60 per share. This is a boost from East West Bancorp's previous quarterly dividend of $0.55. This represents a $2.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.69%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 3rd. East West Bancorp's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 28.81%.

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.