Q1 2025 Earnings Estimate for East West Bancorp, Inc. Issued By Wedbush (NASDAQ:EWBC)

East West Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:EWBC) – Research analysts at Wedbush cut their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of East West Bancorp in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, September 24th. Wedbush analyst D. Chiaverini now forecasts that the financial services provider will post earnings per share of $1.97 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $2.02. Wedbush has a “Outperform” rating and a $100.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for East West Bancorp’s current full-year earnings is $8.17 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for East West Bancorp’s Q2 2025 earnings at $2.01 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $2.08 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $2.07 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $8.12 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $8.70 EPS.

EWBC has been the topic of several other reports. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price objective on shares of East West Bancorp from $85.00 to $95.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 24th. Barclays boosted their price target on shares of East West Bancorp from $105.00 to $108.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday. Piper Sandler upped their target price on shares of East West Bancorp from $72.50 to $92.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 24th. Jefferies Financial Group cut their target price on shares of East West Bancorp from $94.00 to $85.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, July 3rd. Finally, DA Davidson upped their target price on shares of East West Bancorp from $92.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 24th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and thirteen have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $89.53.

East West Bancorp Trading Up 0.4 %

Shares of EWBC opened at $81.53 on Thursday. East West Bancorp has a 52-week low of $49.59 and a 52-week high of $89.75. The company has a quick ratio of 0.92, a current ratio of 0.92 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.49. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $81.46 and its two-hundred day moving average is $77.01. The stock has a market cap of $11.34 billion, a PE ratio of 10.26, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.80 and a beta of 1.29.

East West Bancorp (NASDAQ:EWBC) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, July 23rd. The financial services provider reported $2.07 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.97 by $0.10. The firm had revenue of $638.00 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $631.61 million. East West Bancorp had a net margin of 25.40% and a return on equity of 16.64%. The business’s quarterly revenue was down .9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $2.20 EPS.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Riverview Trust Co acquired a new position in shares of East West Bancorp in the first quarter valued at approximately $25,000. YHB Investment Advisors Inc. bought a new position in shares of East West Bancorp in the 1st quarter valued at $27,000. Kapitalo Investimentos Ltda bought a new position in shares of East West Bancorp in the 4th quarter valued at $29,000. Rise Advisors LLC bought a new position in East West Bancorp during the 1st quarter worth $30,000. Finally, Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. bought a new position in East West Bancorp during the 2nd quarter worth $30,000. 89.53% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other East West Bancorp news, Director Rudolph Estrada sold 1,896 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, July 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $87.77, for a total value of $166,411.92. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 18,470 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,621,111.90. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. In other news, Director Jack C. Liu sold 2,000 shares of East West Bancorp stock in a transaction on Friday, August 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $83.50, for a total value of $167,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 16,557 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,382,509.50. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director Rudolph Estrada sold 1,896 shares of East West Bancorp stock in a transaction on Friday, July 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $87.77, for a total value of $166,411.92. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 18,470 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,621,111.90. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders sold 13,346 shares of company stock worth $1,108,160. 1.04% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

East West Bancorp Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, August 16th. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 2nd were given a $0.55 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, August 2nd. This represents a $2.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.70%. East West Bancorp’s dividend payout ratio is currently 27.71%.

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.