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 and Greater China. It operates in three segments: Consumer and Business Banking, Commercial Banking, and Other. The company accepts various deposit products, such as personal and business checking and savings accounts, money market, time deposits, and individual retirement accounts.
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Industry, Sector and Symbol
Industry State commercial banks
Sub-IndustryRegional Banks
SectorFinance
Phone626-768-6000
Debt
Price-To-Earnings
Sales & Book Value
Annual Sales$1.86 billion
Profitability
Miscellaneous
Employees3,200
Next Earnings Date1/23/2020 (Estimated)
OptionableOptionable
East West Bancorp (NASDAQ:EWBC) Frequently Asked Questions
What is East West Bancorp's stock symbol?
East West Bancorp trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "EWBC."
How often does East West Bancorp pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for East West Bancorp?
East West Bancorp declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, October 17th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 1st will be given a dividend of $0.275 per share on Friday, November 15th. This represents a $1.10 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.56%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, October 31st. View East West Bancorp's Dividend History.
How were East West Bancorp's earnings last quarter?
East West Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:EWBC) released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October, 17th. The financial services provider reported $1.17 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $1.20 by $0.03. The financial services provider earned $421.28 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $418.32 million. East West Bancorp had a net margin of 31.98% and a return on equity of 14.90%. East West Bancorp's revenue for the quarter was up 6.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.17 EPS. View East West Bancorp's Earnings History.
When is East West Bancorp's next earnings date?
What price target have analysts set for EWBC?
8 analysts have issued 12 month target prices for East West Bancorp's stock. Their forecasts range from $44.00 to $69.00. On average, they anticipate East West Bancorp's share price to reach $54.83 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 27.6% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for East West Bancorp.
What is the consensus analysts' recommendation for East West Bancorp?
8 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for East West Bancorp in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 1 hold rating and 6 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for East West Bancorp.
Has East West Bancorp been receiving favorable news coverage?
Press coverage about EWBC stock has trended somewhat positive recently, according to InfoTrie. The research firm ranks the sentiment of media coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. East West Bancorp earned a coverage optimism score of 2.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media coverage about the financial services provider a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the company's share price in the next several days. View News Stories for East West Bancorp.
Are investors shorting East West Bancorp?
East West Bancorp saw a drop in short interest during the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totalling 1,490,000 shares, a drop of 38.2% from the August 30th total of 2,410,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 959,300 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.6 days. Approximately 1.0% of the shares of the company are short sold. View East West Bancorp's Current Options Chain.
Who are some of East West Bancorp's key competitors?
Some companies that are related to East West Bancorp include PNC Financial Services Group (PNC), BB&T (BBT), SunTrust Banks (STI), M&T Bank (MTB), Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB), KeyCorp (KEY), First Republic Bank (FRC), Regions Financial (RF), Huntington Bancshares (HBAN), SVB Financial Group (SIVB), Zions Bancorporation NA (ZION), Commerce Bancshares (CBSH), Signature Bank (SBNY), Cullen/Frost Bankers (CFR) and BOK Financial (BOKF).
What other stocks do shareholders of East West Bancorp own?
Who are East West Bancorp's key executives?
East West Bancorp's management team includes the folowing people:
- Mr. Dominic Ng, Chairman, Pres & CEO (Age 60)
- Ms. Irene H. Oh, Exec. VP & CFO (Age 41)
- Mr. Douglas Paul Krause Sr., Exec. VP, Gen. Counsel & Sec. (Age 62)
- Mr. Andy Yen, Exec. VP and Head of International & Commercial Banking (Age 61)
- Ms. Emily Wang, Director of Marketing
Who are East West Bancorp's major shareholders?
East West Bancorp's stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Boston Trust Walden Corp (0.23%), Handelsinvest Investeringsforvaltning (0.22%), ZWJ Investment Counsel Inc. (0.19%), Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (0.11%), Smith Graham & Co. Investment Advisors LP (0.07%) and Cambiar Investors LLC (0.06%). Company insiders that own East West Bancorp stock include Andy Yen, Catherine Zhou, Dominic Ng, Douglas Paul Krause, Herman Y Li, Irene H Oh, Iris S Chan, Jack C Liu, Molly Campbell, Paul H Irving and Rudolph Estrada. View Institutional Ownership Trends for East West Bancorp.
Which major investors are selling East West Bancorp stock?
EWBC stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Strs Ohio, Stephens Inc. AR, Ferguson Wellman Capital Management Inc., Pacer Advisors Inc., Handelsinvest Investeringsforvaltning, Signaturefd LLC, State of Michigan Retirement System and Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc.. Company insiders that have sold East West Bancorp company stock in the last year include Jack C Liu and Rudolph Estrada. View Insider Buying and Selling for East West Bancorp.
Which major investors are buying East West Bancorp stock?
EWBC stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Boston Trust Walden Corp, Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank , Bailard Inc., State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Cerebellum GP LLC, FSI Group LLC, Envestnet Asset Management Inc. and Wedbush Securities Inc.. Company insiders that have bought East West Bancorp stock in the last two years include Andy Yen, Catherine Zhou, Dominic Ng, Irene H Oh, Paul H Irving and Rudolph Estrada. View Insider Buying and Selling for East West Bancorp.
How do I buy shares of East West Bancorp?
Shares of EWBC can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.
What is East West Bancorp's stock price today?
One share of EWBC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $42.97.
How big of a company is East West Bancorp?
East West Bancorp has a market capitalization of $6.25 billion and generates $1.86 billion in revenue each year. The financial services provider earns $703.70 million in net income (profit) each year or $4.66 on an earnings per share basis. East West Bancorp employs 3,200 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About East West Bancorp.
What is East West Bancorp's official website?
How can I contact East West Bancorp?
East West Bancorp's mailing address is 135 N. LOS ROBLES AVE. 7TH FLOOR, PASADENA CA, 91101. The financial services provider can be reached via phone at 626-768-6000 or via email at [email protected]
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