Zacks Research Analysts Increase Earnings Estimates for EWBC

East West Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:EWBC) – Analysts at Zacks Research raised their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for East West Bancorp in a report issued on Tuesday, November 12th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the financial services provider will post earnings of $1.99 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $1.97. The consensus estimate for East West Bancorp’s current full-year earnings is $8.36 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for East West Bancorp’s Q2 2025 earnings at $2.08 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $8.48 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $2.19 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.21 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.35 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $9.24 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts also recently weighed in on EWBC. Morgan Stanley upped their price target on shares of East West Bancorp from $103.00 to $106.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, September 30th. Wedbush raised their price target on East West Bancorp from $100.00 to $110.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 23rd. Truist Financial boosted their price target on East West Bancorp from $93.00 to $101.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 23rd. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on shares of East West Bancorp from $97.00 to $105.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 23rd. Finally, DA Davidson boosted their target price on shares of East West Bancorp from $100.00 to $107.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 23rd. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eleven have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $102.25.

East West Bancorp Stock Down 0.2 %

East West Bancorp stock opened at $103.34 on Friday. East West Bancorp has a twelve month low of $60.34 and a twelve month high of $107.68. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46, a quick ratio of 0.92 and a current ratio of 0.92. The firm has a market cap of $14.33 billion, a PE ratio of 13.05, a P/E/G ratio of 3.02 and a beta of 1.27. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $89.21 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $81.26.

East West Bancorp (NASDAQ:EWBC) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, October 22nd. The financial services provider reported $2.09 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.06 by $0.03. The company had revenue of $1.16 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $641.80 million. East West Bancorp had a return on equity of 16.07% and a net margin of 24.96%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $2.02 EPS.

East West Bancorp Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, November 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, November 4th were given a $0.55 dividend. This represents a $2.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.13%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, November 4th. East West Bancorp’s dividend payout ratio is currently 27.78%.

Insider Transactions at East West Bancorp

In other news, Director Rudolph Estrada sold 469 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $98.04, for a total transaction of $45,980.76. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 17,750 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,740,210. This represents a 2.57 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Vice Chairman Douglas Paul Krause sold 12,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $106.61, for a total transaction of $1,279,320.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now owns 45,403 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,840,413.83. The trade was a 20.90 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 25,969 shares of company stock worth $2,625,276. Company insiders own 1.04% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On East West Bancorp

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Vestcor Inc grew its holdings in shares of East West Bancorp by 6.9% during the 3rd quarter. Vestcor Inc now owns 11,383 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $942,000 after purchasing an additional 737 shares in the last quarter. M&T Bank Corp boosted its stake in East West Bancorp by 3.8% during the third quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 29,077 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $2,406,000 after buying an additional 1,068 shares in the last quarter. Barclays PLC increased its holdings in East West Bancorp by 12.2% in the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 145,310 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $12,023,000 after buying an additional 15,829 shares during the period. Orion Portfolio Solutions LLC raised its stake in shares of East West Bancorp by 25.9% in the 3rd quarter. Orion Portfolio Solutions LLC now owns 11,327 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $937,000 after buying an additional 2,328 shares in the last quarter. Finally, National Bank of Canada FI bought a new position in shares of East West Bancorp during the 3rd quarter worth about $5,978,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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.