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

Company Overview

East West Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: EWBC) is a bank holding company headquartered in Pasadena, California, that offers a broad range of commercial banking, consumer banking, and wealth management services. Established in 1973 to serve the Chinese-American community in Southern California, the company has grown into one of the largest independent banks headquartered in the Western United States. Its primary banking subsidiary, East West Bank, provides financial solutions tailored to meet the needs of individuals and businesses with cross-border interests.

The company’s core business activities include commercial lending, deposit services, mortgage banking, and treasury and trade services. Commercial banking offerings cover working capital financing, real estate lending, and asset-based lending, while its consumer banking products encompass checking and savings accounts, personal loans, and home mortgages. East West Bancorp also provides private banking and wealth advisory services, delivering personalized investment management, trust, and estate planning solutions for high-net-worth clients.

East West Bancorp operates an extensive branch network across major U.S. markets, including California, Washington, New York, Massachusetts, Texas, and Georgia. Internationally, the bank maintains strategic offices in Greater China—such as Hong Kong, Shanghai, Beijing, and Shenzhen—to support corporate and commercial clients engaged in U.S.–Asia trade and investment. This bi-regional footprint enables the company to offer specialized cross-border expertise and facilitate global transaction banking.

Leadership at East West Bancorp is anchored by Dominic Ng, who has served as Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer since 1992. Under his tenure, the company has expanded its geographic reach and diversified its product offerings while maintaining a community-focused ethos. Guided by a seasoned executive team, East West Bancorp remains committed to fostering economic growth in the markets it serves by providing culturally attuned banking solutions and personalized client service.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $106.25 to $107.75
• 50-Day Range: $86.64 to $108.87
• 52-Week Range: $68.27 to $113.95
• Volume: 830,053 shs
• Average Volume: 932,354 shs
• Market Capitalization: $14.74 billion
• P/E Ratio: 12.76
• Dividend Yield: 2.24%
• Price Target: $112.85
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

East West Bancorp Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

East West Bancorp scored higher than 80% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 279th out of 936 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

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.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 8.02%

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 12.76, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.90.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of East West Bancorp is 12.76, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 20.04.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

East West Bancorp has a PEG Ratio of 1.46. 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 1.92. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

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

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

East West Bancorp pays a meaningful dividend of 2.22%, 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.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

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 and Social Media

• Score: 3.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.08

News Sentiment

East West Bancorp has a news sentiment score of 1.08. 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 0.95 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 15 news articles for East West Bancorp this week, compared to 10 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 2 people have searched for EWBC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

2 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 Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

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.

EWBC Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have EWBC shares performed this year?

East West Bancorp's stock was trading at $95.76 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, EWBC shares have increased by 11.7% and is now trading at $106.95.

How were East West Bancorp's earnings last quarter?

East West Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:EWBC) released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April, 22nd. The financial services provider reported $2.09 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.05 by $0.04. The financial services provider earned $693 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $673.02 million. East West Bancorp had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 15.23% and a net margin of 25.73%.
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Who are East West Bancorp's major shareholders?

East West Bancorp's top institutional investors include Miller Howard Investments Inc. NY (0.45%), Ferguson Wellman Capital Management Inc. (0.16%), Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC (0.04%) and Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. (0.02%). 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.
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 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: 7/11/2025
• 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
• Web: www.eastwestbank.com
• Phone: (626) 768-6000
• Fax: 302-655-5049
• Employees: 3,100
• Year Founded: 1998

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for East West Bancorp: $112.85
• High Price Target: $135.00
• Low Price Target: $90.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +5.5%
• 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: 12.76
• Forward P/E Ratio: 12.08
• P/E Growth: 1.46
• 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: $4.53 billion
• Price / Sales: 3.25
• Cash Flow: $9.80 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 10.91
• Book Value: $55.71 per share
• Price / Book: 1.92

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 137,820,000
• Free Float: 136,392,000
• Market Cap: $14.74 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.93