Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. East West Bancorp, Inc shares valued at $199,584 were sold by Kim Lisa L. on May 15 ’25. At $95.04 per share, Kim Lisa L. sold 2,100 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 14,849 shares worth approximately $1.51 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Kim Lisa L. purchased 2,100 shares, netting a total of over 199,479 in proceeds.
Before that, NG DOMINIC had sold 40,000 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $3,857,319, the Chief Executive Officer traded East West Bancorp, Inc shares for $96.43 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 40,000 shares, worth approximately $94.46 million.
As published in their initiating research note from Jefferies on May 21, 2025, East West Bancorp, Inc [EWBC] has been a Buy and the price target has been revised to $115. Analysts at Truist started covering the stock with ‘”a Hold”‘ outlook in a report released in mid May. As of April 07, 2025, Morgan Stanley has decreased its “an Overweight” rating to a “an Equal-weight” for EWBC.
Analyzing EWBC Stock Performance
On last trading session,, East West Bancorp, Inc [NASDAQ: EWBC] rose 2.95% to $101.75. The stock’s lowest price that day was $98.35, but it reached a high of $101.84 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 8.70%. Over the course of the year, East West Bancorp, Inc shares have jumped approximately 39.69%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $104.93 on 01/31/25 and a 52-week low of $68.27 on 04/09/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for East West Bancorp, Inc (EWBC)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 99.45, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 97.15. In the upper region, resistance lies at 102.95. The next price resistance is at 104.15. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 71.16 on the 14-day chart, showing overbought technical sentiment.
Is East West Bancorp, Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of East West Bancorp, Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-06-13 jumping by 0.45 million shares to 5.44 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-05-15 was 4.99 million shares. A jump of 8.29% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 7.66 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 7.66.
Which companies own the most shares of East West Bancorp, Inc (EWBC)?
In terms of East West Bancorp, Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 104 in the next 12 months, up nearly 5.23% from the previous closing price of $98.83. Analysts anticipate East West Bancorp, Inc stock to reach 125 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 84. In spite of this, 10 analysts ranked East West Bancorp, Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025.
