Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. East West Bancorp, Inc shares valued at $99,053 were purchased by LIU JACK C on Aug 05 ’25. At $99.05 per share, LIU JACK C acquired 1,000 shares.
Also, NG DOMINIC sold 40,000 shares, netting a total of over 4,135,200 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $103.38 each, the insider now holds 888,314 shares.
Before that, NG DOMINIC had added 40,000 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $4,135,205, the Officer bought East West Bancorp, Inc shares for $103.38 each.
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] plunged -0.78% to $98.49. The stock’s lowest price that day was $98.295, but it reached a high of $99.445 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -2.90%. Over the course of the year, East West Bancorp, Inc shares have jumped approximately 23.90%.
Is East West Bancorp, Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of East West Bancorp, Inc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-07-15 dropping by -0.98 million shares to 4.46 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-06-13 was 5.44 million shares. A decline of -21.98% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 4.9 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 4.9.
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 4.78% from the previous closing price of $99.26. 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.
