Q3 EPS Forecast for East West Bancorp Decreased by Analyst

East West Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:EWBC - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Zacks Research reduced their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for East West Bancorp in a research report issued on Monday, April 7th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the financial services provider will post earnings of $2.21 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $2.22. 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 FY2025 earnings at $8.63 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $9.35 EPS.

EWBC has been the topic of a number of other reports. Piper Sandler dropped their price target on shares of East West Bancorp from $100.00 to $97.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, January 27th. StockNews.com cut East West Bancorp from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research report on Friday, March 28th. Morgan Stanley cut East West Bancorp from an "overweight" rating to an "equal weight" rating and reduced their price target for the company from $118.00 to $90.00 in a report on Monday, April 7th. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price objective on East West Bancorp from $120.00 to $100.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, April 9th. Finally, Barclays decreased their target price on shares of East West Bancorp from $120.00 to $105.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, April 8th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have issued a hold rating and nine have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, East West Bancorp has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $106.46.

East West Bancorp Stock Performance

NASDAQ:EWBC traded up $0.90 during midday trading on Wednesday, reaching $73.06. The stock had a trading volume of 315,203 shares, compared to its average volume of 909,823. The stock has a market cap of $10.11 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.77, a P/E/G ratio of 1.29 and a beta of 1.09. The company has a quick ratio of 0.92, a current ratio of 0.91 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46. East West Bancorp has a 12-month low of $68.27 and a 12-month high of $113.95. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $89.37 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $95.16.

East West Bancorp Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, February 17th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 3rd were paid a dividend of $0.60 per share. This represents a $2.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.28%. This is a boost from East West Bancorp's previous quarterly dividend of $0.55. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 3rd. East West Bancorp's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 28.81%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director Jack C. Liu sold 1,275 shares of East West Bancorp stock in a transaction dated Thursday, January 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $104.53, for a total transaction of $133,275.75. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 14,557 shares in the company, valued at $1,521,643.21. The trade was a 8.05 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CEO Dominic Ng sold 20,181 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, March 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $90.01, for a total transaction of $1,816,491.81. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 988,133 shares in the company, valued at $88,941,851.33. The trade was a 2.00 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 62,181 shares of company stock worth $5,625,732 in the last ninety days. Insiders own 1.04% of the company's stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On East West Bancorp

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB acquired a new stake in East West Bancorp in the 3rd quarter worth about $26,000. Marshall & Sterling Wealth Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of East West Bancorp in the fourth quarter worth approximately $26,000. Venturi Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in East West Bancorp by 73.2% in the fourth quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC now owns 414 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $40,000 after purchasing an additional 175 shares during the period. Versant Capital Management Inc increased its position in East West Bancorp by 89.7% during the first quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 518 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $46,000 after purchasing an additional 245 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Farther Finance Advisors LLC raised its stake in East West Bancorp by 119.1% during the fourth quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 563 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $54,000 after purchasing an additional 306 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other 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.