East West Bancorp, Inc (EWBC) stock expected to rise by 8.69%: What’s driving the optimism?

Abby Carey

A share price of East West Bancorp, Inc [EWBC] is currently trading at $118.84, up 2.03%. In order to assess the stock’s recent performance, you can check whether its short-term value is rising or falling. The EWBC shares have gain 5.74% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 7.70%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

From an analyst’s perspective:

East West Bancorp, Inc [NASDAQ: EWBC] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on December 16, 2025, when Deutsche Bank initiated its Buy rating and assigned the stock a price target of $133. Previously, TD Cowen started tracking the stock with Buy rating on September 25, 2025, and set its price target to $139. On September 10, 2025, Cantor Fitzgerald initiated with an Overweight rating and assigned a price target of $124 on the stock. Jefferies started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and suggested a price target of $115 on May 21, 2025. Truist initiated its recommendation with a Hold and recommended $102 as its price target on May 13, 2025. Morgan Stanley downgraded its rating to Equal-Weight for this stock on April 07, 2025, but kept the price target unchanged to $90.

East West Bancorp, Inc experienced fluctuations in its stock price throughout the past year between $68.27 and $118.55. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $129.17 within the next 12 months. East West Bancorp, Inc [NASDAQ: EWBC] shares were valued at $118.84 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 8.69% based on the average EWBC price forecast.

Analyzing the EWBC fundamentals

Trailing Twelve Months sales for East West Bancorp, Inc [NASDAQ:EWBC] were 4.57B which represents 4.78% growth. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.57% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.35%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.35%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.27%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.02, Equity is 0.16 and Total Capital is 0.12. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.37.

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 116.67 points at the first support level, and at 114.50 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 120.35, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 121.85.

Ratios To Look Out For

To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for East West Bancorp, Inc [NASDAQ:EWBC] is 0.14. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 3.58, the price to book ratio is 1.90 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 13.11.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved Oh Irene H, Chief Risk Officer, that happened on Dec 19 ’25 when 7453.0 shares were sold. Officer, Oh Irene H completed a deal on Dec 19 ’25 to buy 7453.0 shares. Meanwhile, Chief Risk Officer Oh Irene H sold 12547.0 shares on Dec 17 ’25.

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