East West Bancorp, Inc’s recently made public that its Chief Risk Officer Oh Irene H unloaded Company’s shares for reported $0.84 million on Sep 08 ’25. In the deal valued at $109.40 per share,7,639 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, Oh Irene H now holds 105,714 shares worth roughly $10.7 million.
Then, Oh Irene H sold 15,051 shares, generating $1,606,404 in total proceeds. Upon selling the shares at $106.73, the Chief Risk Officer now owns 113,353 shares.
Before that, TEO GARY sold 6,550 shares. East West Bancorp, Inc shares valued at $697,376 were divested by the Executive Vice President at a price of $106.47 per share. As a result of the transaction, TEO GARY now holds 12,235 shares, worth roughly $1.24 million.
TD Cowen initiated its East West Bancorp, Inc [EWBC] rating to a Buy in a research note published on September 25, 2025; the price target was $139. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Cantor Fitzgerald’s analysts, who began to cover the stock in early September with a ‘”an Overweight”‘ rating. Jefferies began covering EWBC with “Buy” recommendation on May 21, 2025. Truist started covering the stock on May 13, 2025. It rated EWBC as “a Hold”.
Price Performance Review of EWBC
On Monday, East West Bancorp, Inc [NASDAQ:EWBC] saw its stock jump 1.92% to $101.18. Over the last five days, the stock has lost -5.84%. East West Bancorp, Inc shares have risen nearly 18.66% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 5.66% 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 2025-09-30, dropping by -0.29 million shares to a total of 4.53 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-08-29 was 4.82 million shares. There was a decline of -6.48%, which implies that there is a negative sentiment for the stock.
