East West Bancorp vs SouthState Bank
EWBC and SSB side by side, both in commercial banks. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How EWBC and SSB compare
East West Bancorp is the larger company, worth 1.8 times as much as SouthState Bank ($17.9B against $10.2B).
On earnings, SouthState Bank is cheaper: it trades at 11.2× trailing earnings, against 12.6× for East West Bancorp.
East West Bancorp grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (13.7% versus 10.7% for SouthState Bank).
East West Bancorp keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 46.6% compared with 34.3% at SouthState Bank.
Both pay dividends: East West Bancorp yields 2.3% and SouthState Bank 2.3%.
SouthState Bank scores higher on the StockData Score (18 against 16 for East West Bancorp), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | EWBC | SSB |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $17.9B | $10.2B |
| Share price | $130.81 | $105.17 |
| Change, 1 year | 31.0% | 19.0% |
| Change, 5 years | 57.1% | 27.4% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.10 | 0.81 |
| Employees | 3,350 | 6,190 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 16 | 18 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 4 (better) |
| Growth score | 2 (better) | 1 |
| Performance score | 6 (better) | 4 |
| Health score | 6 (better) | 5 |
| Dividend score | 2 | 4 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 12.6× | 11.2× (better) |
| P/S | 5.8× | 3.8× (better) |
| P/B | 1.9× | 1.1× (better) |
| P/FCF | – | 6.8× |
| PEG | 1.99 | 1.85 (better) |
| FCF yield | – | 14.7% |
| Fair value | $111.38 | $114.50 |
| Margin of safety | −17.4% | 8.2% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 13.7% (better) | 10.7% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 12.7% | 18.7% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 21.2% | 33.4% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 21.8% | 29.2% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 19.1% | 29.2% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Net margin | 46.6% (better) | 34.3% |
| FCF margin | – | 55.3% |
| Return on equity | 16.6% (better) | 10.3% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | – |
| Altman Z-score | 0.32 (better) | 0.20 |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 (better) | 5 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 2.3% | 2.3% (better) |
| Payout ratio | – | 26.1% |
| Years of dividend growth | 8 | 14 (better) |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 16.9% (better) | 3.9% |
| Buyback yield | 0.69% | 4.5% (better) |
| Shareholder yield | 3.0% | 6.8% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 92.3% | 88.0% |
| Held by insiders | 0.82% | 1.3% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$27.3M | −$7.7M (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | 1 | – |
| Short interest, % of float | 3.2% | 3.3% |
Go deeper
- EWBC stock overview
- EWBC income statement
- EWBC valuation and score
- SSB stock overview
- SSB income statement
- SSB valuation and score
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