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 $159,190 were sold by CAMPBELL MOLLY on Nov 24 ’25. At $104.73 per share, CAMPBELL MOLLY sold 1,520 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 7,556 shares worth approximately $0.81 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, CAMPBELL MOLLY sold 1,000 shares, netting a total of over 105,400 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $105.40 each, the insider now holds 9,076 shares.
Before that, CAMPBELL MOLLY had sold 1,000 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $102,214, the Director traded East West Bancorp, Inc shares for $102.21 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 1,000 shares, worth approximately $1.07 million.
As published in their initiating research note from TD Cowen on September 25, 2025, East West Bancorp, Inc [EWBC] has been a Buy and the price target has been revised to $139. Analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald started covering the stock with ‘”an Overweight”‘ outlook in a report released in early September. As of May 21, 2025, Jefferies has initiated its “Buy” rating for EWBC. Earlier on May 13, 2025, Truist initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Hold” for EWBC stock.
Analyzing EWBC Stock Performance
On last trading session, East West Bancorp, Inc [NASDAQ: EWBC] plunged -0.73% to $106.6. The stock’s lowest price that day was $106.46, but it reached a high of $107.67 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 4.17%. Over the course of the year, East West Bancorp, Inc shares have dropped approximately -3.16%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $110.80 on 09/08/25 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 106.11, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 105.62. In the upper region, resistance lies at 107.44. The next price resistance is at 108.28. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 58.71 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral 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 2025-11-14 jumping by 0.54 million shares to 4.41 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-10-15 was 3.87 million shares. A jump of 12.17% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 5.34 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 5.34.
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 124 in the next 12 months, up nearly 15.48% from the previous closing price of $107.38. Analysts anticipate East West Bancorp, Inc stock to reach 145 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 115. In spite of this, 10 analysts ranked East West Bancorp, Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On April 07, 2025, Morgan Stanley assigned a price target of “an Equal-weight” to the stock and downgraded coverage with a $90.
