Cross-border banking company East West Bancorp (NASDAQ: EWBC) will be reporting earnings this Tuesday after market hours. Here’s what investors should know.
East West Bank met analysts’ revenue expectations last quarter, reporting revenues of $703.3 million, up 10.2% year on year. It was a mixed quarter for the company, with a narrow beat of analysts’ tangible book value per share estimates but a narrow beat of analysts’ EPS estimates.
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This quarter, analysts are expecting East West Bank’s revenue to grow 10.5% year on year to $726.7 million, improving from the 1.5% increase it recorded in the same quarter last year. Adjusted earnings are expected to come in at $2.37 per share.
Analysts covering the company have generally reconfirmed their estimates over the last 30 days, suggesting they anticipate the business to stay the course heading into earnings. East West Bank has a history of exceeding Wall Street’s expectations, beating revenue estimates every single time over the past two years by 1.6% on average.
Looking at East West Bank’s peers in the regional banks segment, some have already reported their Q3 results, giving us a hint as to what we can expect. First Horizon delivered year-on-year revenue growth of 7.5%, beating analysts’ expectations by 7.7%, and FB Financial reported revenues up 94.2%, topping estimates by 4.2%. First Horizon traded down 13.3% following the results while FB Financial’s stock price was unchanged.
Read our full analysis of First Horizon’s results here and FB Financial’s results here.
The outlook for 2025 remains clouded by potential trade policy changes and corporate tax discussions, which could impact business confidence and growth. While some of the regional banks stocks have shown solid performance in this choppy environment, the group has generally underperformed, with share prices down 6.9% on average over the last month. East West Bank is down 10.1% during the same time and is heading into earnings with an average analyst price target of $124.60 (compared to the current share price of $95.98).
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