After Hours
After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility.
Stocks Info
EWBC belongs to the Financial sector of the NASDAQ while operating in the Banks – Regional industry. The current market capitalization of East West Bancorp, Inc is $14.31B. A total of 0.77 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 915.75K shares.
In the most recent transaction, LIU JACK C sold 725 shares of EWBC for 104.50 per share on Jan 28 ’25. After the transaction, the Director now owns 15,832 company shares. In a previous transaction on Jan 28 ’25, LIU JACK C bought 2,000 shares at 104.50 per share.
Among the insiders who sold shares, KRAUSE DOUGLAS PAUL disposed of 12,000 shares on Nov 12 ’24 at a per-share price of $106.61. This resulted in the Vice Chairman holding 45,403 shares of EWBC after the transaction. In another insider transaction, KRAUSE DOUGLAS PAUL bought 12,000 shares at $105.98 per share on Nov 11 ’24.
Dividend
Paying dividends generates immediate cash flow for investors and indicates a positive outlook for the company. East West Bancorp, Inc pays an annual dividend of $2.20, resulting in a dividend yield of 2.13%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 12.39. EWBC’s most recent ex-dividend date was 2.33% when it declared a $0.60 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 2/3/2025. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 11/4/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 2.3%. The EWBC stock dividend was $0.55 per share in cash.
While price targets are rarely accurate, they tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often taken into account by investors. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, EWBC has a high of $113.95 and a low of $67.27.
As of this writing, EWBC has an earnings estimate of $2.07 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 11.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $2.18 per share and a lower estimate of $1.96.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
An organization’s balance sheet depicts the assets and liabilities it has, as well as the amount of equity invested. Investors can measure a company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios using this information. Its Book Value Per Share was $55.79, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $5.84B.
Analysts Opinion
There is a slight risk associated with trading before and after the market open. Due to lower liquidity and higher volatility, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads on particular security due to the release of critical financial information after regular trading hours. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for EWBC is Buy with a score of 4.46.
