NASDAQ:EBC Eastern Bankshares (EBC) Stock Price, News & Analysis $17.11 +0.12 (+0.71%) Closing price 08/29/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$17.19 +0.08 (+0.47%) As of 08/29/2025 07:34 PM 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 Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock About Eastern Bankshares Stock (NASDAQ:EBC) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Get Eastern Bankshares alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$16.94▼$17.2750-Day Range$14.66▼$17.1152-Week Range$13.51▼$19.40Volume2.48 million shsAverage Volume1.23 million shsMarket Capitalization$3.62 billionP/E RatioN/ADividend Yield3.04%Price Target$20.00Consensus RatingBuy Company Overview Eastern Bankshares, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for Eastern Bank that provides banking products and services primarily to retail, commercial, and small business customers. The company provides deposit accounts, interest checking accounts, money market accounts, savings accounts, and time certificates of deposit accounts. It also offers commercial and industrial, commercial real estate and construction, small business, residential real estate, and home equity loans; lines of credit; and other consumer loans comprising unsecured personal lines of credit, overdraft protection, automobile loans, home improvement loans, airplane loans, and other personal loans. In addition, the company provides trust, financial planning and portfolio management, automated lock box collection, cash management, and account reconciliation services; personal, business, and employee benefits insurance products. Eastern Bankshares, Inc. was founded in 1818 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. Read More Eastern Bankshares Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks93rd Percentile Overall ScoreEBC MarketRank™: Eastern Bankshares scored higher than 93% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 114th out of 941 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion2.5 / 5Analyst RatingBuy Consensus RatingEastern Bankshares has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Amount of Analyst CoverageEastern Bankshares has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.Read more about Eastern Bankshares' stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation2.5 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth15.44% Earnings GrowthEarnings for Eastern Bankshares are expected to grow by 15.44% in the coming year, from $1.49 to $1.72 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Eastern Bankshares is -55.19, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Eastern Bankshares is -55.19, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.Price to Book Value per Share RatioEastern Bankshares has a P/B Ratio of 0.98. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.Read more about Eastern Bankshares' valuation and earnings. Short Interest3.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted3.37% 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 4.7.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Eastern Bankshares has recently decreased by 2.90%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving. Dividend2.5 / 5Dividend StrengthModerate Dividend YieldEastern Bankshares pays a meaningful dividend of 3.06%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthEastern Bankshares has been increasing its dividend for 5 years.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, Eastern Bankshares will have a dividend payout ratio of 30.23% next year. This indicates that Eastern Bankshares will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.Read more about Eastern Bankshares' dividend. Sustainability and ESG2.8 / 5Environmental Score-0.65 Percentage of Shares Shorted3.37% 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 4.7.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Eastern Bankshares has recently decreased by 2.90%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving. News and Social Media3.0 / 5News Sentiment1.46 News SentimentEastern Bankshares has a news sentiment score of 1.46. 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 higher news sentiment than the 1.18 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 13 news articles for Eastern Bankshares this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.Search InterestOnly 1 people have searched for EBC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership3.3 / 5Insider TradingAcquiring Shares Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Eastern Bankshares insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $233,961.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 1.10% 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. 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EBC Stock News HeadlinesEastern Bankshares (NASDAQ:EBC) President Quincy Lee Miller Buys 13,706 SharesAugust 30 at 7:18 AM | insidertrades.comExecutive Chairman of the Board of Eastern Bankshares Picks Up 14% More StockAugust 28 at 5:59 PM | finance.yahoo.comHow “Trump’s New Dollar” Could Impact Your WealthPresident Trump just signed a game-changing law… That could soon upgrade the U.S. dollar in your checking and savings account… With this better, more technologically advanced dollar. President Trump himself called it a "big innovation"… And said that this new form of currency represents "American brilliance at its best."August 30 at 2:00 AM | Brownstone Research (Ad)Eastern Bank (EBC) Stock Is Up, What You Need To KnowAugust 28 at 5:59 PM | msn.com2 Stocks Under $50 with Exciting Potential and 1 We Find RiskyAugust 21, 2025 | finance.yahoo.comA fantastic week for Eastern Bankshares, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:EBC) 77% institutional owners, one-year returns continue to impressAugust 19, 2025 | finance.yahoo.comEastern Bankshares (EBC) Q2 2025 Earnings TranscriptAugust 5, 2025 | fool.comEastern Bankshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:EBC) Q2 2025 Earnings Call TranscriptJuly 30, 2025 | msn.comSee More Headlines EBC Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have EBC shares performed this year? Eastern Bankshares' stock was trading at $17.25 at the beginning of the year. Since then, EBC shares have decreased by 0.8% and is now trading at $17.11. How were Eastern Bankshares' earnings last quarter? Eastern Bankshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:EBC) released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July, 24th. The company reported $0.41 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.38 by $0.03. The company earned $249.10 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $241.32 million. Eastern Bankshares had a positive trailing twelve-month return on equity of 7.35% and a negative net margin of 6.49%. Read the conference call transcript. Who are Eastern Bankshares' major shareholders? Top institutional shareholders of Eastern Bankshares include State Street Corp (3.28%), HoldCo Asset Management LP (2.46%), Geode Capital Management LLC (2.22%) and Brown Advisory Inc. (1.86%). Insiders that own company stock include Greg Allen Sr Shell, Deborah C Jackson, Luis Borgen, R David Rosato, Quincy Lee Miller, Gregory Paul Buscone and Nancy Huntington Stager. 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 Tesla (TSLA), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Meta Platforms (META), NVIDIA (NVDA), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Home Depot (HD) and Netflix (NFLX). Company Calendar Record date for 6/16 Dividend6/03/2025Ex-Dividend for 6/16 Dividend6/03/2025Dividend Payable6/16/2025Last Earnings7/24/2025Today8/30/2025Record date for 9/15 Dividend9/03/2025Ex-Dividend for 9/15 Dividend9/03/2025Dividend Payable9/15/2025Next Earnings (Estimated)10/23/2025Fiscal Year End12/31/2025Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNASDAQ SectorFinance Industry BANKS - NORTHEAST Sub-IndustryBanking Current SymbolNASDAQ:EBC CIK1810546 Webwww.easternbank.com Phone800-327-8376FaxN/AEmployees1,998Year FoundedN/APrice Target and Rating Average Price Target for Eastern Bankshares$20.00 High Price Target$20.00 Low Price Target$20.00 Potential Upside/Downside+16.9%Consensus RatingBuy Rating Score (0-4)3.00 Research Coverage1 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)($0.31) Trailing P/E RatioN/A Forward P/E Ratio11.48 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$119.56 million Net Margins-6.49% Pretax Margin-1.53% Return on Equity7.35% Return on Assets1.05% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.01 Current Ratio0.88 Quick Ratio0.88 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$1.09 billion Price / Sales3.33 Cash Flow$1.04 per share Price / Cash Flow16.44 Book Value$17.42 per share Price / Book0.98Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares211,480,000Free Float209,152,000Market Cap$3.62 billion OptionableOptionable Beta0.94 Social Links Ten Starter Stocks For Beginners to Buy NowJust getting into the stock market? 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