Is East West Bancorp, Inc. (EWBC) Overvalued?
We dive into why East West Bancorp, Inc. (EWBC) could be considered overvalued on 2026-07-21, based on AAII’s Value Score and Grade.Rosalio Madrigal
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COMPANY SUMMARY
East West Bancorp, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for East West Bank that provides a range of personal and commercial banking services to businesses and individuals in the United States. The company operates through three segments: Consumer and Business Banking, Commercial Banking, and Treasury and Other. It accepts various deposit products, such as personal and business checking and savings accounts, money market, and time deposits. The company provides various loan products, such as mortgage and home equity, commercial and residential real estate, construction finance, commercial business lending, working capital lines of credit, trade finance, letters of credit, affordable housing lending, asset-based lending, asset-backed finance, project finance, equipment financing, loan syndication, and equipment loans, as well as financing services for clients to facilitate their business transactions between the United States and Asia. It also provides foreign exchange, treasury management, wealth management, and interest rate and commodity risk hedging services; and mobile, and online banking services. The company was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Pasadena, California.
Commentary & Analysis
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What You Need to Know About East West Bancorp, Inc.'s Q2 Earnings
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Financial Summary
| Share Statistics | EWBC | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Market Cap (Mil) | $17,948.4 | $716.9 | 85% |
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| Shares Out (Mil) | 138.9 | 15.7 | 70% |
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| Institutional Ownership | 99.1% | 83.0% | 85% |
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| Float (Mil) | 135.7 | 21.2 | 67% |
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| Beta | 0.93 | 0.48 | 55% |
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| Avg Daily Volume (000s) | 857 | 53 | 68% |
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| Price Change (52-week) |
29.2% | 96.7% | 68% |
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| Growth | EWBC | Industry Median |
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| Sales (5yr) | 15.2% | 7.6% | 73% |
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| Net Income (5yr) | 18.5% | 11.1% | 70% |
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| EPS (5yr) | 19.1% | 10.1% | 66 |
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| Dividends (5yr) | 16.9% | 3.6% | 93% |
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| Cash Flow (5yr) | (28.1%) | (17.0%) | 21% |
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| # of Estimates | 15 | 14 | 15 | |
| Current EPS | $2.703 | $10.643 | $11.349 | |
| Month Ago EPS | $2.701 | $10.625 | $11.296 | |
| # Rev Up | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| # Rev Down | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Three Months Ago EPS | $2.710 | $10.647 | $11.304 | |
| Year/Year Chg | 5.2% | 11.8% | 28.8% | |
| Financials | EWBC | Industry Median |
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| Sales (TTM) (Mil) | $2,785 | $190 | 65% |
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| Net Income (TTM) (Mil) | $1,393 | $51 | 89% |
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| EPS (TTM) | $10.070 | $2.500 | 94% |
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| Operating Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) | $1,652 | $34 | 86% |
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| Net Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) | $991 | $1 | 95% |
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| Long-Term Debt (Q1) (Mil) | $2,084 | $100 | 75% |
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| Enterprise Value (Q1) (Mil) | na | $0 | na |
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| Valuation | EWBC | Industry Median |
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| P/B | 1.99 | 1.27 | 50% |
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| P/E | 13.1 | 12.9 | 29% |
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| Dividend Yield | 2.4% | 2.2% | 79% |
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| PEG (5yr hist) | 0.7 | 1.1 | 33% |
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| Gross Margin | na | 68.8% | na |
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| Net Margin | 50.1% | 28.9% | 97% |
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| ROA | 1.8% | 1.0% | 54% |
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| ROE | 16.5% | 11.1% | 74% |
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| Liabilities to Assets | 89.1% | 89.8% | 84% |
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| F-Score | 6 | 4 | 69% |
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Passing Stock Screens
As of 7/31/2026, from a list of 60 stock screening strategies,
GURU STRATEGY
Graham--Defensive Investor (Utility) Screen
Factors: Yield, Value, Quality, Industry/Sector
Graham's approach leads to three separate screens that focus on the concept of intrinsic value, justified by a firm's financial strength.
| Performance Since Inception: | 6.9% |
| +/- S&P 500: | -0.6 |
GURU STRATEGY
Buffett: Hagstrom Screen
Factors: Value, Quality, Growth
Hagstrom identifies 12 basic principles that a company should possess to be considered for purchase.
| Performance Since Inception: | 13.7% |
| +/- S&P 500: | +6.2 |
