NASDAQ:EWBC East West Bancorp (EWBC) Stock Price, News & Analysis $130.81 -2.14 (-1.61%) Closing price 10/30/2026 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$130.80 0.00 (0.00%) As of 10/30/2026 07:33 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 Massive. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesNews and TrendsOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort Interest About East West Bancorp Stock (NASDAQ:EWBC) View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced 1 Day 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced Show volume Show extended hours Get East West Bancorp alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$130.16▼$133.1750-Day Range$123.93▼$132.9552-Week Range$98.08▼$137.47Volume710,989 shsAverage Volume937,574 shsMarket Capitalization$17.92 billionP/E Ratio12.45Dividend Yield2.45%Price Target$144.38Consensus RatingModerate Buy Company Overview East West Bancorp, Inc. is the parent company of East West Bank, a full-service commercial bank headquartered in Pasadena, California. The bank serves businesses, professionals, consumers and institutions through a range of deposit, lending and financial services. Its products and services include commercial and industrial loans, commercial real estate financing, residential and consumer lending, checking and savings accounts, treasury management, international banking, wealth management and foreign-exchange services. East West Bank is particularly known for supporting businesses and individuals with financial needs connecting the United States and Greater China. East West Bank operates through a network of locations in the United States and selected markets in Greater China, including Hong Kong and mainland China. East West Bancorp has been publicly traded on the Nasdaq under the symbol EWBC since 1999. Dominic Ng serves as the company's chairman and chief executive officer.AI Generated. May Contain Errors. Read More East West Bancorp Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks87th Percentile Overall ScoreEWBC MarketRank™: 4.3257694314 of 5 starsEast West Bancorp scored higher than 87% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 238th out of 859 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion3.2 / 5Analyst RatingModerate Buy Consensus RatingEast West Bancorp has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.73, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 11 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Upside PotentialEast West Bancorp has a consensus price target of $144.38, representing about 10.4% upside from its current price of $130.81.Amount of Analyst CoverageEast West Bancorp has been the subject of 8 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 Growth8.48% Earnings GrowthEarnings for East West Bancorp are expected to grow by 8.48% in the coming year, from $10.73 to $11.64 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of East West Bancorp is 12.45, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.95.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of East West Bancorp is 12.45, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 20.98.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 1.98. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Short Interest2.0 / 5Short Interest LevelBearish Percentage of Shares Shorted3.30% 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 5.43.Change versus previous monthShort interest in East West Bancorp has recently increased by 3.22%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing. Dividend3.3 / 5Dividend StrengthStrong Dividend YieldEast West Bancorp pays a meaningful dividend of 2.45%, 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 30.45%. 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 27.49% 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. News and Social Media3.0 / 5News Sentiment0.72 News SentimentEast West Bancorp has a news sentiment score of 0.72. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Finance companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for East West Bancorp this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.Search Interest3 people have searched for EWBC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 50% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat Follows5 people have added East West Bancorp to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. Company Ownership1.5 / 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 $1,564,344.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by Insiders0.94% 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. 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Three Go Ex-Dividend MondayOctober 30 at 9:47 AM | 247wallst.comEast West Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:EWBC) Stock Has Consensus Target Price of $144.38October 30 at 2:28 AM | americanbankingnews.comFinancial Legend: “Big trouble ahead …”Dr. Martin D. Weiss, founder of Weiss Ratings and a two-time Congressional witness on financial institution risk, is warning of a looming $3 trillion threat in today's financial system. He says the same ratings agency practices that preceded the 2008 crisis are repeating themselves, while regulators stay quiet about the risks.November 1 at 1:00 AM | Weiss Ratings (Ad)KBW Keeps Their Buy Rating on East West Bancorp (EWBC)October 23, 2026 | theglobeandmail.comEast West Bancorp (EWBC) Receives a Rating Update from a Top AnalystOctober 23, 2026 | theglobeandmail.comEast West Bancorp (EWBC) Stock Still Has More To Prove After Q3 EarningsOctober 22, 2026 | finance.yahoo.comEast West Bancorp Earnings Call Signals Robust GrowthOctober 21, 2026 | tipranks.comEast West Bancorp, Inc. Declares Dividend on Common Stock for Fourth Quarter 2026, Payable on November 17, 2026October 21, 2026 | marketscreener.comMSee More Headlines EWBC Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have EWBC shares performed this year? East West Bancorp's stock was trading at $112.39 at the beginning of the year. Since then, EWBC shares have increased by 16.4% and is now trading at $130.81. How were East West Bancorp's earnings last quarter? East West Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:EWBC) released its earnings results on Tuesday, October, 20th. The financial services provider reported $2.76 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $2.72 by $0.04. The firm's revenue was up 5.8% compared to the same quarter last year. Read the conference call transcript. Who are East West Bancorp's major shareholders? East West Bancorp's top institutional investors include Miller Howard Investments Inc. NY (0.44%), Boston Trust Walden Corp (0.29%), Ferguson Wellman Capital Management Inc. (0.17%) and Vest Financial LLC (0.16%). Insiders that own company stock include Dominic Ng, Irene H Oh, Douglas Paul Krause, Rudolph Estrada, Parker Shi, Lisa L Kim, Jack C Liu, Archana Deskus, Manuel Pham Alvarez, Molly Campbell and Gary Teo. 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 Alibaba Group (BABA), NVIDIA (NVDA), PayPal (PYPL), Bank of America (BAC), Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM), Micron Technology (MU) and JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM). Company Calendar Record date for 8/17 Dividend8/03/2026Ex-Dividend for 8/17 Dividend8/03/2026Dividend Payable8/17/2026Last Earnings10/20/2026Today11/01/2026Record date for 11/17 Dividend11/02/2026Ex-Dividend for 11/17 Dividend11/02/2026The BancAnalysts Association of Boston Conference 202611/05/2026Dividend Payable11/17/2026Fiscal Year End12/31/2026Get Stock Alerts Health Indicator TradeSmith's Health IndicatorA long-term volatility-based measure designed for securities held 12 months or longer.Green: Strong and healthy uptrend with normal pullbacks.Yellow: Significant pullback but still within expected volatility.Red: Dropped beyond expected volatility; considered unhealthy. Green Zone (7m+) 1-Year History Nov 25 Feb 26 May 26 Aug 26 Nov 26 EWBC's financial health is in the Green zone, according to TradeSmith. EWBC has been in this zone for over 7 months. Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNASDAQ SectorFinance Industry Banks Sub-IndustryRegional Banks Current SymbolNASDAQ:EWBC CIK1069157 Webwww.eastwestbank.com Phone(626) 768-6000Fax302-655-5049Employees3,350Year Founded1998Price Target and Rating Average Price Target for East West Bancorp$144.38 High Price Target$168.00 Low Price Target$123.00 Potential Upside/Downside+10.4%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.73 Research Coverage15 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)$10.51 Trailing P/E Ratio12.45 Forward P/E Ratio12.19 P/E Growth1.36Net Income$1.33 billion Net Margins30.75% Pretax Margin39.74% Return on Equity16.07% Return on Assets1.74% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.34 Current Ratio0.87 Quick Ratio0.87 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$4.67 billion Price / Sales3.84 Cash Flow$11.15 per share Price / Cash Flow11.73 Book Value$65.98 per share Price / Book1.98Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares137,010,000Free Float135,724,000Market Cap$17.92 billion OptionableOptionable Beta0.98 Social Links 7 Stocks to Buy Before the Robotics RevolutionRobotics and automation are rapidly becoming essential infrastructure across healthcare, manufacturing, logistics, and many other industries. 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