East West Bancorp Stock Today
| EWBC Stock | USD 93.36 0.53 0.56% |
PerformanceVery Weak
| Odds Of DistressLow
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East West is trading at 93.36 as of the 25th of February 2025, a 0.56 percent decrease since the beginning of the trading day. The stock's open price was 93.89. East West has only a 8 % chance of going through financial distress over the next few years, but has generated negative returns over the last 90 days. The performance scores are derived for the period starting the 28th of October 2024 and ending today, the 25th of February 2025. Click here to learn more.
Business Domain Banks | IPO Date 8th of February 1999 | Category Financial Services | Classification Financials |
East West Bancorp, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for East West Bank that provides a range of personal and commercial banking services to businesses and individuals. East West Bancorp, Inc. was incorporated in 1998 and is headquartered in Pasadena, California. The company has 138.44 M outstanding shares of which 3.95 M shares are currently shorted by private and institutional investors with about 4.39 trading days to cover. More on East West Bancorp
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| President Chairman | Dominic CPA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thematic Idea | Banks (View all Themes) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Business Concentration | Regional Banks, Banks - Regional, Financial Services, SP Midcap 400, NASDAQ Composite, NASDAQ Financial 100, NASDAQ Composite Total, Banks, Financials, Banks, Banks—Diversified, Financial Services (View all Sectors) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Debt LevelsEast West can leverage the use of borrowed funds to amplify returns from an investment. In general, analyzing the relationship between debt to total assets helps investors to understand East West's financial leverage. It provides some insight into what part of East West's total assets is financed by creditors.
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East West Bancorp (EWBC) is traded on NASDAQ Exchange in USA. It is located in 135 North Los Robles Avenue, Pasadena, CA, United States, 91101 and employs 14 people. East West is listed under Regional Banks category by Fama And French industry classification. The company currently falls under 'Large-Cap' category with a current market capitalization of 12.93 B. East West Bancorp conducts business under Banks sector and is part of Financials industry. The entity has 138.44 M outstanding shares of which 3.95 M shares are currently shorted by private and institutional investors with about 4.39 trading days to cover.
East West Bancorp currently holds about 3.69 B in cash with 1.42 B of positive cash flow from operations. This results in cash-per-share (CPS) ratio of 26.16.
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Ownership AllocationEast West holds a total of 138.44 Million outstanding shares. The majority of East West Bancorp outstanding shares are owned by other corporate entities. These outside corporations are usually referred to as non-private investors looking to obtain positions in East West Bancorp to benefit from reduced commissions. Consequently, institutional investors are subject to a different set of regulations than regular investors in East West. Please pay attention to any change in the institutional holdings of East West Bancorp as this could imply that something significant has changed or is about to change at the company. Please note that no matter how many assets the company secures, if the real value of the firm is less than the current market value, you may not be able to make money on it.
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East Stock Institutional Holders
| Instituion | Recorded On | Shares | |
| Himalaya Capital Management Llc | 2024-12-31 | 2.8 M | |
| Massachusetts Financial Services Company | 2024-12-31 | 2.5 M | |
| Geode Capital Management, Llc | 2024-12-31 | 2.5 M | |
| Boston Partners Global Investors, Inc | 2024-12-31 | 2.4 M | |
| Lord, Abbett & Co Llc | 2024-12-31 | 1.9 M | |
| Principal Financial Group Inc | 2024-12-31 | 1.8 M | |
| Macquarie Group Ltd | 2024-12-31 | 1.8 M | |
| Norges Bank | 2024-12-31 | 1.7 M | |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors, Inc. | 2024-12-31 | 1.7 M | |
| Vanguard Group Inc | 2024-12-31 | 14.2 M | |
| Blackrock Inc | 2024-12-31 | 13.1 M |
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East West Corporate Executives
Elected by the shareholders, the East West's board of directors comprises two types of representatives: East West inside directors who are chosen from within the company, and outside directors, selected externally and held independent of East. The board's role is to monitor East West's management team and ensure that shareholders' interests are well served. East West's inside directors are responsible for reviewing and approving budgets prepared by upper management to implement core corporate initiatives and projects. On the other hand, East West's outside directors are responsible for providing unbiased perspectives on the board's policies.
| Christopher CFA | Executive CFO | Profile | |
| Irene Oh | CFO, Executive VP, CFO of East West Bank and Executive VP of East West Bank | Profile | |
| Parker Shi | Executive COO | Profile |
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Quarterly Earnings Growth 0.243 | Dividend Share 2.2 | Earnings Share 8.33 | Revenue Per Share | Quarterly Revenue Growth (0.04) |
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