Zacks Research Expects Higher Earnings for East West Bancorp

Key Points

• Zacks Research has raised its Q3 2025 EPS estimate for East West Bancorp to $2.22, reflecting a slight increase from $2.18, with a full-year EPS estimate of $8.85.
• East West Bancorp's recent quarterly earnings report showed $2.28 EPS, surpassing expectations by $0.05, along with a revenue increase of 10.3% year-over-year.
• The company's dividend yield stands at 2.3% with a quarterly payment of $0.60 per share, and it has a solid dividend payout ratio of 28.04%.

East West Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:EWBC - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Zacks Research upped their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for East West Bancorp in a report issued on Tuesday, August 12th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the financial services provider will post earnings per share of $2.22 for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $2.18. 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 $2.21 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $8.80 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.34 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.37 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.50 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $9.43 EPS.

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

Other equities research analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. Wells Fargo & Company lifted 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 note on Thursday, July 10th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of East West Bancorp from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research note on Sunday, August 3rd. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods upped their price target on shares of East West Bancorp from $110.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. Barclays boosted their target price on shares of East West Bancorp from $110.00 to $135.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Tuesday, July 8th. Finally, Truist Financial boosted their price target on shares of East West Bancorp from $102.00 to $110.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a report on Friday, July 11th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating and eight have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $114.15.

East West Bancorp Stock Performance

NASDAQ:EWBC opened at $102.17 on Wednesday. The company has a current ratio of 0.89, a quick ratio of 0.89 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43. The firm has a market capitalization of $14.08 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.94, a PEG ratio of 1.35 and a beta of 0.97. The firm's fifty day simple moving average is $100.99 and its 200 day simple moving average is $93.64. East West Bancorp has a twelve month low of $68.27 and a twelve month high of $113.95.

East West Bancorp Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, August 15th. Investors of record on Monday, August 4th will be given a dividend of $0.60 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, August 4th. This represents a $2.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.3%. East West Bancorp's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 28.04%.

Insider Transactions at East West Bancorp

In other East West Bancorp news, EVP Lisa L. Kim sold 2,100 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $95.04, for a total value of $199,584.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 14,849 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,411,248.96. This trade represents a 12.39% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Dominic Ng sold 40,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Monday, July 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $103.38, for a total transaction of $4,135,200.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 888,314 shares of the company's stock, valued at $91,833,901.32. The trade was a 4.31% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Company insiders own 1.04% of the company's stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of EWBC. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. boosted its stake in East West Bancorp by 2.6% during the 4th quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 207,479 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $19,868,000 after acquiring an additional 5,210 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new position in East West Bancorp in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $32,138,000. Treasurer of the State of North Carolina lifted its stake in East West Bancorp by 0.9% in the fourth quarter. Treasurer of the State of North Carolina now owns 65,607 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $6,283,000 after buying an additional 568 shares in the last quarter. Barclays PLC lifted its stake in East West Bancorp by 26.4% in the fourth quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 183,617 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $17,584,000 after buying an additional 38,307 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Mariner LLC lifted its stake in East West Bancorp by 27.1% in the fourth quarter. Mariner LLC now owns 11,918 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $1,142,000 after buying an additional 2,539 shares in the last quarter. 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.

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