What is Zacks Research’s Forecast for EWBC Q2 Earnings?

East West Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:EWBC) – Analysts at Zacks Research upped their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for East West Bancorp in a research report issued on Tuesday, March 4th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the financial services provider will earn $2.14 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $2.13. The consensus estimate for East West Bancorp’s current full-year earnings is $8.85 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for East West Bancorp’s Q3 2025 earnings at $2.22 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $2.24 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $2.30 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.30 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.40 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $9.97 EPS.

EWBC has been the topic of a number of other reports. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised their price objective on East West Bancorp from $96.00 to $128.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 4th. DA Davidson cut their price objective on East West Bancorp from $120.00 to $118.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, January 24th. Barclays cut their price objective on East West Bancorp from $125.00 to $120.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, January 24th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on East West Bancorp from $105.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 3rd. Finally, StockNews.com downgraded East West Bancorp from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 19th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating and ten have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $110.38.

East West Bancorp Stock Performance

NASDAQ EWBC opened at $90.44 on Wednesday. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $97.98 and its 200 day moving average price is $94.57. The company has a market capitalization of $12.54 billion, a PE ratio of 10.86, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.29 and a beta of 1.30. 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 twelve month low of $68.78 and a twelve month high of $113.95.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On East West Bancorp

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Marshall & Sterling Wealth Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in East West Bancorp during the 4th quarter worth approximately $26,000. Capital Performance Advisors LLP bought a new stake in shares of East West Bancorp in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB bought a new stake in shares of East West Bancorp in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Venturi Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of East West Bancorp by 73.2% in the 4th quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC now owns 414 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $40,000 after acquiring an additional 175 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Farther Finance Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of East West Bancorp by 119.1% in the 4th quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 563 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $54,000 after acquiring an additional 306 shares during the last quarter. 89.53% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other East West Bancorp news, Director Jack C. Liu sold 1,275 shares of East West Bancorp stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, January 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $104.53, for a total transaction of $133,275.75. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 14,557 shares in the company, valued at $1,521,643.21. The trade was a 8.05 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. 1.04% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

East West Bancorp Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, February 17th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 3rd were issued a dividend of $0.60 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 3rd. This is an increase from East West Bancorp’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.55. This represents a $2.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.65%. East West Bancorp’s payout ratio is currently 28.81%.

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.