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About East West Bancorp Stock (NASDAQ:EWBC)
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Key Stats
- Today's Range
- $79.16
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$80.98 - 50-Day Range
- $71.76
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$88.25 - 52-Week Range
- $49.59
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$89.75 - Volume
- 671,051 shs
- Average Volume
- 952,092 shs
- Market Capitalization
- $11.13 billion
- P/E Ratio
- 10.07
- Dividend Yield
- 2.75%
- Price Target
- $89.53
- Consensus Rating
- Moderate Buy
Company Overview
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. It accepts various deposit products, such as personal and business checking and savings accounts, money market, and time deposits. The company's loan products include mortgage and home equity, commercial and residential real estate, working capital lines of credit, construction finance, trade finance, letters of credit, commercial business, affordable housing loans, asset-based lending, asset-backed finance, project finance, loan syndication, and equipment financing, as well as financing services for clients to facilitate their business transactions between the United States and Asia. It also provides various wealth management, treasury management, foreign exchange, and interest rate and commodity risk hedging services; and mobile and online banking services. The company was incorporated in 1998 and is headquartered in Pasadena, California.
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East West Bancorp Stock Analysis - MarketRank™
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Overall MarketRank™: 82nd Percentile
East West Bancorp scored higher than 82% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 245th out of 950 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.
Consensus Rating
East West Bancorp has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.93, and is based on 13 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.
Amount of Analyst Coverage
East West Bancorp has been the subject of 9 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.
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Earnings Growth
Earnings for East West Bancorp are expected to grow by 4.27% in the coming year, from $8.20 to $8.55 per share.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market
The P/E ratio of East West Bancorp is 10.07, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 119.60.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector
The P/E ratio of East West Bancorp is 10.07, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 41.21.
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
East West Bancorp has a PEG Ratio of 2.65. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.
Price to Book Value per Share Ratio
East West Bancorp has a P/B Ratio of 1.62. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.
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Percentage of Shares Shorted
3.38% of the float of East West Bancorp has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover
East West Bancorp has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.4.Change versus previous month
Short interest in East West Bancorp has recently increased by 7.66%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
Dividend Yield
East West Bancorp pays a meaningful dividend of 2.82%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.
Dividend Growth
East West Bancorp does not have a long track record of dividend growth.
Dividend Coverage
The dividend payout ratio of East West Bancorp is 27.71%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.
Dividend Sustainability
Based on earnings estimates, East West Bancorp will have a dividend payout ratio of 25.73% next year. This indicates that East West Bancorp will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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Percentage of Shares Shorted
3.38% of the float of East West Bancorp has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover
East West Bancorp has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.4.Change versus previous month
Short interest in East West Bancorp has recently increased by 7.66%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
News Sentiment
East West Bancorp has a news sentiment score of 1.01. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.70 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.News Coverage This Week
MarketBeat has tracked 9 news articles for East West Bancorp this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.Search Interest
Only 2 people have searched for EWBC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -33% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat Follows
4 people have added East West Bancorp to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.
Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling
In the past three months, East West Bancorp insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $1,108,160.00 in company stock.
Percentage Held by Insiders
Only 1.04% of the stock of East West Bancorp is held by insiders.
Percentage Held by Institutions
89.53% of the stock of East West Bancorp is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.
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EWBC Stock News Headlines
East West Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:EWBC) Director Sells $167,000.00 in Stock
August 24, 2024|insidertrades.com
East West Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:EWBC) Given Consensus Recommendation of "Moderate Buy" by Brokerages
September 15 at 2:03 AM|americanbankingnews.com
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September 11, 2024|markets.businessinsider.com
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EWBC Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions
East West Bancorp's stock was trading at $71.95 at the beginning of 2024. Since then, EWBC shares have increased by 11.2% and is now trading at $79.99. View the best growth stocks for 2024 here.
East West Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:EWBC) announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July, 23rd. The financial services provider reported $2.07 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.97 by $0.10. The company's quarterly revenue was down .9% on a year-over-year basis.
East West Bancorp's top institutional shareholders include Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA (2.06%), Principal Financial Group Inc. (1.39%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (1.31%) and Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.13%). Insiders that own company stock include Dominic Ng, Irene H Oh, Douglas Paul Krause, Lisa L Kim, Rudolph Estrada, Jack C Liu, Gary Teo, Molly Campbell, Parker Shi and Manuel Pham Alvarez. View institutional ownership trends.
Shares of EWBC stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
Compare Top Brokerages Here.Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that East West Bancorp investors own include Energy Transfer (ET), Alibaba Group (BABA), , Pfizer (PFE), Applied Materials (AMAT), Lam Research (LRCX) and Boeing (BA).
Company Calendar
- Last Earnings
- 7/23/2024
- Ex-Dividend for 8/16 Dividend
- 8/02/2024
- Dividend Payable
- 8/16/2024
- Today
- 9/16/2024
- Next Earnings (Estimated)
- 10/17/2024
- Fiscal Year End
- 12/31/2024
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Industry, Sector and Symbol
- Stock Exchange
- NASDAQ
- Sector
- Finance
- Industry
- State commercial banks
- Sub-Industry
- Regional Banks
- Current Symbol
- NASDAQ:EWBC
- CUSIP
- 27579R10
- CIK
- 1069157
- Phone
- (626) 768-6000
- Fax
- 302-655-5049
- Employees
- 3,206
- Year Founded
- 1998
Price Target and Rating
- Average Stock Price Target
- $89.53
- High Stock Price Target
- $105.00
- Low Stock Price Target
- $66.00
- Potential Upside/Downside
- +11.9%
- Consensus Rating
- Moderate Buy
- Rating Score (0-4)
- 2.93
- Research Coverage
- 14 Analysts
Profitability
- EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)
- $7.94
- Trailing P/E Ratio
- 10.07
- Forward P/E Ratio
- 9.75
- P/E Growth
- 2.65
- Net Income
- $1.16 billion
- Net Margins
- 25.40%
- Pretax Margin
- 32.73%
- Return on Equity
- 16.64%
- Return on Assets
- 1.64%
Debt
- Debt-to-Equity Ratio
- 0.49
- Current Ratio
- 0.92
- Quick Ratio
- 0.92
Sales & Book Value
- Annual Sales
- $2.54 billion
- Price / Sales
- 4.39
- Cash Flow
- $10.13 per share
- Price / Cash Flow
- 7.90
- Book Value
- $49.32 per share
- Price / Book
- 1.62
Miscellaneous
- Outstanding Shares
- 139,143,000
- Free Float
- 137,696,000
- Market Cap
- $11.13 billion
- Optionable
- Optionable
- Beta
- 1.29
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This page (NASDAQ:EWBC) was last updated on 9/17/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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