East West Bancorp, Inc [EWBC] stock prices are up 3.63% to $93.26 at the moment. One of the good ways to gauge the recent performance is if the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The EWBC shares have gain 5.03% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -0.67%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Previously, Stephens downgraded its rating to Equal-Weight on December 09, 2024. On March 08, 2024, Barclays initiated with a Overweight rating and assigned a price target of $106 on the stock. Stephens started tracking the stock assigning a Overweight rating and suggested a price target of $79 on December 08, 2023. Morgan Stanley upgraded its rating to a Overweight and raised its price target to $76 on December 04, 2023. Citigroup started tracking with a Buy rating for this stock on December 01, 2023, and assigned it a price target of $75. In a note dated November 03, 2023, Wedbush upgraded an Outperform rating on this stock and boosted its target price from $57 to $69.
The stock price of East West Bancorp, Inc [EWBC] has been fluctuating between $68.78 and $113.95 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $110 within the next 12 months. East West Bancorp, Inc [NASDAQ: EWBC] shares were valued at $93.26 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 17.95% based on the average EWBC price forecast.
Analyzing the EWBC fundamentals
The East West Bancorp, Inc [NASDAQ:EWBC] reported sales of 4.46B for trailing twelve months, representing a surge of 5.82%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.57% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.31%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.43%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.34%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.02, Equity is 0.16 and Total Capital is 0.01. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.47.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 91.69 points at the first support level, and at 90.13 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 94.23, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 95.21.
Ratios To Look Out For
It’s worth pointing out that East West Bancorp, Inc [NASDAQ:EWBC]’s Current Ratio is 0.09. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 2.90, the price to book ratio is 1.67 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 11.19.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved NG DOMINIC, Chief Executive Officer, that happened on Mar 19 ’25 when 19819.0 shares were sold. Chief Executive Officer, NG DOMINIC completed a deal on Mar 07 ’25 to sell 20181.0 shares. Meanwhile, Officer NG DOMINIC bought 40000.0 shares on Mar 07 ’25.
