Equities Analysts Offer Predictions for EWBC Q1 Earnings

East West Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:EWBCFree Report) – Research analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q1 2026 earnings per share estimates for East West Bancorp in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, June 24th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the financial services provider will post earnings per share of $2.19 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $2.20. 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 Q2 2026 earnings at $2.26 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.25 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $9.12 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $2.34 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $9.80 EPS.

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

Other analysts have also issued reports about the stock. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price target on shares of East West Bancorp from $120.00 to $100.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, April 9th. DA Davidson lowered their price objective on shares of East West Bancorp from $118.00 to $100.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, April 23rd. Morgan Stanley lowered shares of East West Bancorp from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and lowered their price objective for the stock from $118.00 to $90.00 in a research note on Monday, April 7th. Jefferies Financial Group started coverage on shares of East West Bancorp in a research note on Wednesday, May 21st. They set a “buy” rating and a $115.00 price objective on the stock. Finally, Truist Financial started coverage on shares of East West Bancorp in a research note on Tuesday, May 13th. They set a “hold” rating and a $102.00 price objective on the stock. One investment 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, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $107.85.

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East West Bancorp Trading Up 3.0%

NASDAQ EWBC opened at $101.75 on Thursday. East West Bancorp has a 12 month low of $68.27 and a 12 month high of $113.95. The company has a current ratio of 0.89, a quick ratio of 0.89 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $91.09 and a 200-day moving average of $92.36. The company has a market cap of $14.02 billion, a PE ratio of 12.14, a PEG ratio of 1.34 and a beta of 0.92.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank grew its position in shares of East West Bancorp by 1,667.7% during the 4th quarter. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank now owns 670,156 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $64,174,000 after purchasing an additional 632,245 shares in the last quarter. FORA Capital LLC acquired a new position in shares of East West Bancorp during the 4th quarter worth approximately $1,072,000. Merit Financial Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of East West Bancorp during the 1st quarter worth approximately $639,000. Fisher Asset Management LLC grew its position in shares of East West Bancorp by 10.0% during the 4th quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 755,555 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $72,352,000 after purchasing an additional 68,528 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Proficio Capital Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of East West Bancorp during the 4th quarter worth approximately $100,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.53% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at East West Bancorp

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

East West Bancorp Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, May 16th. Investors of record on Friday, May 2nd were paid a $0.60 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 2nd. This represents a $2.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.36%. East West Bancorp’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 28.64%.

About East West Bancorp

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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.

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