Research Analysts Offer Predictions for EWBC Q3 Earnings

East West Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:EWBC) – Zacks Research boosted their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for East West Bancorp in a research report issued on Tuesday, August 12th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the financial services provider will post earnings per share of $2.22 for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $2.18. 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 $2.21 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $8.80 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.34 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.37 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.50 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $9.43 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts have also recently commented on EWBC. Jefferies Financial Group initiated coverage on East West Bancorp in a research note on Wednesday, May 21st. They issued a “buy” rating and a $115.00 price objective for the company. Wall Street Zen cut East West Bancorp from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Sunday, August 3rd. Truist Financial lifted their target price on East West Bancorp from $102.00 to $110.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, July 11th. Barclays lifted their target price on East West Bancorp from $110.00 to $135.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 8th. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lifted their target price on East West Bancorp from $110.00 to $120.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 23rd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating and eight have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $114.15.

East West Bancorp Trading Up 0.4%

Shares of East West Bancorp stock opened at $103.25 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43, a quick ratio of 0.89 and a current ratio of 0.89. East West Bancorp has a 52 week low of $68.27 and a 52 week high of $113.95. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $101.46 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $93.70. The stock has a market capitalization of $14.23 billion, a PE ratio of 12.06, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.40 and a beta of 0.97.

East West Bancorp (NASDAQ:EWBC) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 22nd. The financial services provider reported $2.28 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.23 by $0.05. East West Bancorp had a return on equity of 15.09% and a net margin of 26.06%. The firm had revenue of $705.00 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $702.04 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $2.07 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.3% compared to the same quarter last year.

East West Bancorp Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, August 15th. Investors of record on Monday, August 4th will be issued a dividend of $0.60 per share. This represents a $2.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.3%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, August 4th. East West Bancorp’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 28.04%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CEO Dominic Ng sold 40,000 shares of East West Bancorp stock in a transaction on Monday, July 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $103.38, for a total transaction of $4,135,200.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 888,314 shares in the company, valued at approximately $91,833,901.32. This trade represents a 4.31% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Company insiders own 1.04% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of East West Bancorp

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Beverly Hills Private Wealth LLC raised its stake in shares of East West Bancorp by 4.9% in the second quarter. Beverly Hills Private Wealth LLC now owns 2,630 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $266,000 after buying an additional 122 shares during the period. Applied Finance Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of East West Bancorp by 3.7% during the 1st quarter. Applied Finance Capital Management LLC now owns 3,444 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $309,000 after buying an additional 123 shares during the last quarter. MAI Capital Management lifted its position in shares of East West Bancorp by 15.7% during the 2nd quarter. MAI Capital Management now owns 906 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $91,000 after buying an additional 123 shares during the last quarter. NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC lifted its position in shares of East West Bancorp by 0.7% during the 1st quarter. NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC now owns 21,271 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $1,909,000 after buying an additional 139 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Prospera Financial Services Inc lifted its position in shares of East West Bancorp by 2.6% during the 2nd quarter. Prospera Financial Services Inc now owns 5,903 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $596,000 after buying an additional 147 shares during the last quarter. 89.53% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

East West Bancorp Company Profile

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.