Market Cap
$17.0B
EWBC
EAST WEST BANCORP INC
$126.21 ▲ +0.95%
Prev close $125.02Market cap$17.0B
ConsensusBuy
12-mo target$149.56 (+18.5%)
▲ Bullish
Analyst conviction 8/10
Insider Selling Cluster (2 insiders)High Impact Filing (8/10)33 New Institutional Positions17 Institutional Exits Traditional Finance
Snapshot
The big-picture read on EWBC right now — valuation, ownership and activity at a glance.
Cap Size
Large Cap
Analyst Consensus
Strong Buy (78%)
Inst. Holders
50 funds
Inst. Value
$13.7B
Inst. Activity
33 buys / 17 sells
Insider Activity
$0.00 buy / $19.2M sell
Insider Net $
-$19.2M
SEC Reports
4
Price chart 30d -3.4%
Daily candles (open–high–low–close) with volume. Green = up day, red = down day.
No data for this timeframe.
Vol
Recent activity
The latest filings, insider trades, analyst actions, press and options flow — newest first.
Sep 8, 2026 Insider
Alvarez Manuel Pham sold 810 shares
Director @ $130.40 ($105.6K)
Sep 7, 2026 dark_pool
Aug 12, 2026 SEC Dark Pool: EWBC — 0.8M shares, 22,179 trades
Week starting 2026-09-07. Total ATS volume: 796,486 shares across 22,179 trades.
Two EWBC insiders (Vice Chairman Krause and Director Liu) sold a combined $1.46M in open-market sales over a 7-day windo
CLUSTER — Impact 2/10
Aug 12, 2026 Insider
LIU JACK C sold 1,000 shares
Director @ $135.02 ($135.0K)
Aug 6, 2026 Insider
KRAUSE DOUGLAS PAUL sold 10,000 shares
Vice Chairman @ $132.37 ($1.3M)
Jun 30, 2026 Inst.
NORGES BANK — NEW
1,650,048 shares ($213.0M)
Jun 30, 2026 Inst.
May 6, 2026 SEC CITADEL ADVISORS LLC — DOUBLED
1,316,230 shares ($169.9M)
Two insiders at East West Bancorp, including CEO Dominic Ng, sold a combined $3.93M in open-market sales over a 7-day wi
CLUSTER — Impact 2/10
Analyst ratings buy % +5.4%
How Wall Street rates the stock today, and the latest firm-by-firm actions.
78% rate it Buy or better · 23 analysts
Recent analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Action | Rating | Firm rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | Wells Fargo | MAINTAIN | Overweight | 54% |
| Sep 28, 2026 | Morgan Stanley | MAINTAIN | Overweight | 55% |
| Sep 22, 2026 | Citigroup | MAINTAIN | Buy | 55% |
| Sep 18, 2026 | TD Cowen | MAINTAIN | Buy | 56% |
| Sep 8, 2026 | Morgan Stanley | UPGRADE | Overweight | 55% |
| Aug 10, 2026 | Wells Fargo | MAINTAIN | Overweight | 54% |
| Aug 3, 2026 | Barclays | MAINTAIN | Overweight | 54% |
| Jul 23, 2026 | DA Davidson | MAINTAIN | Buy | 53% |
| Jul 22, 2026 | Stephens & Co. | MAINTAIN | Equal-Weight | 54% |
| Jul 22, 2026 | Cantor Fitzgerald | MAINTAIN | Overweight | 49% |
Monthly consensus history
| Period | Str. Buy | Buy | Hold | Sell | Str. Sell | Buy % | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 2026 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 78% | |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 78% | |
| Jul 1, 2026 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 78% | |
| Jun 1, 2026 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 78% | |
| May 1, 2026 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 78% | |
| Apr 1, 2026 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 74% | |
| Mar 1, 2026 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 73% | |
| Feb 1, 2026 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 74% |
Price targets
Where 16 covering analysts think EWBC trades over the next 12 months.
$149.56 +18.5% upside Buy
Current$126.21 Low$134.00 Median$150.00 High$164.00 16 analysts
$134.00$164.00
Analyst rating Buy· 1.6/5 as of Oct 2, 2026
Reports & filings
AI-scored summaries of recent SEC filings and press releases, with sentiment and impact.
4 SEC filing reports analyzed · 1 bullish, 0 bearish, 0 mixed, 3 neutral · avg impact 3.5/10.
NEUTRALCLUSTER2/10
Two EWBC insiders (Vice Chairman Krause and Director Liu) sold a combined $1.46M in open-market sale
Aug 12, 2026
NEUTRALCLUSTER2/10
Two insiders at East West Bancorp, including CEO Dominic Ng, sold a combined $3.93M in open-market s
May 6, 2026
NEUTRAL1442/10
Director Archana Deskus filed a Form 144 to sell 2,000 shares of East West Bancorp (EWBC) with an ap
Apr 29, 2026
BULLISH8-K8/10
East West Bancorp reported strong Q1 2026 earnings with $358M net income and $2.57 diluted EPS, up 2
Apr 21, 2026
Upcoming & catalyst events
Scheduled dates plus disclosed catalysts — earnings, dividends, enforcement, FDA and clinical-trial events. Colored dot = impact.
Sep 7, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: EWBC — 0.8M shares, 22,179 trades
Week starting 2026-09-07. Total ATS volume: 796,486 shares across 22,179 trades.
Aug 31, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: EWBC — 0.9M shares, 27,216 trades
Week starting 2026-08-31. Total ATS volume: 891,542 shares across 27,216 trades.
Aug 24, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: EWBC — 1.1M shares, 30,844 trades
Week starting 2026-08-24. Total ATS volume: 1,060,361 shares across 30,844 trades.
Aug 17, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: EWBC — 1.0M shares, 32,754 trades
Week starting 2026-08-17. Total ATS volume: 955,259 shares across 32,754 trades.
Aug 10, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: EWBC — 0.8M shares, 28,395 trades
Week starting 2026-08-10. Total ATS volume: 821,190 shares across 28,395 trades.
Earnings estimates
Forecast earnings per share and revenue by period — and whether estimates are rising.
| Period | EPS Est. | Range | Growth | 30d Rev | Up/Dn | Revenue | # |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current Q | $2.71 | $2.63–$2.80 | 3.6% | +0.3% | 9↑ 3↓ | $0.8B | 15 |
| Next Q | $2.76 | $2.67–$2.91 | 9.6% | +0.8% | 2↑ 0↓ | $0.8B | 15 |
| Current FY | $10.67 | $10.53–$10.91 | 12.5% | +0.3% | 5↑ 7↓ | $3.2B | 15 |
| Next FY | $11.46 | $11.12–$11.91 | 7.4% | +0.8% | 6↑ 6↓ | $3.4B | 15 |
Current-quarter EPS estimate — revision history
| When | EPS estimate | Change vs now |
|---|---|---|
| Current | $2.715 | — |
| 7d ago | $2.710 | +0.005 |
| 30d ago | $2.706 | +0.009 |
| 60d ago | $2.703 | +0.011 |
| 90d ago | $2.701 | +0.013 |
Institutional ownership
Which big funds own EWBC (from quarterly 13F filings) and who is adding or trimming.
50 institutional holders with $13.7B total value (106,431,927 shares) as of 2026-Q2. Top holders: BlackRock,, Invesco, FMR. Net buying activity: 33 institutions added/increased vs 17 reduced.
Top holders — 2026-Q2
| Fund | Shares | Value | % Tracked | Last move |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. | 13,517,378 | $1.7B | 12.7% | — |
| Invesco Ltd. | 8,830,694 | $1.1B | 8.3% | — |
| FMR LLC | 8,485,968 | $1.1B | 8.0% | — |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | 6,595,199 | $851.4M | 6.2% | — |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 6,182,969 | $798.2M | 5.8% | — |
| STATE STREET CORP | 5,022,525 | $648.4M | 4.7% | — |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | 4,453,454 | $574.9M | 4.2% | — |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP | 3,985,737 | $514.5M | 3.7% | — |
| Boston Partners | 3,574,111 | $461.4M | 3.4% | — |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 3,227,066 | $416.6M | 3.0% | — |
Recent position changes
| Fund | Action | Prev | Current | Change | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NORGES BANK | NEW | — | 1,650,048 | — | $213.0M |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | DOUBLED | 406,556 | 1,316,230 | +223.8% | $169.9M |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | ADD | 442,615 | 606,964 | +37.1% | $78.4M |
| BALYASNY ASSET MANAGEMENT L.P. | NEW | — | 598,656 | — | $77.3M |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC | ADD | 342,828 | 431,554 | +25.9% | $55.7M |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | ADD | 317,918 | 404,434 | +27.2% | $52.2M |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | DOUBLED | 172,513 | 355,441 | +106.0% | $45.9M |
| Fiera Capital Corp | TRIM | 528,327 | 302,159 | -42.8% | $39.0M |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | TRIM | 531,093 | 292,300 | -45.0% | $37.7M |
| Erste Asset Management GmbH | DOUBLED | 55,097 | 245,122 | +344.9% | $31.6M |
Insider activity
Buying and selling by company executives and directors (SEC Form 4).
15 insiders, 39 transactions. Net -$19.2M — $0.00 bought, $19.2M sold.
| Date | Insider | Title | Type | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8, 2026 | Alvarez Manuel Pham | Director | SELL | 810 | $130.40 | $105.6K |
| Aug 12, 2026 | LIU JACK C | Director | SELL | 1,000 | $135.02 | $135.0K |
| Aug 6, 2026 | KRAUSE DOUGLAS PAUL | Vice Chairman | SELL | 10,000 | $132.37 | $1.3M |
| Jun 15, 2026 | Oh Irene H | Chief Risk Officer | SELL | 800 | $133.19 | $106.6K |
| Jun 12, 2026 | Oh Irene H | Chief Risk Officer | SELL | 500 | $132.50 | $66.3K |
| Jun 11, 2026 | Oh Irene H | Chief Risk Officer | SELL | 11,211 | $129.00 | $1.4M |
| May 27, 2026 | KRAUSE DOUGLAS PAUL | Vice Chairman | SELL | 10,000 | $123.50 | $1.2M |
| May 18, 2026 | Kay Sabrina | Director | AWARD | 1,156 | — | — |
| May 18, 2026 | Dumont Serge | Director | AWARD | 1,156 | — | — |
| May 18, 2026 | Alvarez Manuel Pham | Director | AWARD | 1,156 | — | — |
Short interest & halts
FINRA semi-monthly short positions, Reg SHO threshold status, and recent trading halts for EWBC.
Shares short
4,628,319
Settlement Sep 15, 2026
Change vs prior
+12.2%
Semi-monthly cycle
Days to cover
7.2
At avg daily volume
Of shares outstanding
≈3.4%
Estimate — not % of float
All EWBC filing & press-release reports (4)
- CLUSTER reportAug 12, 2026
- CLUSTER reportMay 6, 2026
- 144 reportApr 29, 2026
- 8-K reportApr 21, 2026