The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. East West Bancorp, Inc shares valued at $848,897 were sold by Oh Irene H on Dec 19 ’25. At $113.90 per share, Oh Irene H sold 7,453 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 85,714 shares worth approximately $9.63 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Oh Irene H purchased 7,453 shares, netting a total of over 848,895 in proceeds.
Before that, Oh Irene H had sold 12,547 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $1,442,905, the Chief Risk Officer traded East West Bancorp, Inc shares for $115.00 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 12,547 shares, worth approximately $10.47 million.
As published in their initiating research note from Deutsche Bank on December 16, 2025, East West Bancorp, Inc [EWBC] has been a Buy and the price target has been revised to $133. Analysts at TD Cowen started covering the stock with ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in late September. As of September 10, 2025, Cantor Fitzgerald has initiated its “an Overweight” rating for EWBC. Earlier on May 21, 2025, Jefferies initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Buy” for EWBC stock.
Analyzing EWBC Stock Performance
On last trading session, East West Bancorp, Inc [NASDAQ: EWBC] plunged -1.47% to $112.39. The stock’s lowest price that day was $112.34, but it reached a high of $114.7799 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -2.75%. Over the course of the year, East West Bancorp, Inc shares have jumped approximately 16.25%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $117.00 on 12/18/25 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 111.56, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 110.73. In the upper region, resistance lies at 114.00. The next price resistance is at 115.61. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 52.66 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 2025-12-15 jumping by 2055.0 shares to 4.41 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-11-14 was 4.41 million shares. A jump of 0.05% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 8.41 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 8.41.
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 125 in the next 12 months, up nearly 9.58% from the previous closing price of $114.07. Analysts anticipate East West Bancorp, Inc stock to reach 150 by 2026, 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 2026. On May 13, 2025, Truist assigned a price target of “a Hold” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $102.
