Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Raises East West Bancorp Estimates; Maintains Outperform Rating

Following a solid quarter in which East West Bancorp, Inc. EWBC demonstrated strong C&I loan growth and improved earnings visibility, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods is raising its earnings estimates and price target, and is reiterating its Outperform rating. “In the near term, earnings improvement should be achieved from a normalization of credit costs,” Keefe, Bruyette & Woods writes. “In the longer term, earnings improvement should come from revenue growth and capital management.” East West Bancorp currently trades at $17.34.