East West Bancorp, Inc’s filing revealed that its Chief Executive Officer NG DOMINIC unloaded Company’s shares for reported $4.14 million on Jul 28 ’25. In the deal valued at $103.38 per share,40,000 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, NG DOMINIC now holds 888,314 shares worth roughly $88.86 million.
Then, NG DOMINIC bought 40,000 shares, generating $4,135,205 in total proceeds.
Before that, Kim Lisa L. sold 2,100 shares. East West Bancorp, Inc shares valued at $199,584 were divested by the Executive Vice President at a price of $95.04 per share. As a result of the transaction, Kim Lisa L. now holds 14,849 shares, worth roughly $1.49 million.
Jefferies initiated its East West Bancorp, Inc [EWBC] rating to a Buy in a research note published on May 21, 2025; the price target was $115. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Truist’s analysts, who began to cover the stock in mid May with a ‘”a Hold”‘ rating. Morgan Stanley also remained covering EWBC and has decreased its forecast on April 07, 2025 with a “an Equal-weight” recommendation from previously “an Overweight” rating.
Price Performance Review of EWBC
On Monday, East West Bancorp, Inc [NASDAQ:EWBC] saw its stock jump 1.24% to $100.03. Over the last five days, the stock has lost -3.70%. East West Bancorp, Inc shares have risen nearly 13.81% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 4.46% over the past one year.
How much short interest is there in East West Bancorp, Inc?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in East West Bancorp, Inc stocks on 2025-07-15, dropping by -0.98 million shares to a total of 4.46 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-06-13 was 5.44 million shares. There was a decline of -21.98%, which implies that there is a negative sentiment for the stock.
