Zacks Research Issues Optimistic Estimate for EWBC Earnings

East West Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:EWBC) – Research analysts at Zacks Research boosted their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of East West Bancorp in a report released on Tuesday, November 12th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the financial services provider will earn $1.99 per share for the quarter, up from their previous 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.

Several other research firms have also issued reports on EWBC. Truist Financial raised their price target on East West Bancorp from $93.00 to $101.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 23rd. Compass Point upped their price target on shares of East West Bancorp from $93.00 to $110.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, October 24th. Wedbush raised their price target on shares of East West Bancorp from $100.00 to $110.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 23rd. Piper Sandler upped their price objective on shares of East West Bancorp from $87.00 to $95.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 23rd. Finally, Stephens raised their target price on East West Bancorp from $91.00 to $104.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 24th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eleven have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $102.25.

East West Bancorp Stock Down 0.2 %

EWBC opened at $103.34 on Friday. East West Bancorp has a 12 month low of $60.34 and a 12 month high of $107.68. The company has a current ratio of 0.92, a quick ratio of 0.92 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $89.70 and its 200-day moving average price is $81.44. The company has a market cap of $14.33 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.05, a P/E/G ratio of 3.02 and a beta of 1.27.

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

East West Bancorp Dividend Announcement

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

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director Jack C. Liu sold 2,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, August 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $83.50, for a total value of $167,000.00. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 16,557 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,382,509.50. This represents a 10.78 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, Vice Chairman Douglas Paul Krause sold 12,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction 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 transaction, the insider now owns 45,403 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,840,413.83. The trade was a 20.90 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 25,969 shares of company stock worth $2,625,276 in the last three months. 1.04% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Capital Performance Advisors LLP bought a new stake in shares of East West Bancorp during the third quarter valued at approximately $25,000. UMB Bank n.a. boosted its stake in East West Bancorp by 362.8% during the 3rd quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 361 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $30,000 after purchasing an additional 283 shares during the last quarter. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. purchased a new stake in East West Bancorp during the 2nd quarter valued at $30,000. American Capital Advisory LLC bought a new stake in shares of East West Bancorp in the 2nd quarter worth $31,000. Finally, Tobam raised its stake in shares of East West Bancorp by 131.7% in the third quarter. Tobam now owns 482 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $40,000 after purchasing an additional 274 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 89.53% of the company’s stock.

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.