NASDAQ:EWBC - East West Bancorp Stock Price, News, & Analysis

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

East West Bancorp declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, October 18th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, November 1st will be paid a dividend of $0.23 per share on Thursday, November 15th. This represents a $0.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.70%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, October 31st. View East West Bancorp's Dividend History.

East West Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:EWBC) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October, 18th. The financial services provider reported $1.17 EPS for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $1.14 by $0.03. The financial services provider earned $395.22 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $398.25 million. East West Bancorp had a return on equity of 15.70% and a net margin of 34.80%. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.91 EPS. View East West Bancorp's Earnings History.

East West Bancorp is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, January 24th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for East West Bancorp.

11 Wall Street analysts have issued 1-year price targets for East West Bancorp's stock. Their predictions range from $41.00 to $82.00. On average, they expect East West Bancorp's share price to reach $71.8182 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 32.5% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for East West Bancorp.

11 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for East West Bancorp in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings and 9 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for East West Bancorp.

Press coverage about EWBC stock has trended somewhat negative this week, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. The research firm identifies positive and negative news coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources. 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 -1.9 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news stories about the financial services provider a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the immediate future.

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East West Bancorp's stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (10.31%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (3.29%), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (3.29%), Jennison Associates LLC (1.92%), Handelsbanken Fonder AB (1.48%) and Handelsbanken Fonder AB (1.48%). 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 JPMorgan Chase & Co., Victory Capital Management Inc., First Trust Advisors LP, Ferguson Wellman Capital Management Inc., FMR LLC, Handelsbanken Fonder AB, Handelsbanken Fonder AB and MERIAN GLOBAL INVESTORS UK Ltd. Company insiders that have sold East West Bancorp company stock in the last year include Dominic Ng, Douglas Paul Krause, Irene H Oh, Iris S Chan, Jack C Liu and Molly Campbell. View Insider Buying and Selling for East West Bancorp.

EWBC stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including BlackRock Inc., Capital Fund Management S.A., SG Americas Securities LLC, United Services Automobile Association, Renaissance Technologies LLC, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, Highbridge Capital Management LLC and GSA Capital Partners LLP. 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 $54.21.

East West Bancorp has a market capitalization of $7.77 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.

The official website for East West Bancorp is http://www.eastwestbank.com.

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]