East West Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:EWBC) is one of the The Top 10 Stocks Warren Buffett Would Buy in 2026.
In insider trading on February 4, 2026, East West Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:EWBC) saw significant selling by one of its top executives. The company’s CEO, Ng Dominic, sold 50,000 shares of the company in a sale totaling $5,890,752, resulting in a -6% change in the CEO’s ownership value.
Furthermore, on February 6, 2026, one of the company’s top executives, Director Molly Campbell, sold 1,800 shares of the company’s stock. The transaction, valued at $221,058, reduced the Director’s ownership value in the company by 24%, reflecting a notable impact on her personal holdings.
Prior to these events, on January 22, 2026, East West Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:EWBC) reported its fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 earnings results, highlighting record revenue of $2.9 billion, up 12% year-over-year. Net income hit a record $1.3 billion, or $9.52 per diluted share, up 14% year over year. Notably, the company paid a quarterly dividend of $0.80 per share on February 17, 2026, an increase of 33%.
Founded in 1973, East West Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:EWBC) is the parent company of East West Bank, which provides global consumer and commercial banking services, headquartered in California.
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