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 Date10/17/2019 (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 announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, July 18th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, August 1st will be given a dividend of $0.275 per share on Thursday, August 15th. This represents a $1.10 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.76%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, July 31st. View East West Bancorp's Dividend History.
How were East West Bancorp's earnings last quarter?
East West Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:EWBC) posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July, 18th. The financial services provider reported $1.24 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $1.24. The financial services provider earned $420.09 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $416.35 million. East West Bancorp had a net margin of 32.92% and a return on equity of 15.42%. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.18 earnings per share. View East West Bancorp's Earnings History.
When is East West Bancorp's next earnings date?
What price target have analysts set for EWBC?
7 equities research analysts have issued twelve-month price targets for East West Bancorp's stock. Their predictions range from $50.00 to $76.00. On average, they anticipate East West Bancorp's stock price to reach $64.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 60.4% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for East West Bancorp.
What is the consensus analysts' recommendation for East West Bancorp?
7 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for East West Bancorp in the last year. There are currently 1 sell 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?
News stories about EWBC stock have trended negative this week, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. The research firm ranks the sentiment of news coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. East West Bancorp earned a media sentiment score of -2.3 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news articles about the financial services provider a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near term. View News Stories for East West Bancorp.
Are investors shorting East West Bancorp?
East West Bancorp saw a decline in short interest in the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totalling 1,489,500 shares, a decline of 16.5% from the June 30th total of 1,784,600 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 992,500 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.5 days. Approximately 1.0% of the shares of the stock are sold short. 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 M&T Bank (MTB), Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB), Northern Trust (NTRS), State Street (STT), Citizens Financial Group (CFG), Deutsche Bank (DB), SVB Financial Group (SIVB), Signature Bank (SBNY), Commerce Bancshares (CBSH), Popular (BPOP), First Citizens BancShares (FCNCA), Prosperity Bancshares (PB), Western Alliance Bancorporation (WAL), First Financial Bankshares (FFIN) and IBERIABANK (IBKC).
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 variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (10.89%), Vanguard Group Inc. (9.41%), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (3.45%), William Blair Investment Management LLC (2.57%), Handelsbanken Fonder AB (1.83%) and Jennison Associates LLC (1.55%). Company insiders that own East West Bancorp stock include Dominic Ng, Douglas Paul Krause, Herman Y Li, Irene H Oh, Iris S Chan, Jack C Liu, Molly Campbell and Rudolph Estrada. View Institutional Ownership Trends for East West Bancorp.
Which institutional investors are selling East West Bancorp stock?
EWBC stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Westfield Capital Management Co. LP, Nicholas Company Inc., Jennison Associates LLC, Jennison Associates LLC, Rothschild & Co. Asset Management US Inc., Janney Montgomery Scott LLC, Wells Fargo & Company MN and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board. 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 institutional investors are buying East West Bancorp stock?
EWBC stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Invesco Ltd., Nuveen Asset Management LLC, Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD, Allianz Asset Management GmbH, Handelsbanken Fonder AB, BlackRock Inc., Bank of America Corp DE and Balyasny Asset Management LLC. 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, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.
What is East West Bancorp's stock price today?
One share of EWBC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $39.91.
How big of a company is East West Bancorp?
East West Bancorp has a market capitalization of $5.81 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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