Brokers Offer Predictions for EWBC Q3 Earnings

East West Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:EWBC - Free Report) - Research analysts at DA Davidson issued their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of East West Bancorp in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, July 23rd. DA Davidson analyst G. Tenner expects that the financial services provider will earn $2.41 per share for the quarter. DA Davidson currently has a "Buy" rating and a $125.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for East West Bancorp's current full-year earnings is $8.85 per share. DA Davidson also issued estimates for East West Bancorp's FY2025 earnings at $9.12 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts have also recently weighed in on EWBC. Truist Financial upped their price objective on East West Bancorp from $102.00 to $110.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a research note on Friday, July 11th. Wall Street Zen raised East West Bancorp from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Saturday. Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on East West Bancorp from $100.00 to $125.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 10th. Citigroup upped their target price on East West Bancorp from $100.00 to $116.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 2nd. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group initiated coverage on East West Bancorp in a research report on Wednesday, May 21st. They set a "buy" rating and a $115.00 target price on the stock. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, East West Bancorp has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $114.15.

East West Bancorp Stock Up 0.1%

Shares of NASDAQ EWBC traded up $0.10 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $103.61. 948,042 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 946,676. The company has a quick ratio of 0.89, a current ratio of 0.89 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43. The stock has a market cap of $14.28 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.10, a P/E/G ratio of 1.41 and a beta of 0.93. East West Bancorp has a 1 year low of $68.27 and a 1 year high of $113.95. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $98.97 and a 200 day moving average of $93.61.

East West Bancorp (NASDAQ:EWBC - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 22nd. The financial services provider reported $2.28 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $2.23 by $0.05. The firm had revenue of $705.00 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $702.04 million. East West Bancorp had a return on equity of 15.09% and a net margin of 26.06%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 10.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $2.07 EPS.

East West Bancorp Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, August 15th. Investors of record on Monday, August 4th will be issued a dividend of $0.60 per share. This represents a $2.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.32%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, August 4th. East West Bancorp's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 28.04%.

Insider Activity

In related news, CEO Dominic Ng sold 40,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Monday, May 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $96.43, for a total transaction of $3,857,200.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 928,314 shares of the company's stock, valued at $89,517,319.02. This trade represents a 4.13% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, EVP Lisa L. Kim sold 2,100 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $95.04, for a total value of $199,584.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 14,849 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,411,248.96. This trade represents a 12.39% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 1.04% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On East West Bancorp

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in East West Bancorp by 0.5% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 14,197,068 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $1,359,511,000 after purchasing an additional 70,503 shares in the last quarter. FMR LLC lifted its position in shares of East West Bancorp by 1.4% in the fourth quarter. FMR LLC now owns 7,990,468 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $765,167,000 after acquiring an additional 107,665 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. lifted its position in shares of East West Bancorp by 155.6% in the first quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 7,714,661 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $692,468,000 after acquiring an additional 4,696,157 shares in the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of East West Bancorp by 7.1% in the first quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 4,733,102 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $424,843,000 after acquiring an additional 314,262 shares in the last quarter. Finally, T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of East West Bancorp by 1.2% in the first quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. now owns 4,005,394 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $359,525,000 after acquiring an additional 46,717 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 89.53% of the company's stock.

About East West Bancorp

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.