East-West BancorpEWBC
About: East West Bancorp Inc is the holding company for East West Bank, a full-service commercial bank with cross-border operations concentrated in the United States and China. East-West Bank is one of a few U.S. based banks with a full banking license in China. The bank's cost strategy has increasingly focused on expanding its deposit base away from time deposits to commercial deposits. The bank has also taken part in entertainment partnerships between participants in China and Hollywood. Most of these efforts include financing the production and distribution of film and television projects. The bank leverages its cultural and regulatory knowledge in the U.S. and China to assist its customers in entering new markets. Most of its earning assets are in loans held for investment.
Employees: 3,500
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q3 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
72% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $11.7M | Put options by funds: $6.81M
25% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 [Q2] → 5 (+1) [Q3]
23% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 174 | Existing positions reduced: 142
19% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 63 | Existing positions closed: 53
9% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $9.37B [Q2] → $10.2B (+$846M) [Q3]
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 446 [Q2] → 456 (+10) [Q3]
2.79% less ownership
Funds ownership: 91.93% [Q2] → 89.14% (-2.79%) [Q3]
Research analyst outlook
13 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
13 analyst ratings
Compass Point Dave Rochester 100% 1-year accuracy 2 / 2 met price target | 6%upside $110 | Buy Maintained | 24 Oct 2024 |
Stephens & Co. Andrew Terrell 100% 1-year accuracy 20 / 20 met price target | 0%downside $104 | Overweight Maintained | 24 Oct 2024 |
DA Davidson Gary Tenner 100% 1-year accuracy 23 / 23 met price target | 3%upside $107 | Buy Maintained | 23 Oct 2024 |
Wedbush David Chiaverini 88% 1-year accuracy 29 / 33 met price target | 6%upside $110 | Outperform Maintained | 23 Oct 2024 |
Wells Fargo Timur Braziler 90% 1-year accuracy 9 / 10 met price target | 1%upside $105 | Overweight Maintained | 23 Oct 2024 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 7 articles about EWBC published over the past 30 days
