Analysts Issue Forecasts for EWBC Q1 Earnings

East West Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:EWBC) – Analysts at DA Davidson issued their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of East West Bancorp in a report issued on Monday, January 27th. DA Davidson analyst G. Tenner expects that the financial services provider will earn $2.01 per share for the quarter. DA Davidson currently has a “Buy” rating and a $118.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for East West Bancorp’s current full-year earnings is $8.38 per share.

A number of other brokerages have also recently issued reports on EWBC. Piper Sandler decreased their target price on East West Bancorp from $100.00 to $97.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Monday. Compass Point increased their price objective on East West Bancorp from $110.00 to $125.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 10th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lifted their target price on shares of East West Bancorp from $96.00 to $128.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 4th. Citigroup increased their price target on shares of East West Bancorp from $103.00 to $109.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 23rd. Finally, Wedbush lifted their price objective on shares of East West Bancorp from $100.00 to $110.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 23rd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating and ten have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $110.38.

East West Bancorp Stock Performance

NASDAQ EWBC opened at $103.25 on Tuesday. The company has a fifty day moving average of $101.28 and a two-hundred day moving average of $91.70. The company has a market capitalization of $14.31 billion, a PE ratio of 13.04, a P/E/G ratio of 2.85 and a beta of 1.30. East West Bancorp has a 1 year low of $67.27 and a 1 year high of $113.95. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46, a current ratio of 0.92 and a quick ratio of 0.92.

East West Bancorp Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, February 17th. Investors of record on Monday, February 3rd will be given a dividend of $0.60 per share. This represents a $2.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.32%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, February 3rd. This is a boost from East West Bancorp’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.55. East West Bancorp’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 27.78%.

Insider Activity at East West Bancorp

In other East West Bancorp news, Vice Chairman Douglas Paul Krause sold 12,000 shares of East West Bancorp 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 in the company, valued at $4,840,413.83. This trade represents a 20.90 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, Director Rudolph Estrada sold 469 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 5th. The shares were 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 of the company’s stock, valued at $1,740,210. This represents a 2.57 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 13,194 shares of company stock valued at $1,401,063. Company insiders own 1.04% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Capital Performance Advisors LLP purchased a new position in shares of East West Bancorp in the 3rd quarter worth about $25,000. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB purchased a new position in East West Bancorp in the third quarter valued at approximately $26,000. UMB Bank n.a. raised its holdings in East West Bancorp by 362.8% in the third quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 361 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $30,000 after buying an additional 283 shares during the period. Tobam lifted its position in East West Bancorp by 131.7% during the third quarter. Tobam now owns 482 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $40,000 after buying an additional 274 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Transamerica Financial Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of East West Bancorp in the third quarter worth $79,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.53% of the company’s stock.

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.