East West Bancorp (EWBC) Expected to Post Earnings on Tuesday

East West Bancorp (NASDAQ:EWBC) will likely be announcing its Q3 2026 results after the market closes on Tuesday, October 20th. Analysts expect the company to post earnings of $2.72 per share and revenue of $811.07 million for the quarter. Individuals are encouraged to explore the company’s upcoming Q3 2026 earnings results page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Tuesday, October 20, 2026 at 5:00 PM ET.

East West Bancorp (NASDAQ:EWBC) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, July 21st. The financial services provider reported $2.63 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.61 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $789.98 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $784.47 million. East West Bancorp had a net margin of 30.45% and a return on equity of 16.07%. East West Bancorp’s revenue for the quarter was up 12.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm posted $2.24 earnings per share. On average, analysts expect East West Bancorp to post $10.64 EPS for the current fiscal year and $11.41 EPS for the next fiscal year.

East West Bancorp Price Performance

Shares of East West Bancorp stock opened at $126.88 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $17.38 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.20, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.39 and a beta of 0.98. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33, a quick ratio of 0.88 and a current ratio of 0.88. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $128.54 and a 200-day moving average price of $126.21. East West Bancorp has a one year low of $93.70 and a one year high of $137.47.

East West Bancorp Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, August 17th. Shareholders of record on Monday, August 3rd were paid a $0.80 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, August 3rd. This represents a $3.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.5%. East West Bancorp’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 30.77%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

EWBC has been the topic of several research reports. TD Cowen raised their price objective on East West Bancorp from $148.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, September 18th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of East West Bancorp in a report on Tuesday, October 6th. Morgan Stanley upped their target price on East West Bancorp from $160.00 to $164.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, September 28th. Cantor Fitzgerald dropped their price target on East West Bancorp from $152.00 to $146.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded East West Bancorp from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, August 1st. Eleven research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $143.62.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other East West Bancorp news, Director Manuel Alvarez sold 810 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $130.40, for a total value of $105,624.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 10,629 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,386,021.60. This trade represents a 7.08% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Vice Chairman Douglas Krause sold 10,000 shares of East West Bancorp stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $132.37, for a total value of $1,323,700.00. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 36,974 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,894,248.38. This represents a 21.29% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 11,810 shares of company stock worth $1,564,344 in the last ninety days. 0.94% of the stock is owned by insiders.

About East West Bancorp

East West Bancorp, Inc is the parent company of East West Bank, a full-service commercial bank headquartered in Pasadena, California. Founded in 1973, the bank serves consumers, businesses, institutions and nonprofit organizations through a range of banking and financial services.

East West Bank offers deposit accounts, commercial and residential real estate lending, commercial and industrial loans, trade finance, treasury management, wealth management and other personal and business banking products.