Zacks Research Issues Positive Estimate for EWBC Earnings

East West Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:EWBC) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research upped their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for East West Bancorp in a report issued on Monday, April 7th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the financial services provider will post earnings per share of $2.15 for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $2.14. 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 Q4 2025 earnings at $2.23 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.31 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.39 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $2.47 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $9.99 EPS.

Several other brokerages have also weighed in on EWBC. DA Davidson cut their price objective on shares of East West Bancorp from $120.00 to $118.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, January 24th. UBS Group began coverage on East West Bancorp in a report on Tuesday, December 17th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $112.00 price objective for the company. StockNews.com cut East West Bancorp from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Friday, March 28th. Barclays dropped their price target on East West Bancorp from $120.00 to $105.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company decreased their target price on East West Bancorp from $120.00 to $100.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given a hold rating and nine have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, East West Bancorp presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $106.46.

East West Bancorp Trading Up 8.6 %

Shares of East West Bancorp stock opened at $77.16 on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of $10.68 billion, a PE ratio of 9.26, a P/E/G ratio of 1.29 and a beta of 1.09. The business’s fifty day moving average is $90.53 and its two-hundred day moving average is $95.19. East West Bancorp has a fifty-two week low of $68.27 and a fifty-two week high of $113.95. The company has a quick ratio of 0.92, a current ratio of 0.91 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On East West Bancorp

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of East West Bancorp during the 4th quarter worth approximately $166,590,000. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank increased its position in East West Bancorp by 1,667.7% in the fourth quarter. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank now owns 670,156 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $64,174,000 after buying an additional 632,245 shares during the period. Boston Partners boosted its holdings in shares of East West Bancorp by 23.1% during the fourth quarter. Boston Partners now owns 2,383,284 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $228,269,000 after acquiring an additional 447,057 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. grew its position in shares of East West Bancorp by 17.0% during the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 3,018,504 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $289,052,000 after acquiring an additional 437,676 shares during the last quarter. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC increased its holdings in shares of East West Bancorp by 10,357.5% in the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 367,477 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $32,985,000 after acquiring an additional 363,963 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 89.53% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at East West Bancorp

In other news, Director Jack C. Liu sold 725 shares of East West Bancorp stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, January 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $104.50, for a total value of $75,762.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 15,832 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,654,444. This trade represents a 4.38 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed 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 value of $1,816,491.81. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 988,133 shares in the company, valued at approximately $88,941,851.33. This represents a 2.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 62,181 shares of company stock valued at $5,625,732. Insiders own 1.04% of the company’s stock.

East West Bancorp Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, February 17th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 3rd were paid a $0.60 dividend. This represents a $2.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.11%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 3rd. This is a positive change from East West Bancorp’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.55. East West Bancorp’s dividend payout ratio is 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.