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The closing price of East West Bancorp, Inc (NASDAQ: EWBC) was $85.97 for the day, up 1.81% from the previous closing price of $84.44. In other words, the price has increased by $1.81 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.48 million shares were traded. EWBC stock price reached its highest trading level at $86.39 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $83.11.
Ratios:
Our analysis of EWBC’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.49 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.46.
Insider Transactions:
Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 19 ’25 when NG DOMINIC sold 19,819 shares for $90.00 per share. The transaction valued at 1,783,710 led to the insider holds 968,314 shares of the business.
NG DOMINIC sold 20,181 shares of EWBC for $1,816,492 on Mar 07 ’25. The Chief Executive Officer now owns 988,133 shares after completing the transaction at $90.01 per share. On Mar 07 ’25, another insider, NG DOMINIC, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 40,000 shares for $90.00 each.
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 11846751232 and an Enterprise Value of 11833914368. As of this moment, East’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 10.26, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 9.01. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.26. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.64 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.49. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 4.915.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for EWBC is 0.90, which has changed by 0.131482 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.07545352 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 -1.20%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -4.99%.
Shares Statistics:
EWBC traded an average of 1.29M shares per day over the past three months and 1501470 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 137.80M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 136.41M. Insiders hold about 1.01% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 91.47% stake in the company. Shares short for EWBC as of 1743379200 were 4338350 with a Short Ratio of 3.37, compared to 1740700800 on 3313732. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4338350 and a Short% of Float of 3.55.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 2.25, EWBC has a forward annual dividend rate of 2.25. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.02664614The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.42. The current Payout Ratio is 26.42% for EWBC, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-02-03 with an ex-dividend date of 1746144000. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2004-06-22 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
