ABN Amro Investment Solutions Sells 12,880 Shares of East West Bancorp, Inc. $EWBC

ABN Amro Investment Solutions lowered its stake in East West Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:EWBC) by 31.9% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 27,495 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after selling 12,880 shares during the quarter. ABN Amro Investment Solutions’ holdings in East West Bancorp were worth $2,927,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Grove Bank & Trust increased its stake in East West Bancorp by 82.6% in the third quarter. Grove Bank & Trust now owns 336 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $36,000 after purchasing an additional 152 shares in the last quarter. Bayforest Capital Ltd grew its holdings in shares of East West Bancorp by 127.6% in the 2nd quarter. Bayforest Capital Ltd now owns 346 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $35,000 after buying an additional 194 shares during the period. Mather Group LLC. acquired a new position in shares of East West Bancorp in the 3rd quarter valued at $38,000. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB increased its position in shares of East West Bancorp by 44.7% in the 3rd quarter. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB now owns 366 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $39,000 after buying an additional 113 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Assetmark Inc. raised its stake in East West Bancorp by 179.9% during the 2nd quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 375 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $38,000 after buying an additional 241 shares during the period. 89.53% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

East West Bancorp News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting East West Bancorp this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Zacks raised multiple quarterly and annual EPS forecasts for EWBC — notable bumps include Q1 2026 2.39→2.43, Q2 2026 2.47→2.50, Q3 2026 2.55→2.58, Q4 2026 2.50→2.54, Q1 2027 2.53→2.57 and Q4 2027 2.68→2.75; Zacks also lifted FY2026 to 10.05 from 9.91 and published an FY2028 view at 11.73. The upward revisions imply stronger expected earnings momentum, which is likely being priced into the stock. Zacks estimate revisions
• Neutral Sentiment: Despite the upgrades, Zacks keeps a “Hold” rating on EWBC — positive estimate revisions improve the outlook but the unchanged rating tempers expectations for a major re‑rating or buy recommendation. Zacks rating
• Neutral Sentiment: Short‑interest reports for mid‑February show anomalous/zero values and NaN increases (data likely erroneous or incomplete). This odd short‑interest print appears not to be exerting meaningful pressure on the share price today. Short interest data

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

EWBC has been the subject of a number of research reports. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft started coverage on East West Bancorp in a research note on Tuesday, December 16th. They set a “buy” rating and a $133.00 target price for the company. Truist Financial set a $121.00 price target on shares of East West Bancorp in a research report on Friday, January 23rd. Barclays raised their target price on shares of East West Bancorp from $145.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, December 19th. UBS Group set a $125.00 price target on East West Bancorp in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. Finally, Stephens boosted their price target on East West Bancorp from $120.00 to $125.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Monday, January 26th. Ten research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $128.14.

Insider Transactions at East West Bancorp

In other East West Bancorp news, Director Molly Campbell sold 1,800 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, February 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $122.81, for a total transaction of $221,058.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 5,756 shares in the company, valued at approximately $706,894.36. This represents a 23.82% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Dominic Ng sold 50,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $117.82, for a total value of $5,891,000.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 808,331 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $95,237,558.42. This represents a 5.83% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 120,585 shares of company stock valued at $14,016,504. 1.04% of the stock is owned by insiders.

East West Bancorp Stock Up 0.5%

Shares of NASDAQ EWBC opened at $117.83 on Monday. The company has a current ratio of 0.89, a quick ratio of 0.89 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34. The company has a market cap of $16.21 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.38, a PEG ratio of 1.53 and a beta of 0.92. East West Bancorp, Inc. has a 12 month low of $68.27 and a 12 month high of $123.82. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $115.36 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $107.99.

East West Bancorp (NASDAQ:EWBC) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January 22nd. The financial services provider reported $2.52 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.48 by $0.04. East West Bancorp had a return on equity of 15.72% and a net margin of 28.36%.The company had revenue of $754.92 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $745.04 million. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $2.10 EPS. As a group, analysts forecast that East West Bancorp, Inc. will post 8.85 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

East West Bancorp Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, February 17th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 2nd will be issued a $0.80 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, February 2nd. This is an increase from East West Bancorp’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.60. This represents a $3.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.7%. East West Bancorp’s dividend payout ratio is presently 33.61%.

East West Bancorp Company Profile

East West Bancorp, Inc is a bank holding company and the parent of East West Bank, one of the largest independent banks headquartered in Southern California. As a full-service commercial bank, it provides a broad range of financial products and services to business and individual customers, including commercial and residential real estate lending, working capital lines of credit, trade finance, and deposit and treasury management services. The company caters to both large and middle-market businesses, leveraging its expertise to serve clients engaged in cross-border trade and investment between the United States and Greater China.

Founded in Los Angeles in the early 1970s, East West Bank has grown steadily through organic expansion and strategic branch openings.