East West Bancorp (EWBC) Competitors $105.50 +1.27 (+1.22%) (As of 11/20/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends EWBC vs. ALLY, CBSH, CFG, SSB, MTB, FITB, FCNCA, HBAN, RF, and KEYShould you be buying East West Bancorp stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of East West Bancorp include Ally Financial (ALLY), Commerce Bancshares (CBSH), Citizens Financial Group (CFG), SouthState (SSB), M&T Bank (MTB), Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB), First Citizens BancShares (FCNCA), Huntington Bancshares (HBAN), Regions Financial (RF), and KeyCorp (KEY). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. East West Bancorp vs. Ally Financial Commerce Bancshares Citizens Financial Group SouthState M&T Bank Fifth Third Bancorp First Citizens BancShares Huntington Bancshares Regions Financial KeyCorp Ally Financial (NYSE:ALLY) and East West Bancorp (NASDAQ:EWBC) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, community ranking and media sentiment. Which has higher valuation and earnings, ALLY or EWBC? East West Bancorp has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Ally Financial. East West Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ally Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAlly Financial$8.21B1.32$1.02B$2.5014.21East West Bancorp$3.99B3.67$1.16B$7.9213.32 Do analysts rate ALLY or EWBC? Ally Financial currently has a consensus price target of $40.69, indicating a potential upside of 14.52%. East West Bancorp has a consensus price target of $102.25, indicating a potential downside of 3.08%. Given Ally Financial's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Ally Financial is more favorable than East West Bancorp.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Ally Financial 1 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.47East West Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 11 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.92 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ALLY or EWBC? Ally Financial received 210 more outperform votes than East West Bancorp when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.06% of users gave East West Bancorp an outperform vote while only 64.23% of users gave Ally Financial an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAlly FinancialOutperform Votes76364.23% Underperform Votes42535.77% East West BancorpOutperform Votes55365.06% Underperform Votes29734.94% Which has more volatility & risk, ALLY or EWBC? Ally Financial has a beta of 1.4, meaning that its stock price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, East West Bancorp has a beta of 1.27, meaning that its stock price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is ALLY or EWBC a better dividend stock? Ally Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. East West Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $2.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Ally Financial pays out 48.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. East West Bancorp pays out 27.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Does the media refer more to ALLY or EWBC? In the previous week, Ally Financial had 3 more articles in the media than East West Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Ally Financial and 15 mentions for East West Bancorp. East West Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.24 beat Ally Financial's score of 0.74 indicating that East West Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Ally Financial 11 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive East West Bancorp 9 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is ALLY or EWBC more profitable? East West Bancorp has a net margin of 24.96% compared to Ally Financial's net margin of 10.84%. East West Bancorp's return on equity of 16.07% beat Ally Financial's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Ally Financial10.84% 8.39% 0.51% East West Bancorp 24.96%16.07%1.61% Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in ALLY or EWBC? 88.8% of Ally Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.5% of East West Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Ally Financial shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of East West Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryEast West Bancorp beats Ally Financial on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart EWBC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricEast West BancorpState commercial banks IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$14.45B$3.02B$10.49B$8.89BDividend Yield2.11%3.51%10.14%4.07%P/E Ratio13.3217.1645.5512.93Price / Sales3.672.473,512.7188.33Price / Cash10.5211.0830.6436.25Price / Book1.911.254.066.25Net Income$1.16B$405.80M$1.02B$225.93M7 Day Performance1.86%-0.79%-0.05%-1.32%1 Month Performance18.43%8.53%7.13%0.60%1 Year Performance73.29%35.96%24.11%26.23% East West Bancorp Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)EWBCEast West Bancorp4.0097 of 5 stars$105.50+1.2%$102.25-3.1%+71.1%$14.45B$3.99B13.323,206Positive NewsALLYAlly Financial4.9783 of 5 stars$35.53-0.1%$40.69+14.5%+28.6%$10.84B$8.21B14.2111,100CBSHCommerce Bancshares4.1095 of 5 stars$70.97-0.9%$61.79-12.9%+42.7%$9.18B$1.95B18.484,728CFGCitizens Financial Group4.6445 of 5 stars$46.12+0.2%$43.80-5.0%+67.2%$20.29B$12.19B18.1617,570Positive NewsSSBSouthState3.8801 of 5 stars$104.96-0.1%$105.11+0.1%+39.5%$8.02B$2.23B15.145,070Positive NewsMTBM&T Bank4.8306 of 5 stars$213.52-0.1%$199.65-6.5%+68.2%$35.46B$12.75B15.8022,223Dividend AnnouncementFITBFifth Third Bancorp4.7398 of 5 stars$46.31-0.3%$43.09-6.9%+67.4%$31.14B$12.64B15.3918,724Positive NewsFCNCAFirst Citizens BancShares3.8778 of 5 stars$2,258.67+1.8%$2,025.90-10.3%+55.2%$31.02B$12.09B12.9416,021Positive NewsHBANHuntington Bancshares4.7714 of 5 stars$17.47-0.4%$16.26-6.9%+57.8%$25.48B$10.84B16.8019,955Analyst ForecastPositive NewsRFRegions Financial4.7335 of 5 stars$26.26flat$26.18-0.3%+61.1%$23.87B$9.15B14.8420,101Positive NewsKEYKeyCorp4.758 of 5 stars$19.02+0.1%$18.03-5.2%+55.3%$18.83B$10.40B1,902.0017,333 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ALLY Competitors CBSH Competitors CFG Competitors SSB Competitors MTB Competitors FITB Competitors FCNCA Competitors HBAN Competitors RF Competitors KEY Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:EWBC) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMissed Nvidia? 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