East West Bancorp (EWBC) Competitors

East West Bancorp (NASDAQ:EWBC) and M&T Bank (NYSE:MTB) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, community ranking, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, EWBC or MTB?

M&T Bank has higher revenue and earnings than East West Bancorp. East West Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than M&T Bank, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
East West Bancorp	$2.55B	5.22	$1.16B	$7.92	12.11
M&T Bank	$9.17B	3.43	$2.74B	$13.51	14.03

Does the MarketBeat Community favor EWBC or MTB?

East West Bancorp received 312 more outperform votes than M&T Bank when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.11% of users gave East West Bancorp an outperform vote while only 45.90% of users gave M&T Bank an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
East West Bancorp	Outperform Votes 558 65.11%	Underperform Votes 299 34.89%
M&T Bank	Outperform Votes 246 45.90%	Underperform Votes 290 54.10%

Which has more volatility and risk, EWBC or MTB?

East West Bancorp has a beta of 1.28, meaning that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, M&T Bank has a beta of 0.76, meaning that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor EWBC or MTB?

In the previous week, East West Bancorp had 10 more articles in the media than M&T Bank. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for East West Bancorp and 9 mentions for M&T Bank. East West Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat M&T Bank's score of 0.66 indicating that East West Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
East West Bancorp	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
M&T Bank	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is EWBC or MTB a better dividend stock?

East West Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $2.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. M&T Bank pays an annual dividend of $5.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. East West Bancorp pays out 27.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. M&T Bank pays out 40.0% 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.

Do analysts recommend EWBC or MTB?

East West Bancorp currently has a consensus target price of $109.77, indicating a potential upside of 14.45%. M&T Bank has a consensus target price of $215.50, indicating a potential upside of 13.73%. Given East West Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe East West Bancorp is more favorable than M&T Bank.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
East West Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.77
M&T Bank	1 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.38

Is EWBC or MTB more profitable?

East West Bancorp has a net margin of 24.96% compared to M&T Bank's net margin of 17.82%. East West Bancorp's return on equity of 16.07% beat M&T Bank's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
East West Bancorp	24.96%	16.07%	1.61%
M&T Bank	17.82%	9.52%	1.15%

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in EWBC or MTB?

89.5% of East West Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.7% of M&T Bank shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of East West Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of M&T Bank shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

East West Bancorp beats M&T Bank on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.