Top-Rated StocksTop-RatedTop-Rated Dividend StocksTop-Rated Dividend East West Bancorp Stock Price, News & Analysis (NASDAQ:EWBC) $66.99 +1.31 (+1.99%) (As of 02:57 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Today's Range$65.35▼$67.1350-Day Range$50.09▼$65.6852-Week Range$33.86▼$80.98Volume715,787 shsAverage Volume1.22 million shsMarket Capitalization$9.44 billionP/E Ratio7.56Dividend Yield2.87%Price Target$68.90 Stock AnalysisStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial MediaStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial Media East West Bancorp MarketRank™ Stock AnalysisAnalyst RatingModerate Buy2.88 Rating ScoreUpside/Downside6.1% Upside$70.90 Price TargetShort InterestBearish2.74% of Float Sold ShortDividend StrengthModerateBased on Four FactorsSustainabilityN/ANews Sentiment0.64Based on 15 Articles This WeekInsider TradingSelling Shares$1.04 M Sold Last QuarterProj. Earnings Growth-6.75%From $8.45 to $7.88 Per ShareSee Full Details Hide Full Details Overall MarketRank™MarketRank is calculated as an average of available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.2.51 out of 5 starsFinancial Services Sector16th out of 52 stocksBanks - Diversified Industry2nd out of 2 stocks 2.5 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingEast West Bancorp has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 8 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Price Target Upside/DownsideAccording to analysts' consensus price target of $70.90, East West Bancorp has a forecasted upside of 6.1% from its current price of $66.82.Amount of Analyst CoverageEast West Bancorp has been the subject of 6 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock. Previous Next 2.0 Short Interest Percentage of Shares Shorted2.74% 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 4.1.Change versus previous monthShort interest in East West Bancorp has recently increased by 11.34%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. Previous Next 2.5 Dividend Strength Dividend YieldEast West Bancorp pays a meaningful dividend of 2.92%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthEast West Bancorp has only been increasing its dividend for 3 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of East West Bancorp is 21.67%. 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 24.37% next year. This indicates that East West Bancorp will be able to sustain or increase its dividend. Previous Next N/A Sustainability and ESG Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) ScoreThere is no current Upright™ data available for EWBC. Previous Next 3.1 News and Social Media Coverage News SentimentEast West Bancorp has a news sentiment score of 0.64. 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 0.80 average news sentiment score of Financial Services companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 15 news articles for East West Bancorp this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.Search Interest7 people have searched for EWBC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 133% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat Follows7 people have added East West Bancorp to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 133% compared to the previous 30 days. Previous Next 2.5 Company Ownership 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 $1,039,200.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 0.91% of the stock of East West Bancorp is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions87.11% 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. Previous Next 2.5 Earnings and Valuation Earnings GrowthEarnings for East West Bancorp are expected to decrease by -6.75% in the coming year, from $8.45 to $7.88 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of East West Bancorp is 7.54, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 110.39.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of East West Bancorp is 7.54, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Financial Services sector average P/E ratio of about 353.36.Price to Earnings Growth RatioEast West Bancorp has a PEG Ratio of 0.78. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioEast West Bancorp has a P/B Ratio of 1.57. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Previous Next See Top Rated MarketRank™ Stocks Here About East West Bancorp Stock (NASDAQ:EWBC)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. The company operates through three segments: Consumer and Business Banking, Commercial Banking, and Other. It accepts various deposit products, such as personal and business checking and savings accounts, money market, and time deposits. The company's loan products include mortgage and home equity, commercial and residential real estate, working capital lines of credit, construction, trade finance, letters of credit, commercial business, affordable housing loans, asset-based lending, asset-backed finance, project finance, and equipment financing, as well as financing services to clients needing a financial bridge to facilitate their business transactions between the United States and Asia. It also provides various wealth management, treasury management, foreign exchange, and interest rate and commodity risk hedging services; and mobile and online banking services. The company was incorporated in 1998 and is headquartered in Pasadena, California.Read More EWBC Stock Price History View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | Advanced Chart EWBC Stock News HeadlinesDecember 4, 2023 | msn.comCitizens Financial downgraded, East West Bancorp upgraded at Morgan StanleyDecember 4, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comEast West Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:EWBC) Vice Chairman Sells $759,480.00 in StockDecember 4, 2023 | DTI Trader (Ad)All the trading advice you’ve ever received boils down to thisAll the trading advice you’ve ever received boils down to one goal and one goal only: finding a reliable edge in the markets. If you can do that, grab hold of it and never let go. Because once you have that edge, and you can count on it, you never need to do anything else.December 3, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comEast West Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:EWBC) Director Molly Campbell Sells 4,500 SharesDecember 3, 2023 | seekingalpha.comEast West Bancorp: The Dividend Is Growing Very FastDecember 3, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comEast West Bancorp (NASDAQ:EWBC) Now Covered by CitigroupDecember 1, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comInsider Sell Alert: Director Molly Campbell Sells Shares of East West Bancorp Inc (EWBC)November 26, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comHead to Head Survey: MidWestOne Financial Group (NASDAQ:MOFG) versus East West Bancorp (NASDAQ:EWBC)December 4, 2023 | DTI Trader (Ad)All the trading advice you’ve ever received boils down to thisAll the trading advice you’ve ever received boils down to one goal and one goal only: finding a reliable edge in the markets. If you can do that, grab hold of it and never let go. Because once you have that edge, and you can count on it, you never need to do anything else.November 22, 2023 | marketwatch.comThe Ratings Game: KBW spotlights East West Bancorp, Webster Bank and Western Alliance as offering growth and value in tough year for bank stocksNovember 17, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comWith EPS Growth And More, East West Bancorp (NASDAQ:EWBC) Makes An Interesting CaseNovember 9, 2023 | markets.businessinsider.comAnalyst Expectations for East West Bancorp's FutureOctober 31, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comEast West Bancorp Inc's Dividend AnalysisOctober 30, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comEast West Bancorp, Inc. (EWBC)October 26, 2023 | markets.businessinsider.comAnalysts Are Bullish on These Financial Stocks: East West Bancorp (EWBC), Brown & Brown (BRO)October 20, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comEast West Bancorp (EWBC) Up on Q3 Earnings Beat, Revenue GrowthOctober 20, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comEast West Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:EWBC) Q3 2023 Earnings Call TranscriptOctober 20, 2023 | markets.businessinsider.comStrong Performance and Positive Outlook Drive Buy Rating for East West BancorpOctober 20, 2023 | markets.businessinsider.comHold Rating on East West Bancorp: A Balance of Growth and ChallengesOctober 19, 2023 | benzinga.comEarnings Preview: East West BancorpOctober 19, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comCompared to Estimates, East West Bancorp (EWBC) Q3 Earnings: A Look at Key MetricsOctober 19, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comEast West Bancorp Inc (EWBC) Reports Q3 2023 Earnings: Net Income of $288 Million and Diluted ...October 19, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comEast West Bancorp Reports Net Income for Third Quarter of 2023 of $288 Million and Diluted Earnings Per Share of $2.02; Record Third Quarter Revenue and Net Interest IncomeOctober 19, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comEast West Bancorp Insiders Placed Bullish Bets Worth US$2.13mOctober 18, 2023 | msn.comEast West Bancorp Q3 2023 Earnings PreviewOctober 13, 2023 | markets.businessinsider.comEWBC Stock: Li Lu, The “Chinese Warren Buffett,” Bought This BankOctober 12, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comEarnings Preview: East West Bancorp (EWBC) Q3 Earnings Expected to DeclineSee More Headlines 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. Email Address Company Calendar Last Earnings10/19/2023Ex-Dividend for 11/15 Dividend10/31/2023Dividend Payable11/15/2023Today12/04/2023Fiscal Year End12/31/2023Next Earnings (Estimated)1/25/2024Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNASDAQ Industry Banks - Diversified Sub-IndustryRegional Banks SectorFinancial Services Current SymbolNASDAQ:EWBC CUSIP27579R10 CIK1069157 Webwww.eastwestbank.com Phone(626) 768-6000Fax302-655-5049Employees3,200Year Founded1998Price Target and Rating Average Stock Price Target$70.90 High Stock Price Target$81.00 Low Stock Price Target$58.00 Potential Upside/Downside+3.1%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.88 Research Coverage8 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$8.86 Trailing P/E Ratio7.54 Forward P/E Ratio7.91 P/E Growth0.78Net Income$1.13 billion Net Margins33.62% Pretax Margin40.61% Return on Equity19.98% Return on Assets1.89% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.02 Current Ratio0.91 Quick Ratio0.91 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$2.62 billion Price / Sales3.59 Cash Flow$9.71 per share Price / Cash Flow6.88 Book Value$42.46 per share Price / Book1.57Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares140,930,000Free Float139,648,000Market Cap$9.42 billion OptionableOptionable Beta1.44 Social Links The 10 Best AI Stocks to Own in 2024Wondering where to start (or end) with AI stocks? These 10 simple stocks can help investors build long-term wealth as artificial intelligence continues to grow into the future.Get This Free Report Key ExecutivesMr. Dominic Ng (Age 64)Chairman, President & CEO Comp: $4.54MMr. Parker L. Shi (Age 53)Executive VP & COO Comp: $2.04MMr. Gary Teo (Age 50)Executive VP & Chief Human Resources Officer Comp: $821.84kMr. Douglas Paul Krause Sr. (Age 66)Vice Chairman & Chief Corporate Officer Comp: $1.67MMs. Irene H. Oh (Age 45)Executive VP & Chief Risk Officer Comp: $1.74MMr. Christopher J. Del Moral-Niles CFA (Age 52)Executive VP & CFO Adrienne AtkinsonDirector of Investor RelationsMs. Lisa L. Kim Esq. (Age 58)Executive VP, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary Mr. Bennett Pozil (Age 61)Head of Corporate Banking - East West Bank and Executive Vice President of East West Bank Mr. Robert Lo (Age 58)Head of Commercial Real Estate Banking - East West Bank and Executive VP of East West Bank More ExecutivesKey CompetitorsCommerce BancsharesNASDAQ:CBSHSouthStateNASDAQ:SSBProsperity BancsharesNYSE:PBWestern Alliance BancorporationNYSE:WALPopularNASDAQ:BPOPView All CompetitorsInsiders & InstitutionsWellington Management Group LLPBought 181,151 shares on 12/1/2023Ownership: 0.687%American Century Companies Inc.Bought 19,627 shares on 11/30/2023Ownership: 0.087%Douglas Paul KrauseSold 12,000 sharesTotal: $759,480.00 ($63.29/share)Molly CampbellSold 4,500 sharesTotal: $279,720.00 ($62.16/share)Deutsche Bank AGSold 72,737 shares on 11/24/2023Ownership: 0.008%View All Insider TransactionsView All Institutional Transactions EWBC Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions Should I buy or sell East West Bancorp stock right now? 8 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for East West Bancorp in the last twelve months. There are currently 8 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "buy" EWBC shares. View EWBC analyst ratings or view top-rated stocks. What is East West Bancorp's stock price target for 2024? 8 brokers have issued 1-year price targets for East West Bancorp's stock. Their EWBC share price targets range from $58.00 to $81.00. On average, they predict the company's stock price to reach $70.90 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 6.1% from the stock's current price. View analysts price targets for EWBC or view top-rated stocks among Wall Street analysts. How have EWBC shares performed in 2023? East West Bancorp's stock was trading at $65.90 on January 1st, 2023. Since then, EWBC stock has increased by 1.4% and is now trading at $66.82. View the best growth stocks for 2023 here. When is East West Bancorp's next earnings date? The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, January 25th 2024. View our EWBC earnings forecast. How were East West Bancorp's earnings last quarter? East West Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:EWBC) announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October, 19th. The financial services provider reported $2.02 earnings per share for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $2.02. The financial services provider earned $648 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $643.22 million. East West Bancorp had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 19.98% and a net margin of 33.62%. East West Bancorp's revenue for the quarter was up 3.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $2.08 earnings per share. How often does East West Bancorp pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for East West Bancorp? East West Bancorp announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, October 19th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, November 1st will be paid a dividend of $0.48 per share on Wednesday, November 15th. This represents a $1.92 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.87%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, October 31st. Read our dividend analysis for EWBC. Is East West Bancorp a good dividend stock? East West Bancorp (NASDAQ:EWBC) pays an annual dividend of $1.92 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 2.92%. The company has been increasing its dividend for 3 consecutive year(s), indicating that it does not yet have a strong track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio is 21.67%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, EWBC will have a dividend payout ratio of 24.37% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend. Read our dividend analysis for EWBC. What ETFs hold East West Bancorp's stock? ETFs with the largest weight of East West Bancorp (NASDAQ:EWBC) stock in their portfolio include SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF (KRE), iShares U.S. Regional Banks ETF (IAT), Invesco KBW Bank ETF (KBWB), SPDR S&P Bank ETF (KBE), First Trust Financial AlphaDEX Fund (FXO), Invesco S&P MidCap Quality ETF (XMHQ), Direxion Daily Regional Banks Bull 3x Shares (DPST) and WBI BullBear Value 3000 ETF (WBIF). What is Dominic Ng's approval rating as East West Bancorp's CEO? 336 employees have rated East West Bancorp Chief Executive Officer Dominic Ng on Glassdoor.com. Dominic Ng has an approval rating of 86% among the company's employees. 84.0% of employees surveyed would recommend working at East West Bancorp to a friend. What other stocks do shareholders of East West Bancorp own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other East West Bancorp investors own include Energy Transfer (ET), Alibaba Group (BABA), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Pfizer (PFE), Applied Materials (AMAT), Lam Research (LRCX), Boeing (BA), Citigroup (C), NVIDIA (NVDA) and AT&T (T). Who are East West Bancorp's major shareholders? East West Bancorp's stock is owned by a variety of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include FMR LLC (5.97%), Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA (1.74%), Schroder Investment Management Group (1.70%), Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. (1.40%), Boston Partners (1.29%) and Principal Financial Group Inc. (1.24%). Insiders that own company stock include Dominic Ng, Douglas Paul Krause, Gary Teo, Irene H Oh, Iris S Chan, Jack C Liu, Jack C Liu, Manuel Pham Alvarez, Molly Campbell, Parker Shi and Rudolph Estrada. 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 WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab. Compare Top Brokerages Here. This page (NASDAQ:EWBC) was last updated on 12/4/2023 by MarketBeat.com Staff Adding Choose a watchlist: Watchlist Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat All Access to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding East West Bancorp, Inc. Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. Get 30 Days of MarketBeat All Access Free Sign up for MarketBeat All Access to gain access to MarketBeat's full suite of research tools: Best-in-Class Portfolio Monitoring View the latest news, buy/sell ratings, SEC filings and insider transactions for your stocks. 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