FY2025 EPS Forecast for East West Bancorp Lifted by Analyst

East West Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:EWBC) – Zacks Research boosted their FY2025 earnings estimates for shares of East West Bancorp in a research report issued on Tuesday, November 11th. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the financial services provider will post earnings per share of $9.30 for the year, up from their previous forecast of $8.90. Zacks Research currently has a “Strong-Buy” rating on the stock. 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 Q4 2025 earnings at $2.31 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $2.37 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.45 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.49 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.37 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $9.67 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $2.69 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $10.15 EPS.

Several other research firms also recently commented on EWBC. DA Davidson boosted their target price on East West Bancorp from $115.00 to $125.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 23rd. TD Cowen started coverage on East West Bancorp in a report on Thursday, September 25th. They set a “buy” rating and a $139.00 price target for the company. Weiss Ratings cut shares of East West Bancorp from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Friday, October 24th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of East West Bancorp from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, October 11th. Finally, UBS Group reduced their price objective on shares of East West Bancorp from $118.00 to $115.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, October 28th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $124.08.

East West Bancorp Stock Performance

East West Bancorp stock opened at $105.35 on Wednesday. East West Bancorp has a twelve month low of $68.27 and a twelve month high of $113.95. The company has a quick ratio of 0.89, a current ratio of 0.89 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35. The company has a market capitalization of $14.52 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.62, a PEG ratio of 1.12 and a beta of 0.97. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $104.41 and its 200 day moving average is $100.62.

East West Bancorp (NASDAQ:EWBC) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, December 11th. The financial services provider reported $2.08 earnings per share for the quarter. East West Bancorp had a net margin of 27.16% and a return on equity of 15.55%. The business had revenue of $627.36 million for the quarter.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On East West Bancorp

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Xponance Inc. lifted its position in East West Bancorp by 1.9% during the first quarter. Xponance Inc. now owns 16,141 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $1,449,000 after purchasing an additional 302 shares during the last quarter. Cerity Partners LLC increased its holdings in shares of East West Bancorp by 35.9% in the 1st quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 16,157 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $1,450,000 after buying an additional 4,271 shares during the last quarter. US Bancorp DE raised its position in shares of East West Bancorp by 880.7% during the 2nd quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 21,625 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $2,184,000 after buying an additional 19,420 shares in the last quarter. Deutsche Bank AG lifted its holdings in shares of East West Bancorp by 16.5% in the 1st quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 21,516 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $1,931,000 after acquiring an additional 3,052 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Westfield Capital Management Co. LP grew its position in East West Bancorp by 203.0% in the first quarter. Westfield Capital Management Co. LP now owns 817,306 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $73,361,000 after acquiring an additional 547,556 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 89.53% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Jack C. Liu sold 1,000 shares of East West Bancorp stock in a transaction on Friday, August 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $105.00, for a total value of $105,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 14,974 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,572,270. The trade was a 6.26% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, EVP Gary Teo sold 6,550 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $106.47, for a total value of $697,378.50. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 12,235 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,302,660.45. This trade represents a 34.87% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last three months, insiders sold 43,220 shares of company stock worth $4,551,488. Insiders own 1.04% of the company’s stock.

East West Bancorp Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, November 17th. Shareholders of record on Monday, November 3rd will be paid a dividend of $0.60 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, November 3rd. This represents a $2.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.3%. East West Bancorp’s payout ratio is currently 26.46%.

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.