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East West Bancorp, Inc (NASDAQ: EWBC) closed the day trading at $103.51 down -2.70% from the previous closing price of $106.38. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.70 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.29 million shares were traded. EWBC stock price reached its highest trading level at $106.04 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $102.96.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of EWBC, let’s 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, Jefferies on May 21, 2025, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $115.
On May 13, 2025, Truist started tracking the stock assigning a Hold rating and target price of $102.
Morgan Stanley Downgraded its Overweight to Equal-Weight on April 07, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $90.
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 May 15 ’25 when Kim Lisa L. sold 2,100 shares for $95.04 per share. The transaction valued at 199,584 led to the insider holds 14,849 shares of the business.
Kim Lisa L. bought 2,100 shares of EWBC for $199,479 on May 15 ’25. On May 12 ’25, another insider, NG DOMINIC, who serves as the Chief Executive Officer of the company, sold 40,000 shares for $96.43 each. As a result, the insider received 3,857,319 and left with 928,314 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 14265334784 and an Enterprise Value of 15183532032. As of this moment, East’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 12.09, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 10.81. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.57. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.15 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.74. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 6.306.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for EWBC is 0.96, which has changed by 0.17665112 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.16564083 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 4.89%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 8.52%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, EWBC traded about 867.37K shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, EWBC traded about 1096620 shares per day. A total of 137.82M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 136.46M. Insiders hold about 0.99% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 92.39% stake in the company. Shares short for EWBC as of 1751241600 were 5434458 with a Short Ratio of 6.27, compared to 1748563200 on 5060096. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 5434458 and a Short% of Float of 4.4699997.
Dividends & Splits
EWBC’s forward annual dividend rate is 2.30, up from 0.0 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.39. The current Payout Ratio is 26.42% for EWBC, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-05-02 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-05-02. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2004-06-22 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The performance of East West Bancorp, Inc (EWBC) in the stock market is under the watchful eye of 13.0 analysts actively contributing to its current rating.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $2.33, with high estimates of $2.43 and low estimates of $2.2.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $9.24 and $8.95 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $9.07. EPS for the following year is $9.67, with 13.0 analysts recommending between $10.06 and $9.44.
Revenue Estimates
9 analysts predict $720.28M in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $732.5M to a low estimate of $711.56M. As of the current estimate, East West Bancorp, Inc’s year-ago sales were $657.48MFor the next quarter, 9 analysts are estimating revenue of $724.55M. There is a high estimate of $735M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $718.6M.
A total of 10 analysts have provided revenue estimates for EWBC’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $2.86B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $2.83B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $2.84B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $2.61BBased on 10 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $2.96B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $3B and the low estimate is $2.89B.
