NASDAQ:EWBC - East West Bancorp Stock Price, Price Target & More

East West Bancorp trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "EWBC."

East West Bancorp announced a quarterly dividend on Monday, April 23rd. Investors of record on Tuesday, May 1st will be paid a dividend of $0.20 per share on Tuesday, May 15th. This represents a $0.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.20%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, April 30th. View East West Bancorp's Dividend History.

East West Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:EWBC) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October, 19th. The financial services provider reported $0.89 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.86 by $0.03. The financial services provider earned $348.97 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $349.28 million. East West Bancorp had a return on equity of 14.15% and a net margin of 32.46%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 15.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.76 earnings per share. View East West Bancorp's Earnings History.

East West Bancorp is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, July, 19th 2018. View Earnings Estimates for East West Bancorp.

13 analysts have issued 1 year price targets for East West Bancorp's shares. Their predictions range from $57.00 to $79.00. On average, they expect East West Bancorp's share price to reach $72.4167 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 8.3% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Ratings for East West Bancorp.

13 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for East West Bancorp in the last year. There are currently 6 hold ratings and 7 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy."

Some companies that are related to East West Bancorp include State Street (STT), Deutsche Bank (DB), M&T Bank (MTB), Northern Trust (NTRS), BANCO BRADESCO/S (BBDO), Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB), Citizens Financial Group (CFG), SVB Financial Group (SIVB), Commerce Bancshares (CBSH), Signature Bank (SBNY), Western Alliance Bancorporation (WAL), Bank Of The Ozarks (OZRK), Wintrust Financial (WTFC), First Citizens BancShares Inc. Class A (FCNCA) and Associated Banc (ASB).

Media stories about EWBC stock have trended somewhat positive recently, according to Accern. The research group identifies positive and negative news coverage by reviewing more than 20 million news and blog sources. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. East West Bancorp earned a coverage optimism score of 0.10 on Accern's scale. They also assigned media headlines about the financial services provider an impact score of 45.66 out of 100, indicating that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the next few days.

East West Bancorp's stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Handelsbanken Fonder AB (1.64%), Fisher Asset Management LLC (1.51%), Assenagon Asset Management S.A. (0.13%), Smith Graham & Co. Investment Advisors LP (0.08%), Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund (0.04%) and Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (0.03%). 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, Rudolph Estrada and Wendy H Cai-Lee. View Institutional Ownership Trends for East West Bancorp.

EWBC stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Fisher Asset Management LLC, Assenagon Asset Management S.A., Handelsbanken Fonder AB, Fox Run Management L.L.C. and Smith Graham & Co. Investment Advisors LP. Company insiders that have sold East West Bancorp company stock in the last year include Dominic Ng, Douglas Paul Krause, Herman Y Li, Irene H Oh, Iris S Chan, Jack C Liu, Molly Campbell and Rudolph Estrada. View Insider Buying and Selling for East West Bancorp.

EWBC stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including NN Investment Partners Holdings N.V., DnB Asset Management AS, Bank of Montreal Can, State of Alaska Department of Revenue, IFM Investors Pty Ltd, Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund, Raymond James Trust N.A. and Atria Investments LLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for 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.

One share of EWBC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $66.85.

East West Bancorp has a market capitalization of $9.42 billion and generates $1.58 billion in revenue each year. The financial services provider earns $505.62 million in net income (profit) each year or $3.46 on an earnings per share basis. East West Bancorp employs 3,000 workers across the globe.

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]