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East West Bancorp (EWBC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$108.95 +0.73 (+0.67%)
Closing price 04:00 PM Eastern
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$106.14 -2.82 (-2.58%)
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About East West Bancorp Stock (NASDAQ:EWBC)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$107.68
$109.28
50-Day Range
$89.67
$108.87
52-Week Range
$68.27
$113.95
Volume
860,360 shs
Average Volume
932,478 shs
Market Capitalization
$15.02 billion
P/E Ratio
13.00
Dividend Yield
2.20%
Price Target
$112.85
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

East West Bancorp Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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82nd Percentile Overall Score

EWBC MarketRank™: 

East West Bancorp scored higher than 82% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 268th out of 933 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    East West Bancorp has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.62, and is based on 8 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    East West Bancorp has been the subject of 6 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 Growth

    Earnings for East West Bancorp are expected to grow by 8.02% in the coming year, from $8.85 to $9.56 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of East West Bancorp is 13.00, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.51.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of East West Bancorp is 13.00, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 19.17.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    East West Bancorp has a PEG Ratio of 1.48. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    East West Bancorp has a P/B Ratio of 1.96. 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.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    3.98% of the float of East West Bancorp has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    East West Bancorp has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.5.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in East West Bancorp has recently decreased by 0.18%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • Dividend Yield

    East West Bancorp pays a meaningful dividend of 2.27%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    East West Bancorp has been increasing its dividend for 8 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of East West Bancorp is 28.64%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, East West Bancorp will have a dividend payout ratio of 25.10% 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.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    3.98% of the float of East West Bancorp has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    East West Bancorp has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.5.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in East West Bancorp has recently decreased by 0.18%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • News Sentiment

    East West Bancorp has a news sentiment score of 1.12. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.91 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 16 news articles for East West Bancorp this week, compared to 10 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    3 people have searched for EWBC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    4 people have added East West Bancorp to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 300% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In 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 $4,056,784.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 1.04% of the stock of East West Bancorp is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    89.53% 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.
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EWBC Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

East West Bancorp's stock was trading at $95.76 at the beginning of the year. Since then, EWBC shares have increased by 13.8% and is now trading at $108.95.

East West Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:EWBC) issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April, 22nd. The financial services provider reported $2.09 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.05 by $0.04. The financial services provider earned $693 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $673.02 million. East West Bancorp had a net margin of 25.73% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 15.23%.
Read the conference call transcript
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East West Bancorp's top institutional shareholders include Miller Howard Investments Inc. NY (0.45%), Ferguson Wellman Capital Management Inc. (0.16%), RBA Wealth Management LLC (0.04%) and Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC (0.04%). Insiders that own company stock include Dominic Ng, Irene H Oh, Douglas Paul Krause, Rudolph Estrada, Gary Teo, Lisa L Kim, Jack C Liu, Molly Campbell, Parker Shi and Manuel Pham Alvarez.
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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.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that East West Bancorp investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Broadcom (AVGO), Meta Platforms (META), Adobe (ADBE), Arista Networks (ANET), Jabil (JBL) and e.l.f. Beauty (ELF).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
4/22/2025
Record date for 5/16 Dividend
5/02/2025
Ex-Dividend for 5/16 Dividend
5/02/2025
Dividend Payable
5/16/2025
Today
7/18/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
7/22/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Sector
Finance
Industry
BANKS - WEST
Sub-Industry
Regional Banks
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:EWBC
CIK
1069157
Employees
3,100
Year Founded
1998

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$135.00
Low Price Target
$90.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+3.6%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.62
Research Coverage
13 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$8.38
Trailing P/E Ratio
13.00
Forward P/E Ratio
12.31
P/E Growth
1.48
Net Income
$1.17 billion
Net Margins
25.73%
Pretax Margin
32.98%
Return on Equity
15.23%
Return on Assets
1.55%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.45
Current Ratio
0.89
Quick Ratio
0.89

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$2.62 billion
Price / Sales
5.73
Cash Flow
$10.23 per share
Price / Cash Flow
10.65
Book Value
$55.71 per share
Price / Book
1.96

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
137,825,000
Free Float
136,392,000
Market Cap
$15.02 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.93

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This page (NASDAQ:EWBC) was last updated on 7/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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