NASDAQ:EBC Eastern Bankshares (EBC) Stock Price, News & Analysis $21.51 +0.04 (+0.19%) Closing price 10/21/2026 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$21.47 -0.04 (-0.18%) As of 07:51 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Massive. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesNews and TrendsOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort Interest About Eastern Bankshares Stock (NASDAQ:EBC) View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced 1 Day 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced Show volume Show extended hours Get Eastern Bankshares alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$21.24▼$21.6750-Day Range$20.83▼$23.6552-Week Range$16.61▼$23.77Volume2.19 million shsAverage Volume2.26 million shsMarket Capitalization$4.92 billionP/E Ratio12.22Dividend Yield2.79%Price Target$24.86Consensus RatingModerate Buy Company Overview Eastern Bankshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:EBC) is the holding company for Eastern Bank, a full-service commercial bank headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. Founded in 1818, Eastern Bank is one of the oldest and largest mutual banks in the United States to have converted to public ownership. Eastern Bank provides a range of personal and business banking products, including checking and savings accounts, residential and commercial real estate loans, consumer lending, commercial loans, cash-management services and online banking. The bank also offers wealth management, investment advisory and private banking services to individuals, families, businesses and institutions. The company primarily serves communities throughout eastern Massachusetts and southern New Hampshire through a network of banking offices and digital channels. Its expansion has included the acquisition of Century Bank in 2021 and Cambridge Bancorp in 2023, broadening its commercial banking, wealth management and private banking operations in the New England market.AI Generated. May Contain Errors. Read More Eastern Bankshares Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks79th Percentile Overall ScoreEBC MarketRank™: 3.927617521365 of 5 starsEastern Bankshares scored higher than 79% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 337th out of 851 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion3.6 / 5Analyst RatingModerate Buy Consensus RatingEastern Bankshares has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.67, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 6 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Upside PotentialEastern Bankshares has a consensus price target of $24.86, representing about 15.6% upside from its current price of $21.51.Amount of Analyst CoverageEastern Bankshares has been the subject of 8 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.Read more about Eastern Bankshares' stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation2.5 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth13.30% Earnings GrowthEarnings for Eastern Bankshares are expected to grow by 13.30% in the coming year, from $1.88 to $2.13 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Eastern Bankshares is 12.22, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 36.44.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Eastern Bankshares is 12.22, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 23.15.Price to Book Value per Share RatioEastern Bankshares has a P/B Ratio of 1.04. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.Read more about Eastern Bankshares' valuation and earnings. Short Interest1.0 / 5Short Interest LevelBearish Percentage of Shares Shorted8.65% of the float of Eastern Bankshares has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverEastern Bankshares has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.94.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Eastern Bankshares has recently increased by 16.15%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. Dividend3.3 / 5Dividend StrengthStrong Dividend YieldEastern Bankshares pays a meaningful dividend of 2.79%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthEastern Bankshares has been increasing its dividend for 5 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Eastern Bankshares is 34.09%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, Eastern Bankshares will have a dividend payout ratio of 28.17% next year. This indicates that Eastern Bankshares will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.Read more about Eastern Bankshares' dividend. News and Social Media1.3 / 5News SentimentN/A News SentimentEastern Bankshares has a news sentiment score of 0.07. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.60 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Eastern Bankshares this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week. Company Ownership1.5 / 5Insider TradingSelling Shares Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Eastern Bankshares insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $1,452,900.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by Insiders1.26% of the stock of Eastern Bankshares is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions71.68% of the stock of Eastern Bankshares is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.Read more about Eastern Bankshares' insider trading history. Receive EBC Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Eastern Bankshares and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Submit View SMS TermsSMS is currently available in Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. 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Weiss has publicly predicted six major American financial crashes over his 55-year career leading Weiss Ratings, the only conflict-free rating agency in the US. Now he says a $3 trillion problem could trigger a chain reaction of crashes and failures, causing a global freeze in financial markets.October 22 at 1:00 AM | Weiss Ratings (Ad)Hope Bancorp (NASDAQ:HOPE) vs. Eastern Bankshares (NASDAQ:EBC) Financial SurveyOctober 11, 2026 | americanbankingnews.comEastern Bankshares (EBC), What Is Drawing Fresh Attention?September 24, 2026 | finance.yahoo.comQ2 Earnings Outperformers: Eastern Bank (NASDAQ:EBC) And The Rest Of The Regional Banks StocksSeptember 22, 2026 | msn.comAnalysts Offer Insights on Financial Companies: Nordea Bank Abp (OtherNBNKF), Wells Fargo (WFC) and Eastern Bankshares (EBC)September 17, 2026 | theglobeandmail.comEastern Bankshares, Inc. (EBC) Presents at Barclays 24th Annual Global Financial Services Conference TranscriptSeptember 15, 2026 | seekingalpha.comSee More Headlines EBC Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have EBC shares performed this year? Eastern Bankshares' stock was trading at $18.43 at the beginning of 2026. Since then, EBC shares have increased by 16.7% and is now trading at $21.51. How were Eastern Bankshares' earnings last quarter? Eastern Bankshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:EBC) released its earnings results on Thursday, July, 23rd. The company reported $0.49 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.46 by $0.03. The business had revenue of $316.01 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $308.20 million. Eastern Bankshares had a net margin of 25.12% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 8.71%. Read the conference call transcript. Who are Eastern Bankshares' major shareholders? Top institutional investors of Eastern Bankshares include Eastern Bank (0.64%), Vest Financial LLC (0.08%), Rockland Trust Co. (0.02%) and State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.02%). Insiders that own company stock include Robert Francis Rivers, Deborah C Jackson, Joseph F Casey, R David Rosato, Donald Michael Westermann, Luis Borgen, Quincy Lee Miller and David Andrew Ahlquist. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of Eastern Bankshares? Shares of EBC stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. What other stocks do shareholders of Eastern Bankshares own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Eastern Bankshares investors own include Bank of America (BAC), NVIDIA (NVDA), Energy Transfer (ET), Alibaba Group (BABA), Adobe (ADBE), Cisco Systems (CSCO) and Caesars Entertainment (CZR). Company Calendar Last Earnings7/23/2026Record date for 9/22 Dividend9/08/2026Ex-Dividend for 9/22 Dividend9/08/2026Dividend Payable9/22/2026Today10/22/2026Next Earnings (Estimated)10/22/2026Fiscal Year End12/31/2026Get Stock Alerts Health Indicator TradeSmith's Health IndicatorA long-term volatility-based measure designed for securities held 12 months or longer.Green: Strong and healthy uptrend with normal pullbacks.Yellow: Significant pullback but still within expected volatility.Red: Dropped beyond expected volatility; considered unhealthy. Green Zone (14m+) 1-Year History Oct 25 Jan 26 Apr 26 Jul 26 Oct 26 EBC's financial health is in the Green zone, according to TradeSmith. EBC has been in this zone for over 14 months. Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNASDAQ SectorFinance Industry Banks Sub-IndustryRegional Banks Current SymbolNASDAQ:EBC CIK1810546 Webwww.easternbank.com Phone(617) 897-1100FaxN/AEmployees2,450Year Founded1818Price Target and Rating Average Price Target for Eastern Bankshares$24.86 High Price Target$26.00 Low Price Target$23.00 Potential Upside/Downside+15.6%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.67 Research Coverage9 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)$1.76 Trailing P/E Ratio12.22 Forward P/E Ratio11.44 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$88.22 million Net Margins25.12% Pretax Margin26.83% Return on Equity8.71% Return on Assets1.24% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.09 Current Ratio0.90 Quick Ratio0.90 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$1.33 billion Price / Sales3.70 Cash Flow$1.78 per share Price / Cash Flow12.09 Book Value$20.59 per share Price / Book1.04Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares228,510,000Free Float225,633,000Market Cap$4.92 billion OptionableOptionable Beta0.70 Social Links 10 Stocks Powering The Next AI Boom The AI boom is creating opportunities across semiconductors, cloud computing, enterprise software, infrastructure, cybersecurity, and automation. 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