NASDAQ:EWBC East West Bancorp (EWBC) Stock Price, News & Analysis $98.80 -1.45 (-1.45%) Closing price 08/1/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$102.24 +3.44 (+3.48%) As of 08/1/2025 07:10 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock About East West Bancorp Stock (NASDAQ:EWBC) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Get East West Bancorp alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$95.78▼$99.1650-Day Range$90.33▼$108.9652-Week Range$68.27▼$113.95Volume1.26 million shsAverage Volume928,289 shsMarket Capitalization$13.62 billionP/E Ratio11.54Dividend Yield2.43%Price Target$114.15Consensus RatingModerate 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. Read More East West Bancorp Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks89th Percentile Overall ScoreEWBC MarketRank™: East West Bancorp scored higher than 89% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 194th out of 919 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion3.3 / 5Analyst RatingModerate Buy Consensus RatingEast West Bancorp has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.62, and is based on 8 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Amount of Analyst CoverageEast West Bancorp has been the subject of 7 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 and Valuation2.5 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth8.02% Earnings GrowthEarnings 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 MarketThe P/E ratio of East West Bancorp is 11.54, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.09.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of East West Bancorp is 11.54, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 19.74.Price to Earnings Growth RatioEast West Bancorp has a PEG Ratio of 1.36. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioEast West Bancorp has a P/B Ratio of 1.66. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Short Interest4.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted3.27% of the float of East West Bancorp has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverEast West Bancorp has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.9.Change versus previous monthShort interest in East West Bancorp has recently decreased by 17.86%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. Dividend3.3 / 5Dividend StrengthStrong Dividend YieldEast West Bancorp pays a meaningful dividend of 2.39%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthEast West Bancorp has been increasing its dividend for 8 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of East West Bancorp is 28.04%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased 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. Sustainability and ESGN/AEnvironmental ScoreN/A Percentage of Shares Shorted3.27% of the float of East West Bancorp has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverEast West Bancorp has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.9.Change versus previous monthShort interest in East West Bancorp has recently decreased by 17.86%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. News and Social Media2.8 / 5News Sentiment0.98 News SentimentEast West Bancorp has a news sentiment score of 0.98. 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 WeekMarketBeat has tracked 8 news articles for East West Bancorp this week, compared to 10 articles on an average week.Search InterestOnly 2 people have searched for EWBC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat Follows4 people have added East West Bancorp to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. Company Ownership2.5 / 5Insider TradingSelling Shares Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn 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 $8,191,984.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 1.04% of the stock of East West Bancorp is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions89.53% 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. Receive EWBC Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for East West Bancorp and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address EWBC Stock News HeadlinesEWBC Q2 Deep Dive: Deposit Growth and Asset Quality Offset Margin PressuresJuly 26, 2025 | msn.comQ3 Earnings Estimate for EWBC Issued By DA DavidsonJuly 26, 2025 | americanbankingnews.comBuffett to put 90% of his money in this one stock?CPA and CFA says you have WAY too many stocks - just buy these 3 After years working at the biggest accounting firms like Deloitte and KPMG, Joel Litman (who’s also a member of the Global CFA Institute) figured out a unique, less-risky way to grow rich in the stock market. Litman says you don’t need dozens of investments, overpriced advisers, or hedge funds. You just need these 3 stocks, which have helped Litman’s own mom earn 3,400%. | Altimetry (Ad)East West Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:EWBC) Q2 2025 Earnings Call TranscriptJuly 24, 2025 | msn.comEast West (EWBC) Q2 2025 Earnings Call TranscriptJuly 24, 2025 | msn.comHere's How Much You Would Have Made Owning East West Bancorp Stock In The Last 15 YearsJuly 24, 2025 | benzinga.comEast West Bancorp (EWBC) Receives Upgraded Price Target from Keefe Bruyette | EWBC Stock NewsJuly 23, 2025 | gurufocus.comAn Overview of East West Bancorp's EarningsJuly 23, 2025 | benzinga.comSee More Headlines EWBC Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have EWBC shares performed this year? East West Bancorp's stock was trading at $95.76 at the start of the year. Since then, EWBC stock has increased by 3.2% and is now trading at $98.80. How were East West Bancorp's earnings last quarter? East West Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:EWBC) released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July, 22nd. The financial services provider reported $2.28 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $2.23 by $0.05. East West Bancorp's quarterly revenue was up 10.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Read the conference call transcript. Who are East West Bancorp's major shareholders? Top institutional investors of East West Bancorp include Jennison Associates LLC (1.00%), Miller Howard Investments Inc. NY (0.45%), Boston Trust Walden Corp (0.42%) and Vest Financial LLC (0.35%). Insiders that own company stock include Dominic Ng, Irene H Oh, Douglas Paul Krause, Rudolph Estrada, Gary Teo, Lisa L Kim, Jack C Liu, Molly Campbell, Parker Shi and Manuel Pham Alvarez. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of East West Bancorp? 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. What other stocks do shareholders of East West Bancorp own? 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 Record date for 5/16 Dividend5/02/2025Ex-Dividend for 5/16 Dividend5/02/2025Dividend Payable5/16/2025Last Earnings7/22/2025Today8/02/2025Record date for 8/15 Dividend8/04/2025Ex-Dividend for 8/15 Dividend8/04/2025Dividend Payable8/15/2025Fiscal Year End12/31/2025Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNASDAQ SectorFinance Industry BANKS - WEST Sub-IndustryRegional Banks Current SymbolNASDAQ:EWBC CIK1069157 Webwww.eastwestbank.com Phone(626) 768-6000Fax302-655-5049Employees3,100Year Founded1998Price Target and Rating Average Price Target for East West Bancorp$114.15 High Price Target$135.00 Low Price Target$90.00 Potential Upside/Downside+15.5%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.62 Research Coverage13 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)$8.56 Trailing P/E Ratio11.54 Forward P/E Ratio11.16 P/E Growth1.36Net Income$1.17 billion Net Margins26.06% Pretax Margin33.61% Return on Equity15.09% Return on Assets1.56% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.43 Current Ratio0.89 Quick Ratio0.89 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$4.53 billion Price / Sales3.01 Cash Flow$9.76 per share Price / Cash Flow10.12 Book Value$59.51 per share Price / Book1.66Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares137,820,000Free Float136,392,000Market Cap$13.62 billion OptionableOptionable Beta0.97 Social Links The Next 7 Blockbuster Stocks for Growth InvestorsWondering what the next stocks will be that hit it big, with solid fundamentals? 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