Research Analysts Offer Predictions for EWBC Q3 Earnings

East West Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:EWBC) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research lifted their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of East West Bancorp in a report issued on Tuesday, October 21st. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the financial services provider will post earnings of $2.32 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $2.24. 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 FY2025 earnings at $8.90 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $2.29 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.43 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $2.48 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $2.54 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $2.58 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $10.13 EPS.

Other equities research analysts have also issued reports about the company. Cantor Fitzgerald initiated coverage on East West Bancorp in a report on Wednesday, September 10th. They issued an “overweight” rating and a $124.00 target price for the company. Wall Street Zen raised East West Bancorp from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, October 11th. Morgan Stanley lifted their price target on East West Bancorp from $111.00 to $126.00 and gave the stock an “underperform” rating in a research report on Monday, September 29th. Citigroup lifted their price target on East West Bancorp from $124.00 to $134.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, September 8th. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lifted their price target on East West Bancorp from $110.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Twelve investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $121.33.

East West Bancorp Stock Up 0.5%

EWBC opened at $98.81 on Wednesday. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $104.97 and a 200 day moving average price of $97.62. East West Bancorp has a twelve month low of $68.27 and a twelve month high of $113.95. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43, a quick ratio of 0.89 and a current ratio of 0.89. The firm has a market cap of $13.62 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.54, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.34 and a beta of 0.93.

East West Bancorp (NASDAQ:EWBC) last posted its earnings results on Monday, December 11th. The financial services provider reported $2.08 earnings per share for the quarter. East West Bancorp had a return on equity of 15.09% and a net margin of 26.06%.The firm had revenue of $627.36 million during the quarter.

Institutional Trading of East West Bancorp

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Xponance Inc. grew its position in East West Bancorp by 1.9% in the first quarter. Xponance Inc. now owns 16,141 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $1,449,000 after acquiring an additional 302 shares during the period. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC grew its position in East West Bancorp by 25.0% in the first quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 28,287 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $2,539,000 after acquiring an additional 5,654 shares during the period. Cerity Partners LLC grew its position in East West Bancorp by 35.9% in the first quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 16,157 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $1,450,000 after acquiring an additional 4,271 shares during the period. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC grew its position in East West Bancorp by 7.8% in the first quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 48,093 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $4,317,000 after acquiring an additional 3,460 shares during the period. Finally, Deutsche Bank AG grew its position in East West Bancorp by 16.5% in the first quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 21,516 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $1,931,000 after acquiring an additional 3,052 shares during the period. 89.53% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at East West Bancorp

In other news, EVP Gary Teo sold 6,550 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $106.47, for a total transaction of $697,378.50. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 12,235 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,302,660.45. The trade was a 34.87% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, insider Irene H. Oh sold 7,639 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, September 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $109.40, for a total value of $835,706.60. Following the sale, the insider owned 105,714 shares in the company, valued at approximately $11,565,111.60. This represents a 6.74% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 70,240 shares of company stock valued at $7,379,678. Company insiders own 1.04% of the company’s stock.

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.