Q3 EPS Estimate for East West Bancorp Increased by Analyst

East West Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:EWBC) – Research analysts at Zacks Research lifted their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for East West Bancorp in a research report issued on Thursday, February 13th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the financial services provider will post earnings of $2.21 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $2.20. The consensus estimate for East West Bancorp’s current full-year earnings is $8.81 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for East West Bancorp’s Q4 2025 earnings at $2.25 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.33 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $9.30 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $9.88 EPS.

Several other research firms have also commented on EWBC. Stephens lowered shares of East West Bancorp from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday, December 9th. Piper Sandler lowered their price target on shares of East West Bancorp from $100.00 to $97.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, January 27th. StockNews.com lowered shares of East West Bancorp from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Wednesday. UBS Group assumed coverage on shares of East West Bancorp in a report on Tuesday, December 17th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $112.00 price target on the stock. Finally, Barclays lowered their price target on shares of East West Bancorp from $125.00 to $120.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, January 24th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating and ten have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $110.38.

East West Bancorp Price Performance

NASDAQ:EWBC opened at $99.25 on Monday. East West Bancorp has a one year low of $68.78 and a one year high of $113.95. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46, a quick ratio of 0.92 and a current ratio of 0.91. The firm has a market cap of $13.76 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.91, a PEG ratio of 1.36 and a beta of 1.30. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $99.18 and its two-hundred day moving average is $93.34.

East West Bancorp Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, February 17th. Investors of record on Monday, February 3rd were given a dividend of $0.60 per share. This represents a $2.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.42%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 3rd. This is an increase from East West Bancorp’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.55. East West Bancorp’s dividend payout ratio is 28.81%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Jack C. Liu sold 1,275 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, January 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $104.53, for a total transaction of $133,275.75. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 14,557 shares in the company, valued at $1,521,643.21. This represents a 8.05 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Insiders own 1.04% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of EWBC. CWM LLC raised its position in shares of East West Bancorp by 109.1% during the 3rd quarter. CWM LLC now owns 3,818 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $316,000 after purchasing an additional 1,992 shares during the last quarter. Creative Planning raised its holdings in East West Bancorp by 6.6% in the 3rd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 16,094 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $1,332,000 after acquiring an additional 992 shares during the last quarter. Bleakley Financial Group LLC raised its holdings in East West Bancorp by 4.4% in the 3rd quarter. Bleakley Financial Group LLC now owns 3,550 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $294,000 after acquiring an additional 148 shares during the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. raised its holdings in East West Bancorp by 15.1% in the 3rd quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 3,451 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $286,000 after acquiring an additional 454 shares during the last quarter. Finally, First Citizens Bank & Trust Co. raised its holdings in East West Bancorp by 5.5% in the 3rd quarter. First Citizens Bank & Trust Co. now owns 3,178 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $263,000 after acquiring an additional 165 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.53% of the company’s stock.

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.