Zacks Research Has Positive Estimate for EWBC Q3 Earnings

East West Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:EWBC) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research increased their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of East West Bancorp in a research note issued on Thursday, February 13th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the financial services provider will post earnings of $2.21 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $2.20. The consensus estimate for East West Bancorp’s current full-year earnings is $8.81 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for East West Bancorp’s Q4 2025 earnings at $2.25 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.33 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $9.30 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $9.88 EPS.

Several other analysts have also recently commented on the company. UBS Group assumed coverage on shares of East West Bancorp in a research report on Tuesday, December 17th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $112.00 target price for the company. Citigroup increased their price objective on shares of East West Bancorp from $103.00 to $109.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 23rd. Piper Sandler dropped their target price on shares of East West Bancorp from $100.00 to $97.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, January 27th. Barclays decreased their price target on East West Bancorp from $125.00 to $120.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Friday, January 24th. Finally, StockNews.com raised East West Bancorp from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 11th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $110.38.

East West Bancorp Trading Up 0.9 %

NASDAQ EWBC opened at $98.57 on Monday. The firm has a market capitalization of $13.66 billion, a PE ratio of 11.83, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.36 and a beta of 1.30. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $99.26 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $93.23. The company has a current ratio of 0.91, a quick ratio of 0.92 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46. East West Bancorp has a 12 month low of $68.78 and a 12 month high of $113.95.

East West Bancorp Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, February 17th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 3rd will be issued a $0.60 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, February 3rd. This represents a $2.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.43%. This is a boost from East West Bancorp’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.55. East West Bancorp’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 28.81%.

Insider Activity at East West Bancorp

In other news, Director Jack C. Liu sold 725 shares of East West Bancorp stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, January 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $104.50, for a total value of $75,762.50. Following the transaction, the director now owns 15,832 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,654,444. The trade was a 4.38 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. 1.04% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On East West Bancorp

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of EWBC. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV grew its holdings in East West Bancorp by 3.7% in the 4th quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 6,258 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $599,000 after acquiring an additional 223 shares during the last quarter. Kapitalo Investimentos Ltda purchased a new position in shares of East West Bancorp during the fourth quarter valued at about $100,000. PDT Partners LLC purchased a new stake in East West Bancorp in the fourth quarter worth about $201,000. Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC boosted its position in East West Bancorp by 100.4% during the 4th quarter. Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC now owns 29,846 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $2,858,000 after acquiring an additional 14,952 shares in the last quarter. Finally, AQR Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of East West Bancorp by 31.4% in the 4th quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 456,012 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $43,668,000 after acquiring an additional 108,883 shares in the last quarter. 89.53% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About East West Bancorp

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.