Equities Analysts Offer Predictions for EWBC Q1 Earnings

East West Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:EWBC) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research reduced their Q1 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for East West Bancorp in a research note issued on Tuesday, June 24th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the financial services provider will post earnings of $2.19 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $2.20. 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 Q2 2026 earnings at $2.26 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.25 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $9.12 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $2.34 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $9.80 EPS.

Other equities analysts have also issued research reports about the company. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price objective on East West Bancorp from $120.00 to $100.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, April 9th. Morgan Stanley lowered East West Bancorp from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and cut their price target for the company from $118.00 to $90.00 in a research note on Monday, April 7th. Jefferies Financial Group began coverage on East West Bancorp in a research note on Wednesday, May 21st. They set a “buy” rating and a $115.00 price target on the stock. Wall Street Zen lowered East West Bancorp from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 22nd. Finally, Truist Financial began coverage on East West Bancorp in a research note on Tuesday, May 13th. They set a “hold” rating and a $102.00 price target on the stock. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating and eight have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $107.85.

East West Bancorp Price Performance

East West Bancorp stock opened at $101.75 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45, a quick ratio of 0.89 and a current ratio of 0.89. The firm has a market cap of $14.02 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.14, a P/E/G ratio of 1.34 and a beta of 0.92. The business’s fifty day moving average is $91.09 and its two-hundred day moving average is $92.36. East West Bancorp has a 52 week low of $68.27 and a 52 week high of $113.95.

East West Bancorp (NASDAQ:EWBC) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 22nd. The financial services provider reported $2.09 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.05 by $0.04. The company had revenue of $693.00 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $673.02 million. East West Bancorp had a return on equity of 15.23% and a net margin of 25.73%.

East West Bancorp Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, May 16th. Investors of record on Friday, May 2nd were issued a $0.60 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 2nd. This represents a $2.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.36%. East West Bancorp’s dividend payout ratio is presently 28.64%.

Insider Activity at East West Bancorp

In other East West Bancorp news, EVP Lisa L. Kim sold 2,100 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $95.04, for a total value of $199,584.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 14,849 shares in the company, valued at $1,411,248.96. This represents a 12.39% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CEO Dominic Ng sold 40,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, May 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $96.43, for a total value of $3,857,200.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 928,314 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $89,517,319.02. This trade represents a 4.13% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 1.04% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On East West Bancorp

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of East West Bancorp by 0.5% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 14,197,068 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $1,359,511,000 after acquiring an additional 70,503 shares in the last quarter. FMR LLC grew its holdings in shares of East West Bancorp by 1.4% during the fourth quarter. FMR LLC now owns 7,990,468 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $765,167,000 after buying an additional 107,665 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. grew its holdings in shares of East West Bancorp by 155.6% during the first quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 7,714,661 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $692,468,000 after buying an additional 4,696,157 shares in the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its holdings in shares of East West Bancorp by 7.1% during the first quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 4,733,102 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $424,843,000 after buying an additional 314,262 shares in the last quarter. Finally, T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. grew its holdings in shares of East West Bancorp by 1.2% during the first quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. now owns 4,005,394 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $359,525,000 after buying an additional 46,717 shares in the last quarter. 89.53% of the stock is currently 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.