Zacks Research Has Positive Estimate for EWBC Q1 Earnings

East West Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:EWBC) – Research analysts at Zacks Research upped their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for East West Bancorp in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, November 12th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the financial services provider will post earnings of $1.99 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $1.97. The consensus estimate for East West Bancorp’s current full-year earnings is $8.36 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for East West Bancorp’s Q2 2025 earnings at $2.08 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $8.48 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $2.19 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.21 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.35 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $9.24 EPS.

A number of other research analysts also recently issued reports on the stock. StockNews.com upgraded shares of East West Bancorp from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 29th. Wedbush increased their price objective on shares of East West Bancorp from $100.00 to $110.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 23rd. Citigroup lifted their target price on shares of East West Bancorp from $103.00 to $109.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 23rd. DA Davidson raised their price target on East West Bancorp from $100.00 to $107.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 23rd. Finally, Compass Point upped their price objective on East West Bancorp from $93.00 to $110.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, October 24th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eleven have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, East West Bancorp presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $102.25.

East West Bancorp Trading Down 0.2 %

Shares of EWBC opened at $103.34 on Friday. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $89.21 and its 200-day simple moving average is $81.26. The firm has a market capitalization of $14.33 billion, a PE ratio of 13.05, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.02 and a beta of 1.27. East West Bancorp has a 12-month low of $60.34 and a 12-month high of $107.68. The company has a quick ratio of 0.92, a current ratio of 0.92 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46.

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

East West Bancorp Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, November 15th. Investors of record on Monday, November 4th were given a $0.55 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, November 4th. This represents a $2.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.13%. East West Bancorp’s dividend payout ratio is presently 27.78%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, 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 completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 17,750 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,740,210. This trade represents a 2.57 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Vice Chairman Douglas Paul Krause sold 12,000 shares of East West Bancorp stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, November 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $106.61, for a total value of $1,279,320.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 45,403 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,840,413.83. This represents a 20.90 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders sold 25,969 shares of company stock valued at $2,625,276. 1.04% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On East West Bancorp

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. FMR LLC boosted its holdings in East West Bancorp by 1.8% during the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 7,882,803 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $652,223,000 after purchasing an additional 136,528 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp lifted its position in East West Bancorp by 1.4% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 5,314,994 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $439,763,000 after buying an additional 75,024 shares in the last quarter. Capital Research Global Investors acquired a new position in shares of East West Bancorp during the 1st quarter worth about $338,142,000. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its holdings in shares of East West Bancorp by 2.3% in the 3rd quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 4,231,953 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $350,152,000 after acquiring an additional 96,729 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its position in shares of East West Bancorp by 7.0% in the second quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,822,886 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $133,480,000 after acquiring an additional 118,658 shares during the last quarter. 89.53% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.