NASDAQ:EWBC East West Bancorp (EWBC) Stock Price, News & Analysis $123.52 -1.53 (-1.22%) As of 02:08 PM Eastern This is a fair market value 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$123.16▼$124.7550-Day Range$123.93▼$136.6052-Week Range$92.67▼$137.47Volume333,977 shsAverage Volume957,169 shsMarket Capitalization$16.92 billionP/E Ratio11.92Dividend Yield2.59%Price Target$143.62Consensus 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. Founded in 1973, the bank serves consumers, businesses, institutions and nonprofit organizations through a range of banking and financial services. East West Bank offers deposit accounts, commercial and residential real estate lending, commercial and industrial loans, trade finance, treasury management, wealth management and other personal and business banking products. The bank is also known for supporting cross-border financial activity between the United States and Greater China, helping clients manage banking needs across both markets. East West Bank serves customers through locations in the United States and Greater China, including California and other U.S. markets as well as Hong Kong and mainland China. Dominic Ng serves as chairman and chief executive officer of East West Bancorp and East West Bank.AI Generated. May Contain Errors. Read More East West Bancorp Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks96th Percentile Overall ScoreEWBC MarketRank™: 4.790108881015 of 5 starsEast West Bancorp scored higher than 96% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 87th out of 846 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion3.7 / 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 $143.62, representing about 16.3% upside from its current price of $123.52.Amount of Analyst CoverageEast West Bancorp has been the subject of 10 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 Growth7.24% Earnings GrowthEarnings for East West Bancorp are expected to grow by 7.24% in the coming year, from $10.64 to $11.41 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of East West Bancorp is 11.92, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.73.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of East West Bancorp is 11.92, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 24.58.Price to Earnings Growth RatioEast West Bancorp has a PEG Ratio of 1.37. 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 1.91. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.Read more about East West Bancorp's valuation and earnings. Short Interest4.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted3.20% 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 4.51.Change versus previous monthShort interest in East West Bancorp has recently decreased by 6.29%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. Dividend3.3 / 5Dividend StrengthStrong Dividend YieldEast West Bancorp pays a meaningful dividend of 2.55%, 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 30.77%. 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 28.05% 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 Media3.4 / 5News Sentiment0.44 News SentimentEast West Bancorp has a news sentiment score of 0.44. 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 is a lower news sentiment than the 0.66 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 7 news articles for East West Bancorp this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.Search Interest5 people have searched for EWBC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 150% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat Follows2 people have added East West Bancorp to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 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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EWBC Stock News HeadlinesEast West Bancorp (EWBC) Projected to Release Earnings on TuesdayOctober 13 at 1:41 AM | americanbankingnews.comEast West Bancorp: Quality Warrants PatienceOctober 11 at 10:30 AM | seekingalpha.comRent out your stocks?If you owned a rental house, you would collect rent while you waited for it to rise in value. A covered call lets you do something similar with stocks you already own. Own at least 100 shares and you can get paid cash today for agreeing to sell them at a higher price later. That cash is yours to keep no matter what happens next. Bill Poulos breaks it down in The Retirement Paycheck Playbook, normally $29.97, free today.October 14 at 1:00 AM | Profits Run (Ad)East West Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:EWBC) Stock Has Consensus Price Target of $144.46 According to AnalystsOctober 5, 2026 | americanbankingnews.comEast West Bancorp (EWBC) Stock Looks About Right Despite Its 165% RunOctober 3, 2026 | finance.yahoo.comEast West Bancorp (EWBC) Just Gave Investors Something To Think AboutOctober 2, 2026 | finance.yahoo.comEWBC - East West BancorpSeptember 26, 2026 | br.investing.comBanc of California Bets on Short-Term Pain (EWBC)Banc of California posted a Q2 net loss from a strategic balance-sheet reset, but improving credit quality, deposit growth, and analyst price targets suggest the pain may prove temporary.September 17, 2026 | marketbeat.comSee 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 stock has increased by 9.9% and is now trading at $123.5240. How were East West Bancorp's earnings last quarter? East West Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:EWBC) released its earnings results on Tuesday, July, 21st. The financial services provider reported $2.63 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.61 by $0.02. The business's revenue was up 12.5% on a year-over-year basis. Read the conference call transcript. Who are East West Bancorp's major shareholders? Top institutional shareholders of East West Bancorp include Ferguson Wellman Capital Management Inc. (0.17%), Argent Capital Management LLC (0.02%), NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC (0.01%) and Gradient Investments LLC (0.01%). 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), Bank of America (BAC), NVIDIA (NVDA), PayPal (PYPL), Micron Technology (MU), Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) and JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM). Company Calendar Last Earnings7/21/2026Record date for 8/17 Dividend8/03/2026Ex-Dividend for 8/17 Dividend8/03/2026Dividend Payable8/17/2026Today10/14/2026Next Earnings (Estimated)10/20/2026The BancAnalysts Association of Boston Conference11/05/2026Fiscal 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 (6m+) 1-Year History Oct 25 Jan 26 Apr 26 Jul 26 Oct 26 EWBC's financial health is in the Green zone, according to TradeSmith. EWBC has been in this zone for over 6 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$143.62 High Price Target$164.00 Low Price Target$123.00 Potential Upside/Downside+16.1%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.73 Research Coverage15 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)$10.40 Trailing P/E Ratio11.92 Forward P/E Ratio11.62 P/E Growth1.37Net Income$1.33 billion Net Margins30.45% Pretax Margin39.10% Return on Equity16.07% Return on Assets1.75% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.33 Current Ratio0.88 Quick Ratio0.88 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$4.67 billion Price / Sales3.63 Cash Flow$10.98 per share Price / Cash Flow11.26 Book Value$64.68 per share Price / Book1.91Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares137,010,000Free Float135,724,000Market Cap$16.95 billion OptionableOptionable Beta0.98 Social Links Options Trading Made Easy - Download NowLearn the basics of options trading and how to use them to boost returns and manage risk with this free report from MarketBeat. 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