EWBC

EAST WEST BANCORP INC

Nasdaq · State Commercial Banks · Inc. DE · CIK 0001069157

$132.63 +1.88% $18.2B

Insider Selling Cluster (2 insiders)High Impact Filing (8/10)36 New Institutional Positions14 Institutional Exits

Vol

Market Cap$18.2B

Cap SizeLarge Cap

Analyst ConsensusStrong Buy (78%)

Inst. Holders50 funds

Inst. Value$9.1B

Inst. Activity36 buys / 14 sells

Insider Activity0B / 10S

Insider Net $-$11.5M

SEC Reports3

Exchange Nasdaq·Sector State Commercial Banks·Inc. DE·CIK 0001069157·Prev Close $130.18

Recent Activity

Jun 12, 2026 Insider

Oh Irene H sold 500 shares

Chief Risk Officer @ $132.50 ($66.3K)

Jun 11, 2026 Insider

Oh Irene H sold 11,211 shares

Chief Risk Officer @ $129.00 ($1.4M)

May 27, 2026 Insider

KRAUSE DOUGLAS PAUL sold 10,000 shares

Vice Chairman @ $123.50 ($1.2M)

May 18, 2026 dark_pool

Dark Pool: EWBC — 1.2M shares, 31,776 trades

Week starting 2026-05-18. Total ATS volume: 1,151,370 shares across 31,776 trades.

May 6, 2026 SEC

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

Apr 29, 2026 SEC

Director Archana Deskus filed a Form 144 to sell 2,000 shares of East West Bancorp (EWBC) with an approximate market val

144 — Impact 2/10

Apr 21, 2026 SEC

East West Bancorp reported strong Q1 2026 earnings with $358M net income and $2.57 diluted EPS, up 23% YoY, driven by re

8-K — Impact 8/10

Inst.

Capital International Investors — TRIM

2,834,643 shares ($302.2M)

Price Targets

$137.19 +3.4% upside Hold

Current $132.63 Low $123.00 Median $139.00 High $155.00 16 analysts

$123.00 $155.00

Analyst Ratings

Buy78% buy · 23 analysts

6Strong Buy

12Buy

5Hold

0Sell

0Strong Sell

Recent Analyst Actions

Date	Firm	Action	Rating
Apr 27, 2026	Piper Sandler	MAINTAIN	Neutral → Neutral
Apr 23, 2026	Truist Securities	MAINTAIN	Hold → Hold
Apr 23, 2026	TD Cowen	MAINTAIN	Buy → Buy
Apr 22, 2026	UBS	MAINTAIN	Buy → Buy
Apr 22, 2026	DA Davidson	MAINTAIN	Buy → Buy

Earnings Estimates

Period	EPS Est.	Range	Growth	#
Current Q	$2.66 ▲ +4.6%	$2.59 — $2.73	17% YoY	15
Next Q	$2.71 ▲ +3.2%	$2.62 — $2.79	3% YoY	15
Current FY	$10.65	$10.43 — $10.90	12% YoY	14
Next FY	$11.30	$10.88 — $11.75	6% YoY	15

Latest Reports

NEUTRAL CLUSTER 2/10

Two insiders at East West Bancorp, including CEO Dominic Ng, sold a combined $3.93M in open-market sales over a 7-day wi

May 6, 2026

NEUTRAL 144 2/10

Director Archana Deskus filed a Form 144 to sell 2,000 shares of East West Bancorp (EWBC) with an approximate market val

Apr 29, 2026

Top Institutional Holders

Fund	Value	Move
BlackRock, Inc.	$1.4B	—
Invesco Ltd.	$1.0B	—
FMR LLC	$820.4M	—
VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC	$717.8M	—
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC	$658.0M	—

Recent Insider Trades

Date	Insider	Type	Value
Jun 12, 2026	Oh Irene	SELL	$66.3K
Jun 11, 2026	Oh Irene	SELL	$1.4M
May 27, 2026	KRAUSE DOUGLAS	SELL	$1.2M
May 18, 2026	Kay Sabrina	A	$0.00
May 18, 2026	Dumont Serge	A	$0.00

50 institutional holders with $9.1B total value (85,555,545 shares) as of 2026-Q1. Top holders: BlackRock,, Invesco, FMR. Net buying activity: 36 institutions added/increased vs 14 reduced.

Top Institutional Holders — 2026-Q1

#	Fund	Shares	Value	% of Tracked	Last Move
1	BlackRock, Inc.	13,231,804	$1.4B	15.5%	—
2	Invesco Ltd.	9,389,632	$1.0B	11.0%	—
3	FMR LLC	7,684,906	$820.4M	9.0%	—
4	VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC	6,723,507	$717.8M	7.9%	—
5	VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC	6,163,753	$658.0M	7.2%	—
6	STATE STREET CORP	4,964,533	$530.0M	5.8%	—
7	CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC	4,049,835	$432.4M	4.7%	—
8	FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP	3,918,515	$418.3M	4.6%	—
9	SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP	3,864,877	$401.2M	4.4%	—
10	Capital International Investors	2,834,643	$302.2M	3.3%	TRIM -67.2%
11	DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP	1,915,445	$204.5M	2.2%	—
12	Capital Research Global Investors	1,852,065	$197.7M	2.2%	DOUBLED +533.0%
13	MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/	1,749,629	$186.8M	2.0%	—
14	BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/	1,692,743	$180.7M	2.0%	—
15	EARNEST PARTNERS LLC	1,656,157	$176.8M	1.9%	—
16	JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC	1,225,115	$130.8M	1.4%	—
17	MORGAN STANLEY	1,191,960	$127.3M	1.4%	—
18	ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P.	862,781	$97.0M	1.1%	—
19	VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO	853,378	$91.1M	1.0%	—
20	GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC	809,659	$86.4M	0.9%	—

Recent Position Changes

Fund	Action	Prev Shares	Curr Shares	Change %	Value	Quarter
Capital International Investors	TRIM	8,647,121	2,834,643	-67.2%	$302.2M	2026-Q1
Capital Research Global Investors	DOUBLED	292,571	1,852,065	+533.0%	$197.7M	2026-Q1
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC	DOUBLED	43,633	263,333	+503.5%	$28.1M	2026-Q1
WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC	TRIM	330,834	207,901	-37.2%	$22.2M	2026-Q1
Capital International, Inc./CA/	DOUBLED	60,445	184,271	+204.9%	$19.7M	2026-Q1
BNP Paribas Asset Management Holding S.A.	ADD	128,762	183,243	+42.3%	$19.6M	2026-Q1
ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP	NEW	—	172,513	—	$18.4M	2026-Q1
TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL	NEW	—	96,389	—	$10.3M	2026-Q1
Holocene Advisors, LP	DOUBLED	30,682	89,663	+192.2%	$9.6M	2026-Q1
WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP	DOUBLED	20,066	81,695	+307.1%	$8.7M	2026-Q1
FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC	DOUBLED	17,505	81,371	+364.8%	$8.7M	2026-Q1
Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH	ADD	49,526	71,494	+44.4%	$7.6M	2026-Q1
FIFTH THIRD BANCORP	DOUBLED	22,023	63,974	+190.5%	$6.8M	2026-Q1
STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP	ADD	46,341	61,006	+31.6%	$6.5M	2026-Q1
WEALTH ENHANCEMENT ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC	ADD	53,787	75,385	+40.2%	$6.4M	2026-Q1
Cerity Partners LLC	ADD	33,987	58,323	+71.6%	$6.2M	2026-Q1
Trexquant Investment LP	DOUBLED	11,324	58,306	+414.9%	$6.2M	2026-Q1
PRUDENTIAL PLC	DOUBLED	16,715	57,776	+245.7%	$6.2M	2026-Q1
Erste Asset Management GmbH	ADD	43,489	55,097	+26.7%	$5.7M	2026-Q1
Rafferty Asset Management, LLC	TRIM	74,458	45,195	-39.3%	$4.8M	2026-Q1
VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC	DOUBLED	16,925	39,741	+134.8%	$4.2M	2026-Q1
Mariner, LLC	DOUBLED	18,059	39,061	+116.3%	$4.2M	2026-Q1
ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP	DOUBLED	10,964	36,437	+232.3%	$3.9M	2026-Q1
TD ASSET MANAGEMENT INC	TRIM	52,974	35,738	-32.5%	$3.8M	2026-Q1
LOS ANGELES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC	DOUBLED	9,562	35,514	+271.4%	$3.8M	2026-Q1

15 unique insiders with 27 transactions. Net insider value: -$11.5M ($0.00 bought, $11.5M sold).

Insider Transactions

Date	Insider	Title	Type	Shares	Price	Value
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	—	—
May 18, 2026	SUSSMAN LESTER	Director	AWARD	1,156	—	—
May 18, 2026	LIU JACK C	Director	AWARD	1,156	—	—
May 18, 2026	Deskus Archana	Director	AWARD	1,156	—	—
May 18, 2026	HUTCHINS MARK R	Director	AWARD	1,156	—	—
May 18, 2026	CAMPBELL MOLLY	Director	AWARD	1,156	—	—
May 18, 2026	Irving Paul H	Director	AWARD	1,156	—	—
May 18, 2026	Babej Peter	Director	AWARD	1,156	—	—
May 6, 2026	NG DOMINIC	Chief Executive Officer	SELL	1,688	$124.76	$210.6K
May 5, 2026	NG DOMINIC	Chief Executive Officer	SELL	30,000	$123.49	$3.7M
Apr 30, 2026	Deskus Archana	Director	SELL	1,800	$125.55	$226.0K
Mar 18, 2026	NG DOMINIC	Chief Executive Officer	GIFT	95,365	—	—
Mar 1, 2026	KRAUSE DOUGLAS PAUL	Vice Chairman	AWARD	20,081	—	—
Mar 1, 2026	KRAUSE DOUGLAS PAUL	Vice Chairman	TAX W/H	8,624	$109.45	$943.9K
Mar 1, 2026	Shi Parker	Chief Operating Officer	AWARD	16,538	—	—
Mar 1, 2026	Oh Irene H	Chief Risk Officer	AWARD	20,081	—	—
Mar 1, 2026	TEO GARY	Executive Vice President	AWARD	9,450	—	—
Mar 1, 2026	NG DOMINIC	Chief Executive Officer	AWARD	106,305	—	—
Feb 6, 2026	CAMPBELL MOLLY	Director	SELL	1,800	$122.81	$221.1K
Feb 6, 2026	TEO GARY	Executive Vice President	SELL	7,000	$122.59	$858.1K
Feb 5, 2026	LIU JACK C	Director	SELL	1,421	$119.00	$169.1K
Feb 4, 2026	NG DOMINIC	Chief Executive Officer	SELL	28,328	$117.62	$3.3M

3 SEC filing reports analyzed. Sentiment: 1 bullish, 0 bearish, 0 mixed, 2 neutral. Avg impact: 4.0/10.

NEUTRAL CLUSTER 2/10

Two insiders at East West Bancorp, including CEO Dominic Ng, sold a combined $3.93M in open-market s

May 6, 2026

NEUTRAL 144 2/10

Director Archana Deskus filed a Form 144 to sell 2,000 shares of East West Bancorp (EWBC) with an ap

Apr 29, 2026

BULLISH 8-K 8/10

East West Bancorp reported strong Q1 2026 earnings with $358M net income and $2.57 diluted EPS, up 2

Apr 21, 2026

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Current analyst consensus: Buy (78% buy). Based on 23 analysts: 6 strong buy, 12 buy, 5 hold, 0 sell, 0 strong sell.

Analyst Price Targets

$137.19 mean target +3.4% upside Hold (1.63)

$123.00 Low $155.00 High

Metric	Value
Current Price	$132.63
Target Low	$123.00
Target Mean	$137.19
Target Median	$139.00
Target High	$155.00
# Analysts	16
Recommendation	Hold (1.63)

Earnings Estimates & Revisions

Period	EPS Avg	EPS Low	EPS High	EPS Growth	30d Rev.	Up/Down	Rev. Avg	Rev. Growth	Analysts
Current Q 2026-06-30	$2.66	$2.59	$2.73	16.5%	+4.6%	15↑ 0↓	$0.8B	12.6%	15
Next Q 2026-09-30	$2.71	$2.62	$2.79	3.5%	+3.2%	13↑ 2↓	$0.8B	8.7%	15
Current FY 2026-12-31	$10.65	$10.43	$10.90	12.3%	+0.0%	14↑ 0↓	$3.2B	8.8%	14
Next FY 2027-12-31	$11.30	$10.88	$11.75	6.1%	+0.0%	14↑ 1↓	$3.4B	6.3%	15

Current Quarter EPS Revision History

Timepoint	EPS Estimate	Change
Current	$2.657
7d ago	$2.653	+0.004
30d ago	$2.539	+0.118
60d ago	$2.529	+0.128
90d ago	$2.529	+0.128

11 analyst firms have rated this stock: 1 upgrades, 0 downgrades, 0 initiations.

Individual Analyst Actions

Date	Analyst Firm	Action	Previous Rating	New Rating
Apr 27, 2026	Piper Sandler	MAINTAIN	Neutral	Neutral
Apr 23, 2026	Truist Securities	MAINTAIN	Hold	Hold
Apr 23, 2026	TD Cowen	MAINTAIN	Buy	Buy
Apr 22, 2026	UBS	MAINTAIN	Buy	Buy
Apr 22, 2026	DA Davidson	MAINTAIN	Buy	Buy
Apr 22, 2026	Citigroup	MAINTAIN	Buy	Buy
Apr 22, 2026	Cantor Fitzgerald	REITERATE	Overweight	Overweight
Apr 7, 2026	Barclays	MAINTAIN	Overweight	Overweight
Apr 7, 2026	UBS	UPGRADE	Neutral	Buy
Apr 2, 2026	Piper Sandler	MAINTAIN	Neutral	Neutral
Mar 31, 2026	Morgan Stanley	MAINTAIN	Equal-Weight	Equal-Weight
Mar 2, 2026	Morgan Stanley	MAINTAIN	Equal-Weight	Equal-Weight
Jan 26, 2026	Piper Sandler	MAINTAIN	Neutral	Neutral
Jan 26, 2026	TD Cowen	MAINTAIN	Buy	Buy
Jan 26, 2026	Stephens & Co.	MAINTAIN	Equal-Weight	Equal-Weight
Jan 23, 2026	Keefe, Bruyette & Woods	MAINTAIN	Outperform	Outperform
Jan 7, 2026	TD Cowen	MAINTAIN	Buy	Buy
Dec 19, 2025	Barclays	MAINTAIN	Overweight	Overweight

Monthly Consensus History

Period	Strong Buy	Buy	Hold	Buy %
Jun 1, 2026	6	12	5	78%
May 1, 2026	6	12	5	78%
Apr 1, 2026	6	11	6	74%
Mar 1, 2026	6	10	6	73%
Feb 1, 2026	7	10	6	74%
Jan 1, 2026	7	10	6	74%

Strong BuyBuyHoldSellStrong Sell

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May 18, 2026

dark_pool

Dark Pool: EWBC — 1.2M shares, 31,776 trades

Week starting 2026-05-18. Total ATS volume: 1,151,370 shares across 31,776 trades.

May 11, 2026

dark_pool

Dark Pool: EWBC — 1.6M shares, 41,426 trades

Week starting 2026-05-11. Total ATS volume: 1,603,478 shares across 41,426 trades.

May 4, 2026

dark_pool

Dark Pool: EWBC — 1.5M shares, 37,615 trades

Week starting 2026-05-04. Total ATS volume: 1,479,604 shares across 37,615 trades.

Apr 27, 2026

dark_pool

Dark Pool: EWBC — 1.6M shares, 44,150 trades

Week starting 2026-04-27. Total ATS volume: 1,621,131 shares across 44,150 trades.

Apr 21, 2026

short_volume

Short Volume: EWBC — 56.9% short (0.6M / 1.0M)

Short: 571,766 | Exempt: 130 | TRF Vol: 1,004,166 | Short Ratio: 56.9% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)

Apr 21, 2026

earnings_calendar

EWBC Q1 2026 Earnings Scheduled — 2026-04-21

Apr 20, 2026

dark_pool

Dark Pool: EWBC — 2.4M shares, 51,781 trades

Week starting 2026-04-20. Total ATS volume: 2,434,297 shares across 51,781 trades.

Apr 13, 2026

dark_pool

Dark Pool: EWBC — 1.2M shares, 37,602 trades

Week starting 2026-04-13. Total ATS volume: 1,206,777 shares across 37,602 trades.

Apr 6, 2026

dark_pool

Dark Pool: EWBC — 1.0M shares, 36,109 trades

Week starting 2026-04-06. Total ATS volume: 979,435 shares across 36,109 trades.

Mar 30, 2026

dark_pool

Dark Pool: EWBC — 1.2M shares, 29,131 trades

Week starting 2026-03-30. Total ATS volume: 1,178,716 shares across 29,131 trades.

Mar 30, 2026

short_interest

FTD: EWBC — 45,656 shares ($4.7M) failed to deliver

Settlement: 20260330, Price: $103.96, FTD Value: $4,746,397.76, EAST WEST BANCORP INC

Mar 23, 2026

dark_pool

Dark Pool: EWBC — 1.2M shares, 38,354 trades

Week starting 2026-03-23. Total ATS volume: 1,153,299 shares across 38,354 trades.

Mar 17, 2026

short_interest

FTD: EWBC — 210,840 shares ($21.8M) failed to deliver

Settlement: 20260317, Price: $103.30, FTD Value: $21,779,772, EAST WEST BANCORP INC

Mar 16, 2026

dark_pool

Dark Pool: EWBC — 1.8M shares, 46,841 trades

Week starting 2026-03-16. Total ATS volume: 1,790,138 shares across 46,841 trades.

Mar 9, 2026

dark_pool

Dark Pool: EWBC — 1.5M shares, 42,556 trades

Week starting 2026-03-09. Total ATS volume: 1,533,150 shares across 42,556 trades.