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EWBC·EWBC

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After Hours
High
$118.62
Open
$117.32
Market Cap
16.21B
52W High
$123.82
Low
$115.34
P. Close
$120.94
P/E
12.23
52W Low
$68.27
Fwd P/E
-
Mean Target
-
Technical Score (1D)
73
BUY
News Sentiment
64
BULLISH
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Earnings Summary
East West Bancorp, Inc. is a bank holding company providing personal and commercial banking services in the United States, operating within the regional banks industry. The company offers a range of deposit and loan products, as well as financing services. In the provided data, only two quarters of earnings are available. EPS increased from $2.09 in Q1 2025 to an estimated $2.47 in Q1 2026, with revenue also increasing from $692 million to an estimated $752 million. Not enough information is available to analyze historical trends. Recent news highlights the company as a top dividend stock, which may attract income-focused investors, but also notes a recent insider sale, which could signal insider sentiment. Investors should consider the insider sale alongside other factors when evaluating the stock.

EPS

EstBeatMiss
$1.98$2.15$2.32$2.48$2.65Q1'25Q1'26
QtrEstActual+/−
Q1'26$2.52$2.57+2.0%
Q1'25$2.06$2.09+1.4%

Revenue

EstBeatMiss
$680M$707M$733M$759M$786MQ1'25Q1'26
QtrEstActual+/−
Q1'26$738M$774M+4.9%
Q1'25 - $692M -

Market Data

EWBC Stock Snapshot

EWBC is currently trading at $117.83, giving EWBC a market cap of 16.21B and a P/E ratio of 12.2. Today's range spans $115.34–$118.62, with shares opening at $117.32 and moving down $3.11 (2.6%) from the prior close. DailyIQ's technical score sits at 73/100 (BUY) with a news sentiment reading of 64/100.

Over the past year EWBC has traded between $68.27 and $123.82 - the current price is +72.6% off the 52-week low and -4.8% from the high.

EWBC carries a BUY signal on a 73/100 technical score, trades at $117.83 (near 52-week highs), and has bullish sentiment at 64/100. At 16.21B in Financial Services market cap (P/E: 12.2), the name has scale without the index-anchor inertia of mega-cap peers - which means when the bullish momentum runs, the percentage move can be meaningfully larger. Annual range: $68.27–$123.82.

What makes EWBC's BUY setup (73/100) particularly actionable at 16.21B in Financial Services capitalization is the scale-to-move ratio: large enough to feature on institutional mandates but not so large that the percentage upside is already compressed by index inertia. At $117.83 (near 52-week highs in $68.27–$123.82), with sentiment running bullish at 64/100, the setup rewards conviction-sized positioning more than it does speculative small bets.

Recent News Coverage

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