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 $1.4 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 $87.48 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 0.47% to $94.24. The stock’s lowest price that day was $91.74, but it reached a high of $94.37 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 2.96%. Over the course of the year, East West Bancorp, Inc shares have dropped approximately -1.59%.
Support And Resistance Levels for East West Bancorp, Inc (EWBC)
RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 58.42 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 2025-05-30 jumping by 0.4 million shares to 5.06 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-04-30 was 4.66 million shares. A jump of 7.98% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 6.59 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 6.59.
