This morning we watched East West Bancorp drop -1.1% to a price of $105.26 per share. The Large-Cap Banking company is now trading -11.72% below its average target price of $119.23. Analysts have set target prices ranging from $100.0 to $140.0 per share for East West Bancorp, and have given the stock an average rating of buy.
The stock has an average amount of shares sold short at 4.5%, and a short ratio of 6.42. The company's insiders own 1.06% of its outstanding shares, which indicates a strong alignment between management and shareholder interests. Finally, we also note that a significant number of institutional investors are invested in the stock, with 95.3% of East West Bancorp's shares being owned by this investor type.
Institutions Invested in East West Bancorp
| Date Reported | Holder | Percentage | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-31 | Vanguard Group Inc | 10% | 14,096,504 | $1,483,798,041 |
| 2025-03-31 | Blackrock Inc. | 10% | 13,135,751 | $1,382,669,178 |
| 2025-03-31 | Capital International Investors | 7% | 9,043,857 | $951,956,407 |
| 2025-03-31 | Invesco Ltd. | 6% | 7,714,661 | $812,045,233 |
| 2025-03-31 | FMR, LLC | 5% | 7,334,002 | $771,977,066 |
| 2025-03-31 | State Street Corporation | 4% | 5,798,975 | $610,400,120 |
| 2025-03-31 | Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc. | 3% | 4,733,102 | $498,206,326 |
| 2025-03-31 | First Trust Advisors LP | 3% | 4,159,776 | $437,858,030 |
| 2025-03-31 | T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. | 3% | 4,005,394 | $421,607,780 |
| 2025-03-31 | Schroder Investment Management Group | 2% | 2,874,082 | $302,525,877 |
Besides an analyst consensus of some upside potential, other market factors point to there being positive market sentiment on East West Bancorp.
