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EAST WEST BANCORP INC EWBC
EAST WEST BANCORP INC (EWBC) earns a Piotroski F-score of 5/9 (mixed financial health). It does not currently pay a dividend.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Analyst price target
Recent analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-10 | Wells Fargo | Overweight (main) |
| 2026-08-03 | Barclays | Overweight (main) |
| 2026-07-23 | DA Davidson | Buy (main) |
| 2026-07-22 | Stephens & Co. | Equal-Weight (main) |
| 2026-07-22 | Cantor Fitzgerald | Overweight (reit) |
| 2026-07-15 | Cantor Fitzgerald | Overweight (main) |
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Smart money · insiders, last 12 months
Open-market insider purchases minus sells (SEC Form 4) — real buying with their own money is a bullish “smart money” signal; grants and option exercises are excluded.
How it ranks in Finance, Insurance & Real Estate · percentile among 1129 companies
Percentile vs other Finance, Insurance & Real Estate companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 5/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Sector peers · similar-size Finance, Insurance & Real Estate companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EWBC | EAST WEST BANCORP INC | 5/9 | — | 13.4 | +4.4% |
| STT | STATE STREET CORP | 6/9 | — | 15.8 | +7.3% |
| FCNCA | FIRST CITIZENS BANCSHARES INC /DE/ | 5/9 | — | 10.8 | -2.2% |
| CFG | CITIZENS FINANCIAL GROUP INC/RI | 7/9 | — | 16.3 | +5.6% |
| NTRS | NORTHERN TRUST CORP | 4/9 | — | 18.5 | -2.5% |
| ALLY | Ally Financial Inc. | 5/9 | — | 17 | -3.3% |
| MTB | M&T BANK CORP | 7/9 | — | 12.2 | +7.5% |
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About EAST WEST BANCORP INC
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 in the United States. The company operates through three segments: Consumer and Business Banking, Commercial Banking, and Treasury and Other. It accepts various deposit products, such as personal and business checking and savings accounts, money market, and time deposits. The company provides various loan products, such as mortgage and home equity, commercial and residential real estate, construction finance, commercial business lending, working capital lines of credit, trade finance, letters of credit, affordable housing lending, asset-based lending, asset-backed finance, project finance, equipment financing, loan syndication, and equipment loans, as well as financing services for clients to facilitate their business transactions between the United States and Asia. It also provides foreign exchange, treasury management, wealth management, and interest rate and commodity risk hedging services; and mobile, and online banking services. The company was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Pasadena, California.
FAQ
Is EWBC financially healthy?
EAST WEST BANCORP INC's Piotroski F-score is 5/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak).
Does EWBC pay a dividend?
No, EAST WEST BANCORP INC does not currently pay a dividend.
How profitable is EWBC?
In FY2025, EAST WEST BANCORP INC had a return on equity of 14.9%.
Is EWBC overvalued or undervalued?
EAST WEST BANCORP INC trades at about 14.2× trailing earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 8.9×–19.0×, median 12.4×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for EWBC?
The average Wall-Street price target for EAST WEST BANCORP INC is $148.12, about 9.7% above the recent price, from 16 analysts (consensus: buy).
Is EWBC a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on EAST WEST BANCORP INC: a Piotroski F-score of 5/9, a P/E of about 13.4×. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.