East West Bancorp, Inc. $EWBC Shares Sold by Rhumbline Advisers

Rhumbline Advisers decreased its position in East West Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:EWBC) by 5.8% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 369,008 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after selling 22,713 shares during the quarter. Rhumbline Advisers’ holdings in East West Bancorp were worth $39,281,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Invesco Ltd. lifted its holdings in shares of East West Bancorp by 38.5% during the 2nd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 10,683,377 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $1,078,807,000 after buying an additional 2,968,716 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of East West Bancorp in the 2nd quarter valued at $174,431,000. Boston Partners boosted its holdings in East West Bancorp by 39.6% in the second quarter. Boston Partners now owns 3,241,088 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $327,271,000 after purchasing an additional 920,159 shares in the last quarter. Sei Investments Co. increased its position in East West Bancorp by 448.5% during the second quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 840,371 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $84,861,000 after buying an additional 687,145 shares during the last quarter. Finally, AQR Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in East West Bancorp by 61.9% during the second quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 1,418,174 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $143,207,000 after buying an additional 542,149 shares in the last quarter. 89.53% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

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

East West Bancorp News Roundup

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

East West Bancorp Price Performance

NASDAQ:EWBC opened at $117.83 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34, a current ratio of 0.89 and a quick ratio of 0.89. East West Bancorp, Inc. has a one year low of $68.27 and a one year high of $123.82. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $115.36 and a 200 day moving average price of $107.95. The stock has a market cap of $16.21 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.38, a PEG ratio of 1.53 and a beta of 0.92.

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

East West Bancorp Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, February 17th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 2nd will be paid a dividend of $0.80 per share. This is a positive change 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%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, February 2nd. East West Bancorp’s dividend payout ratio is 33.61%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

EWBC has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Zacks Research downgraded East West Bancorp from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 24th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods increased their price target on East West Bancorp from $131.00 to $135.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, January 23rd. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of East West Bancorp in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Truist Financial set a $121.00 price objective on shares of East West Bancorp in a report on Friday, January 23rd. Finally, Stephens lifted their target price on shares of East West Bancorp from $120.00 to $125.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday, January 26th. Ten equities 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’s stock. According to MarketBeat, East West Bancorp presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $128.14.

About East West Bancorp

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.