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After finishing at $101.18 in the prior trading day, East West Bancorp, Inc (NASDAQ: EWBC) closed at $103.5, up 2.29%. In other words, the price has increased by $2.29 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.71 million shares were traded. EWBC stock price reached its highest trading level at $104.2808 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $99.87.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of EWBC by taking a closer look at its different ratios. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.44 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.44.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of . The stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, TD Cowen on September 25, 2025, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $139.
On September 10, 2025, Cantor Fitzgerald started tracking the stock assigning a Overweight rating and target price of $124.
On May 21, 2025, Jefferies started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $115.Jefferies initiated its Buy rating on May 21, 2025, with a $115 target price.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Sep 08 ’25 when Oh Irene H sold 7,639 shares for $109.40 per share. The transaction valued at 835,707 led to the insider holds 105,714 shares of the business.
Oh Irene H sold 15,051 shares of EWBC for $1,606,404 on Aug 27 ’25. The Chief Risk Officer now owns 113,353 shares after completing the transaction at $106.73 per share. On Aug 27 ’25, another insider, TEO GARY, who serves as the Executive Vice President of the company, sold 6,550 shares for $106.47 each. As a result, the insider received 697,376 and left with 12,235 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, EWBC now has a Market Capitalization of 14264552448 and an Enterprise Value of 13088308224. As of this moment, East’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 12.10, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 10.67. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.46. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.16 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.74. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 5.33.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for EWBC is 0.98, which has changed by 0.12917304 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.13724327 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, EWBC has reached a high of $113.95, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $68.27. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -1.42%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 6.78%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 899.35K shares per day over the past 3-months and 774120 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 137.82M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 136.53M. Insiders hold about 0.94% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 94.47% stake in the company. Shares short for EWBC as of 1759190400 were 4525918 with a Short Ratio of 5.03, compared to 1756425600 on 4819381. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4525918 and a Short% of Float of 3.7199999999999998.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, EWBC’s forward annual dividend rate was 2.3, compared to 2.35 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.022731764. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.34. . The current Payout Ratio is 26.42% for EWBC, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-08-04 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-08-04. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2004-06-22 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
A detailed examination of East West Bancorp, Inc (EWBC) is currently in progress, with 15.0 analysts providing valuable insights into its market dynamics.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $2.36, with high estimates of $2.47 and low estimates of $2.23.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $9.29 and $9.03 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $9.13. EPS for the following year is $9.77, with 15.0 analysts recommending between $10.27 and $9.33.
Revenue Estimates
10 analysts predict $725.86M in revenue for . The current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $732.66M to a low estimate of $717.58M. As of . The current estimate, East West Bancorp, Inc’s year-ago sales were $657.48MFor the next quarter, 10 analysts are estimating revenue of $732.85M. There is a high estimate of $743M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $721.97M.
A total of 11 analysts have provided revenue estimates for EWBC’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $2.87B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $2.84B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $2.86B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $2.61BBased on 11 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $3B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $3.06B and the low estimate is $2.92B.
