DA Davidson Predicts Stronger Earnings for East West Bancorp

East West Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:EWBC) – Research analysts at DA Davidson lifted their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for East West Bancorp in a report issued on Friday, June 27th. DA Davidson analyst G. Tenner now expects that the financial services provider will earn $2.25 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $2.24. DA Davidson has a “Buy” rating and a $100.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for East West Bancorp’s current full-year earnings is $8.85 per share. DA Davidson also issued estimates for East West Bancorp’s FY2025 earnings at $8.86 EPS.

Other analysts also recently issued reports about the company. Morgan Stanley downgraded East West Bancorp from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and reduced their target price for the company from $118.00 to $90.00 in a report on Monday, April 7th. Truist Financial began coverage on East West Bancorp in a research note on Tuesday, May 13th. They issued a “hold” rating and a $102.00 price objective for the company. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price objective on East West Bancorp from $120.00 to $100.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, April 9th. Jefferies Financial Group initiated coverage on shares of East West Bancorp in a report on Wednesday, May 21st. They issued a “buy” rating and a $115.00 target price on the stock. Finally, Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of East West Bancorp from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 22nd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating and eight have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, East West Bancorp has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $107.85.

East West Bancorp Stock Performance

NASDAQ EWBC opened at $100.98 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45, a current ratio of 0.89 and a quick ratio of 0.89. East West Bancorp has a 1 year low of $68.27 and a 1 year high of $113.95. The company has a market capitalization of $13.92 billion, a PE ratio of 12.05, a P/E/G ratio of 1.37 and a beta of 0.92. The company has a fifty day moving average of $92.06 and a two-hundred day moving average of $92.18.

East West Bancorp (NASDAQ:EWBC) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, April 22nd. The financial services provider reported $2.09 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.05 by $0.04. The business had revenue of $693.00 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $673.02 million. East West Bancorp had a net margin of 25.73% and a return on equity of 15.23%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Marshall & Sterling Wealth Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of East West Bancorp during the 4th quarter worth $26,000. Picton Mahoney Asset Management lifted its stake in shares of East West Bancorp by 1,971.4% in the first quarter. Picton Mahoney Asset Management now owns 290 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 276 shares during the period. WPG Advisers LLC purchased a new stake in East West Bancorp during the first quarter worth about $28,000. SVB Wealth LLC acquired a new position in East West Bancorp during the first quarter worth about $29,000. Finally, Versant Capital Management Inc increased its holdings in East West Bancorp by 89.7% in the first quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 518 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $46,000 after buying an additional 245 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 89.53% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at East West Bancorp

In other East West Bancorp news, CEO Dominic Ng sold 40,000 shares of East West Bancorp stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, May 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $96.43, for a total value of $3,857,200.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 928,314 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $89,517,319.02. The trade was a 4.13% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, EVP Lisa L. Kim sold 2,100 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $95.04, for a total value of $199,584.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 14,849 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,411,248.96. This trade represents a 12.39% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 1.04% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

East West Bancorp Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, May 16th. Investors of record on Friday, May 2nd were issued a dividend of $0.60 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 2nd. This represents a $2.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.38%. East West Bancorp’s dividend payout ratio is currently 28.64%.

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.