In the past week, EWBC stock has gone down by -7.99%, with a monthly decline of -8.98% and a quarterly surge of 14.90%. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.02%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 2.51% for East West Bancorp, Inc The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -9.60% for EWBC stock, with a simple moving average of 14.09% for the last 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in East West Bancorp, Inc (NASDAQ: EWBC) Right Now?
East West Bancorp, Inc (NASDAQ: EWBC) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 11.97x compared to its average ratio. EWBC has 36-month beta value of 1.30. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 9 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 as “overweight,” 2 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
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The public float for EWBC is 137.22M, and currently, short sellers hold a 2.93% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of EWBC on December 20, 2024 was 851.84K shares.
EWBC) stock’s latest price update
East West Bancorp, Inc (NASDAQ: EWBC) has seen a decline in its stock price by -0.24 in relation to its previous close of 95.10. However, the company has experienced a -7.99% decline in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2024-12-17 that After losing some value lately, a hammer chart pattern has been formed for East West Bancorp (EWBC), indicating that the stock has found support. This, combined with an upward trend in earnings estimate revisions, could lead to a trend reversal for the stock in the near term.
Analysts’ Opinion of EWBC
Barclays gave a rating of “Overweight” to EWBC, setting the target price at $106 in the report published on March 08th of the current year.
EWBC Trading at -5.67% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought EWBC to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -16.74% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.51%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.02%, as shares sank -10.08% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +11.26% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, EWBC fell by -7.99%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +23.00% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $104.94. In addition, East West Bancorp, Inc saw 31.86% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at EWBC starting from KRAUSE DOUGLAS PAUL, who sale 12,000 shares at the price of $106.61 back on Nov 12 ’24. After this action, KRAUSE DOUGLAS PAUL now owns 45,403 shares of East West Bancorp, Inc, valued at $1,279,380 using the latest closing price.
KRAUSE DOUGLAS PAUL, the Officer of East West Bancorp, Inc, proposed sale 12,000 shares at $105.98 during a trade that took place back on Nov 11 ’24, which means that KRAUSE DOUGLAS PAUL is holding shares at $1,271,760 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for EWBC
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.36 for the present operating margin
- 0.67 for the gross margin
The net margin for East West Bancorp, Inc stands at 0.25. The total capital return value is set at 0.04. Equity return is now at value 15.59, with 1.56 for asset returns.
Based on East West Bancorp, Inc (EWBC), the company’s capital structure generated 0.32 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.42. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.46. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 1.07.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.62 billion with net debt to EBITDA at -1.07. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.67. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.20.
Conclusion
To put it simply, East West Bancorp, Inc (EWBC) has had a mixed performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
