East West Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:EWBC - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at DA Davidson issued their Q4 2025 earnings estimates for East West Bancorp in a research note issued on Thursday, October 23rd. DA Davidson analyst G. Tenner forecasts that the financial services provider will earn $2.47 per share for the quarter. DA Davidson currently has a "Buy" rating and a $125.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for East West Bancorp's current full-year earnings is $8.85 per share.
East West Bancorp (NASDAQ:EWBC - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, December 11th. The financial services provider reported $2.08 EPS for the quarter. East West Bancorp had a net margin of 27.16% and a return on equity of 15.55%. The business had revenue of $627.36 million for the quarter.
A number of other equities analysts have also commented on EWBC. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price target on shares of East West Bancorp from $100.00 to $125.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 10th. Piper Sandler raised their price target on shares of East West Bancorp from $100.00 to $104.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Monday, September 8th. Barclays raised their price target on shares of East West Bancorp from $140.00 to $145.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Truist Financial raised their price target on shares of East West Bancorp from $112.00 to $116.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a research report on Thursday. Finally, TD Cowen assumed coverage on shares of East West Bancorp in a report on Thursday, September 25th. They issued a "buy" rating and a $139.00 target price on the stock. Eleven research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $123.85.
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East West Bancorp Price Performance
NASDAQ:EWBC opened at $101.97 on Friday. East West Bancorp has a 52 week low of $68.27 and a 52 week high of $113.95. The firm has a market cap of $14.05 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.24, a P/E/G ratio of 1.38 and a beta of 0.93. The firm's 50-day simple moving average is $104.93 and its 200 day simple moving average is $97.86. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35, a quick ratio of 0.89 and a current ratio of 0.89.
East West Bancorp Dividend Announcement
The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, November 17th. Stockholders of record on Monday, November 3rd will be paid a $0.60 dividend. This represents a $2.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.4%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, November 3rd. East West Bancorp's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 28.04%.
Insider Activity at East West Bancorp
In other news, Director Jack C. Liu sold 1,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $105.00, for a total value of $105,000.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 14,974 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,572,270. This trade represents a 6.26% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, insider Irene H. Oh sold 7,639 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, September 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $109.40, for a total transaction of $835,706.60. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 105,714 shares in the company, valued at approximately $11,565,111.60. The trade was a 6.74% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 70,240 shares of company stock valued at $7,379,678. 1.04% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.
Institutional Investors Weigh In On East West Bancorp
Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Invesco Ltd. boosted its position in East West Bancorp by 155.6% during the 1st quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 7,714,661 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $692,468,000 after buying an additional 4,696,157 shares during the period. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in East West Bancorp during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $174,431,000. Earnest Partners LLC acquired a new stake in East West Bancorp during the 1st quarter worth approximately $137,390,000. Nuveen LLC acquired a new stake in East West Bancorp during the 1st quarter worth approximately $83,330,000. Finally, Boston Partners boosted its position in East West Bancorp by 39.6% during the 2nd quarter. Boston Partners now owns 3,241,088 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $327,271,000 after buying an additional 920,159 shares during the period. 89.53% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
East West Bancorp Company Profile
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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.
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