Q2 EPS Forecast for East West Bancorp Boosted by Analyst

East West Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:EWBC) – Equities researchers at Wedbush upped their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of East West Bancorp in a report issued on Tuesday, November 5th. Wedbush analyst D. Chiaverini now anticipates that the financial services provider will post earnings of $2.09 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $2.04. Wedbush has a “Outperform” rating and a $110.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for East West Bancorp’s current full-year earnings is $8.31 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for East West Bancorp’s Q3 2025 earnings at $2.23 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $2.20 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $8.55 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $9.45 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts have also recently weighed in on EWBC. DA Davidson increased their target price on shares of East West Bancorp from $100.00 to $107.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 23rd. Citigroup lifted their price objective on East West Bancorp from $103.00 to $109.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 23rd. Piper Sandler upped their target price on East West Bancorp from $87.00 to $95.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 23rd. Barclays raised their target price on East West Bancorp from $108.00 to $110.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 23rd. Finally, Stephens boosted their price target on shares of East West Bancorp from $91.00 to $104.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, October 24th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and twelve have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $99.46.

East West Bancorp Stock Performance

NASDAQ EWBC opened at $107.16 on Wednesday. The company’s fifty day moving average is $86.66 and its two-hundred day moving average is $80.12. East West Bancorp has a 52-week low of $55.43 and a 52-week high of $107.33. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46, a current ratio of 0.92 and a quick ratio of 0.92. The firm has a market capitalization of $14.85 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.53, a P/E/G ratio of 2.85 and a beta of 1.27.

East West Bancorp (NASDAQ:EWBC) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, October 22nd. The financial services provider reported $2.09 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.06 by $0.03. East West Bancorp had a net margin of 24.96% and a return on equity of 16.07%. The business had revenue of $1.16 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $641.80 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $2.02 earnings per share.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On East West Bancorp

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of EWBC. Capital Research Global Investors acquired a new stake in shares of East West Bancorp in the first quarter valued at approximately $338,142,000. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its holdings in East West Bancorp by 7.0% during the 2nd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,822,886 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $133,480,000 after buying an additional 118,658 shares in the last quarter. Lord Abbett & CO. LLC boosted its position in East West Bancorp by 112.5% in the 1st quarter. Lord Abbett & CO. LLC now owns 1,441,198 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $114,013,000 after buying an additional 762,958 shares during the last quarter. Jupiter Asset Management Ltd. bought a new position in East West Bancorp in the 2nd quarter valued at $59,460,000. Finally, Miller Howard Investments Inc. NY increased its stake in shares of East West Bancorp by 30.6% in the 2nd quarter. Miller Howard Investments Inc. NY now owns 649,708 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $47,578,000 after buying an additional 152,334 shares during the period. 89.53% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Rudolph Estrada sold 469 shares of East West Bancorp stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, November 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $98.04, for a total value of $45,980.76. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 17,750 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,740,210. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. In related news, Director Molly Campbell sold 1,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, October 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $98.65, for a total transaction of $147,975.00. Following the transaction, the director now owns 10,639 shares in the company, valued at $1,049,537.35. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director Rudolph Estrada sold 469 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $98.04, for a total transaction of $45,980.76. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 17,750 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,740,210. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 13,969 shares of company stock valued at $1,345,956. 1.04% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

East West Bancorp Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, November 15th. Shareholders of record on Monday, November 4th will be given a $0.55 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, November 4th. This represents a $2.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.05%. East West Bancorp’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 27.78%.

East West Bancorp Company Profile

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. The company operates through three segments: Consumer and Business Banking, Commercial Banking, and Other.