<div id="readability-page-1"><p>Emerald Mutual Fund Advisers Trust reduced its stake in shares of  East West Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:EWBC - Free Report) by 34.0% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 6,314 shares of the financial services provider's stock after selling 3,259 shares during the quarter. Emerald Mutual Fund Advisers Trust's holdings in East West Bancorp were worth $605,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.</p><div><p><span></span><span>Get <strong>East West Bancorp</strong> alerts:</span></p></div><p>A number of other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB purchased a new position in  East West Bancorp during the 3rd quarter valued at about $26,000.  Marshall &amp; Sterling Wealth Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of  East West Bancorp in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $26,000.  Venturi Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in shares of  East West Bancorp by 73.2% during the 4th quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC now owns 414 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $40,000 after purchasing an additional 175 shares in the last quarter.  Farther Finance Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of  East West Bancorp by 119.1% during the 4th quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 563 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $54,000 after purchasing an additional 306 shares during the last quarter.  Finally, UMB Bank n.a. lifted its stake in  East West Bancorp by 83.4% in the 4th quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 662 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $63,000 after buying an additional 301 shares in the last quarter. 89.53% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors. </p><h2>East West Bancorp Trading Up 0.1 %</h2><p>Shares of EWBC stock opened at $86.31 on Wednesday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.92, a current ratio of 0.91 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46. East West Bancorp, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $68.27 and a fifty-two week high of $113.95. The firm's 50 day moving average price is $84.92 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $94.86. The stock has a market cap of $11.95 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.36, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.29 and a beta of 1.09. </p><p>East West Bancorp (NASDAQ:EWBC - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 22nd. The financial services provider reported $2.09 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $2.05 by $0.04. East West Bancorp had a net margin of 25.73% and a return on equity of 15.71%. The firm had revenue of $693.00 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $673.02 million.  On average, analysts anticipate that  East West Bancorp, Inc. will post 8.85 EPS for the current year. </p><h2>East West Bancorp Dividend Announcement</h2><p>The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 16th. Investors of record on Friday, May 2nd will be given a dividend of $0.60 per share. This represents a $2.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.78%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 2nd. East West Bancorp's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 28.64%. </p><h2>Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades</h2><p>EWBC has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Wells Fargo &amp; Company cut their price target on East West Bancorp from $120.00 to $100.00 and set an &#34;overweight&#34; rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, April 9th. Morgan Stanley lowered shares of East West Bancorp from an &#34;overweight&#34; rating to an &#34;equal weight&#34; rating and reduced their target price for the company from $118.00 to $90.00 in a report on Monday, April 7th. Barclays lifted their price target on shares of East West Bancorp from $105.00 to $110.00 and gave the stock an &#34;overweight&#34; rating in a report on Wednesday, April 23rd. Piper Sandler decreased their target price on shares of East West Bancorp from $100.00 to $97.00 and set a &#34;neutral&#34; rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, January 27th. Finally, DA Davidson reduced their price target on East West Bancorp from $118.00 to $100.00 and set a &#34;buy&#34; rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, April 23rd. One investment analyst  has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have issued  a hold rating and nine have assigned  a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock  has a consensus rating of &#34;Moderate Buy&#34; and a consensus price target of $105.46.</p><p><b>Get Our Latest Research Report on East West Bancorp</b></p><h2>Insiders Place Their Bets</h2><p>In other East West Bancorp news, CEO Dominic Ng sold 19,819 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $90.00, for a total value of $1,783,710.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 968,314 shares of the company's stock, valued at $87,148,260. This represents a 2.01 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director Jack C. Liu sold 1,275 shares of East West Bancorp stock in a transaction dated Thursday, January 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $104.53, for a total value of $133,275.75. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 14,557 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,521,643.21. The trade was a 8.05 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 61,456 shares of company stock worth $5,549,969 in the last 90 days. 1.04% of the stock is owned by company insiders. </p><h2>East West Bancorp Company Profile</h2> (Free Report)<p>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. 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<p>Emerald Mutual Fund Advisers Trust has reduced its stake in East West Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:EWBC) by 34% during the 4th quarter, now holding 6,314 shares valued at $605,000. Other hedge funds have also adjusted their positions in EWBC. The stock opened at $86.31, with a market cap of $11.95 billion and a P/E ratio of 10.36. East West Bancorp recently reported quarterly earnings of $2.09 per share, exceeding estimates, and declared a quarterly dividend of $0.60 per share. Analysts have mixed ratings on the stock, with price targets ranging from $90 to $110.</p>

Emerald Mutual Fund Advisers Trust Decreases Stock Holdings in East West Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:EWBC)