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EWBC

East West Bancorp, Inc.

EWBC

NASDAQ·Financial Services·Banks - Diversified·Mkt cap $17.9B

$129.30

▼ -1.07%

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Our plain-language verdict, the thesis, risk factors, and what is changing about the business.

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52-Week Range

$92.67 - $136.00

P/E

12.90

Fwd P/E

12.15

Beta

0.94

Div Yield

2.14%

Avg Vol

948.8K

Shares Out

137.0M

Mkt Cap

$17.9B

Price action

Price chart

Up 21.6% over the trailing year

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Total returns

Price performance

Total return across standard periods - splits & dividends adjusted by FMP. Periods longer than 1Y show annualized in the tooltip.

Why we rate it this way

The thesis at a glance

Bull and bear case · plain-English context across the five lenses we evaluate.

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Bull Case

4 reasons

  • Unique U.S.-China cross-border banking expertise and established relationships
  • Extensive Asian branch network with full-service operations in Hong Kong, Shanghai, Shenzhen, and Shantou
  • Specialized trade finance and letters of credit capabilities serving import-export businesses
  • Diversified revenue streams across consumer deposits, commercial lending, and wealth management services
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Bear Case

2 risks

  • Average volatility.
  • Growth premium of 1.1x vs Commercial Banking peers. Reasonable for this growth rate.

Growth

Revenue decline expected

Increasing U.S.-China trade and investment activity requiring specialized financial services

Value

Growth premium of 1.1x vs Commercial Banking peers. Reasonable for this growth rate.

Momentum

Strong

+19.9% over 3m

Quality

Excellent

High-growth business (64% revenue growth, 62% gross margin). Profitable with strong growth momentum.

Dividend

Solid

2.14% yield

Earnings track record

Latest print - beat on both lines

AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.

Next: Jul 21, 2026

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Q2 26 RECAP

APR 21, 2026

Reported EPS of $2.57 vs $2.46 consensus (+4.5% surprise). Revenue of $773.7M vs $751.8M expected (+2.9%). Beat on both top and bottom lines.

EPS beat +4.5%
Rev beat +2.9%
Double beat

EPS surprise · last 4Q

1 of 1 beats

Q2 26

+4.5%

Next: Jul 21, 2026

Revenue trend · last 8Q

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+3%

+8%

+12%

+24%

+77%

+70%

Q2 24

Q3 24

Q4 24

Q1 25

Q2 25

Q3 25

Q4 25

Q1 26

$625.9M

$645.3M

$663.5M

$683.3M

$703.3M

$1.3B

$1.2B

$1.2B

Margins · last 8Q

Gross

63.7%

Operating

39.5%

Profit

30.9%

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Wall Street consensus

10 analysts · 80% Buy

Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.

Buy

8

80%

Hold

2

20%

Sell

0%

Median Price Target

$128.00

▼ -1.0% vs $129.30

Low $123.00
Median $128.00
High $131.00

Latest: Morgan Stanley · $131.00 · Jun 29, 2026

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How EWBC stacks vs Banks - Diversified

Stock metrics vs industry averages. Green = better than industry.

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