Question 1

Do analysts prefer EBC or AMAL?

Accepted Answer

Eastern Bankshares presently has a consensus price target of $24.86, suggesting a potential upside of 13.74%. Amalgamated Financial has a consensus price target of $54.00, suggesting a potential upside of 12.03%. Given Eastern Bankshares' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Eastern Bankshares is more favorable than Amalgamated Financial. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Eastern Bankshares 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67 Amalgamated Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.60

Question 2

Is EBC or AMAL a better dividend stock?

Accepted Answer

Eastern Bankshares pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Amalgamated Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Eastern Bankshares pays out 34.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Amalgamated Financial pays out 18.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Eastern Bankshares has increased its dividend for 5 consecutive years and Amalgamated Financial has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Eastern Bankshares is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Question 3

Which has higher earnings and valuation, EBC or AMAL?

Accepted Answer

Amalgamated Financial has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Eastern Bankshares. Eastern Bankshares is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Amalgamated Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Eastern Bankshares $1.33B 3.76 $88.22M $1.76 12.42 Amalgamated Financial $453.17M 3.18 $104.45M $3.75 12.85

Question 4

Do institutionals & insiders believe in EBC or AMAL?

Accepted Answer

71.7% of Eastern Bankshares shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.9% of Amalgamated Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 1.3% of Eastern Bankshares shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Amalgamated Financial shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Question 5

Is EBC or AMAL more profitable?

Accepted Answer

Eastern Bankshares has a net margin of 25.12% compared to Amalgamated Financial's net margin of 23.34%. Amalgamated Financial's return on equity of 14.30% beat Eastern Bankshares' return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Eastern Bankshares 25.12% 8.71% 1.24% Amalgamated Financial 23.34% 14.30% 1.27%

Question 6

Which has more risk and volatility, EBC or AMAL?

Accepted Answer

Eastern Bankshares has a beta of 0.66, indicating that its share price is 34% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Amalgamated Financial has a beta of 0.79, indicating that its share price is 21% less volatile than the broader market.

Question 7

Does the media favor EBC or AMAL?

Accepted Answer

In the previous week, Amalgamated Financial had 36 more articles in the media than Eastern Bankshares. MarketBeat recorded 37 mentions for Amalgamated Financial and 1 mentions for Eastern Bankshares. Eastern Bankshares' average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat Amalgamated Financial's score of 0.34 indicating that Eastern Bankshares is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Eastern Bankshares Positive Amalgamated Financial Neutral

Question 8

Do analysts prefer AMAL or FRME?

Accepted Answer

Amalgamated Financial presently has a consensus target price of $54.00, suggesting a potential upside of 12.03%. First Merchants has a consensus target price of $49.00, suggesting a potential upside of 18.02%. Given First Merchants' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe First Merchants is more favorable than Amalgamated Financial. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Amalgamated Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.60 First Merchants 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50

Question 9

Is AMAL or FRME a better dividend stock?

Accepted Answer

Amalgamated Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. First Merchants pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Amalgamated Financial pays out 18.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Merchants pays out 47.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Amalgamated Financial has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years and First Merchants has raised its dividend for 13 consecutive years. First Merchants is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Question 10

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, AMAL or FRME?

Accepted Answer

First Merchants has higher revenue and earnings than Amalgamated Financial. Amalgamated Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than First Merchants, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Amalgamated Financial $453.17M 3.18 $104.45M $3.75 12.85 First Merchants $1.05B 2.48 $226M $3.12 13.31

Question 11

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of AMAL or FRME?

Accepted Answer

75.9% of Amalgamated Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.9% of First Merchants shares are held by institutional investors. 1.6% of Amalgamated Financial shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of First Merchants shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Question 12

Is AMAL or FRME more profitable?

Accepted Answer

Amalgamated Financial has a net margin of 23.34% compared to First Merchants' net margin of 17.05%. Amalgamated Financial's return on equity of 14.30% beat First Merchants' return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Amalgamated Financial 23.34% 14.30% 1.27% First Merchants 17.05% 8.86% 1.12%

Question 13

Which has more volatility and risk, AMAL or FRME?

Accepted Answer

Amalgamated Financial has a beta of 0.79, indicating that its share price is 21% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, First Merchants has a beta of 0.84, indicating that its share price is 16% less volatile than the broader market.

Question 14

Does the media prefer AMAL or FRME?

Accepted Answer

In the previous week, Amalgamated Financial had 35 more articles in the media than First Merchants. MarketBeat recorded 37 mentions for Amalgamated Financial and 2 mentions for First Merchants. First Merchants' average media sentiment score of 1.82 beat Amalgamated Financial's score of 0.34 indicating that First Merchants is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Amalgamated Financial 17 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral First Merchants 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive

Question 15

Do analysts rate IBCP or AMAL?

Accepted Answer

Independent Bank currently has a consensus target price of $39.50, suggesting a potential upside of 5.69%. Amalgamated Financial has a consensus target price of $54.00, suggesting a potential upside of 12.03%. Given Amalgamated Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Amalgamated Financial is more favorable than Independent Bank. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Independent Bank 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.40 Amalgamated Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.60

Question 16

Is IBCP or AMAL a better dividend stock?

Accepted Answer

Independent Bank pays an annual dividend of $1.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Amalgamated Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Independent Bank pays out 32.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Amalgamated Financial pays out 18.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Independent Bank has increased its dividend for 11 consecutive years and Amalgamated Financial has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Independent Bank is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Question 17

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, IBCP or AMAL?

Accepted Answer

Amalgamated Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Independent Bank. Independent Bank is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Amalgamated Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Independent Bank $315.38M 2.63 $68.54M $3.44 10.86 Amalgamated Financial $453.17M 3.18 $104.45M $3.75 12.85

Question 18

Do institutionals and insiders believe in IBCP or AMAL?

Accepted Answer

79.4% of Independent Bank shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.9% of Amalgamated Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 5.9% of Independent Bank shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Amalgamated Financial shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Question 19

Is IBCP or AMAL more profitable?

Accepted Answer

Amalgamated Financial has a net margin of 23.34% compared to Independent Bank's net margin of 22.32%. Amalgamated Financial's return on equity of 14.30% beat Independent Bank's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Independent Bank 22.32% 14.12% 1.29% Amalgamated Financial 23.34% 14.30% 1.27%

Question 20

Which has more risk & volatility, IBCP or AMAL?

Accepted Answer

Independent Bank has a beta of 0.7, indicating that its share price is 30% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Amalgamated Financial has a beta of 0.79, indicating that its share price is 21% less volatile than the broader market.

Question 21

Does the media refer more to IBCP or AMAL?

Accepted Answer

In the previous week, Amalgamated Financial had 36 more articles in the media than Independent Bank. MarketBeat recorded 37 mentions for Amalgamated Financial and 1 mentions for Independent Bank. Independent Bank's average media sentiment score of 1.87 beat Amalgamated Financial's score of 0.34 indicating that Independent Bank is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Independent Bank Very Positive Amalgamated Financial Neutral

Question 22

Do analysts rate INDB or AMAL?

Accepted Answer

Independent Bank currently has a consensus price target of $91.86, suggesting a potential upside of 10.28%. Amalgamated Financial has a consensus price target of $54.00, suggesting a potential upside of 12.03%. Given Amalgamated Financial's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Amalgamated Financial is more favorable than Independent Bank. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Independent Bank 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.71 Amalgamated Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.60

Question 23

Is INDB or AMAL a better dividend stock?

Accepted Answer

Independent Bank pays an annual dividend of $2.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Amalgamated Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Independent Bank pays out 46.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Amalgamated Financial pays out 18.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Independent Bank has raised its dividend for 15 consecutive years and Amalgamated Financial has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Independent Bank is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Question 24

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, INDB or AMAL?

Accepted Answer

Independent Bank has higher revenue and earnings than Amalgamated Financial. Amalgamated Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Independent Bank, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Independent Bank $1.17B 3.37 $205.12M $5.54 15.04 Amalgamated Financial $453.17M 3.18 $104.45M $3.75 12.85

Question 25

Do insiders & institutionals believe in INDB or AMAL?

Accepted Answer

83.4% of Independent Bank shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.9% of Amalgamated Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 1.6% of Independent Bank shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Amalgamated Financial shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Question 26

Is INDB or AMAL more profitable?

Accepted Answer

Amalgamated Financial has a net margin of 23.34% compared to Independent Bank's net margin of 20.31%. Amalgamated Financial's return on equity of 14.30% beat Independent Bank's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Independent Bank 20.31% 9.19% 1.31% Amalgamated Financial 23.34% 14.30% 1.27%

Question 27

Which has more risk and volatility, INDB or AMAL?

Accepted Answer

Independent Bank has a beta of 0.76, suggesting that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Amalgamated Financial has a beta of 0.79, suggesting that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the broader market.

Question 28

Does the media prefer INDB or AMAL?

Accepted Answer

In the previous week, Amalgamated Financial had 33 more articles in the media than Independent Bank. MarketBeat recorded 37 mentions for Amalgamated Financial and 4 mentions for Independent Bank. Independent Bank's average media sentiment score of 1.82 beat Amalgamated Financial's score of 0.34 indicating that Independent Bank is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Independent Bank 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Amalgamated Financial 17 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral

Question 29

Do analysts prefer AMAL or OSBC?

Accepted Answer

Amalgamated Financial presently has a consensus target price of $54.00, suggesting a potential upside of 12.03%. Old Second Bancorp has a consensus target price of $25.40, suggesting a potential downside of 1.13%. Given Amalgamated Financial's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Amalgamated Financial is more favorable than Old Second Bancorp. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Amalgamated Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.60 Old Second Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.71

Question 30

Is AMAL or OSBC a better dividend stock?

Accepted Answer

Amalgamated Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Old Second Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Amalgamated Financial pays out 18.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Old Second Bancorp pays out 16.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Amalgamated Financial has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years and Old Second Bancorp has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Amalgamated Financial is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Question 31

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, AMAL or OSBC?

Accepted Answer

Amalgamated Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Old Second Bancorp. Amalgamated Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Old Second Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Amalgamated Financial $453.17M 3.18 $104.45M $3.75 12.85 Old Second Bancorp $401.54M 3.26 $80.31M $1.74 14.76

Question 32

Do institutionals and insiders believe in AMAL or OSBC?

Accepted Answer

75.9% of Amalgamated Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.8% of Old Second Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 1.6% of Amalgamated Financial shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.6% of Old Second Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Question 33

Is AMAL or OSBC more profitable?

Accepted Answer

Amalgamated Financial has a net margin of 23.34% compared to Old Second Bancorp's net margin of 20.22%. Amalgamated Financial's return on equity of 14.30% beat Old Second Bancorp's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Amalgamated Financial 23.34% 14.30% 1.27% Old Second Bancorp 20.22% 12.79% 1.65%

Question 34

Which has more volatility & risk, AMAL or OSBC?

Accepted Answer

Amalgamated Financial has a beta of 0.79, suggesting that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Old Second Bancorp has a beta of 0.7, suggesting that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the broader market.

Question 35

Does the media refer more to AMAL or OSBC?

Accepted Answer

In the previous week, Amalgamated Financial had 30 more articles in the media than Old Second Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 37 mentions for Amalgamated Financial and 7 mentions for Old Second Bancorp. Old Second Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat Amalgamated Financial's score of 0.34 indicating that Old Second Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Amalgamated Financial 17 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Old Second Bancorp 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive

Metric	Amalgamated Financial	Banks Industry	Finance Sector	NASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap	$1.44B	$23.91B	$14.00B	$12.75B
Dividend Yield	1.42%	3.16%	5.95%	11.71%
P/E Ratio	12.84	27.17	25.53	25.48
Price / Sales	3.18	9.40	510.68	88.51
Price / Cash	12.10	16.12	30.30	34.96
Price / Book	1.82	1.38	2.75	6.26
Net Income	$104.45M	$2.58B	$1.32B	$358.19M
7 Day Performance	-1.97%	-0.49%	-1.24%	-1.31%
1 Month Performance	-5.60%	-0.31%	-0.33%	-2.59%
1 Year Performance	69.01%	23.58%	8.21%	8.65%

Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
AMAL Amalgamated Financial	3.9641 of 5 stars	$48.20 +0.7%	$54.00 +12.0%	+67.8%	$1.44B	$453.17M	12.84	450	Insider Trade
EBC Eastern Bankshares	3.9728 of 5 stars	$21.91 -1.5%	$24.86 +13.5%	+24.2%	$5.01B	$1.33B	12.45	2,450
FRME First Merchants	4.7217 of 5 stars	$41.55 -1.2%	$49.00 +17.9%	+2.7%	$2.61B	$1.05B	13.31	2,086	Positive News
IBCP Independent Bank	4.0968 of 5 stars	$37.25 -0.3%	$39.50 +6.0%	+16.8%	$826.84M	$315.38M	10.83	920	Positive News
INDB Independent Bank	4.5938 of 5 stars	$83.13 -0.9%	$91.86 +10.5%	+16.1%	$3.94B	$1.17B	15.00	2,294	Positive News

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Do institutionals & insiders believe in EBC or AMAL?

Does the media favor EBC or AMAL?

Do analysts prefer EBC or AMAL?

Is EBC or AMAL a better dividend stock?

Which has higher earnings and valuation, EBC or AMAL?

Which has more risk and volatility, EBC or AMAL?

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Does the media prefer AMAL or FRME?

Is AMAL or FRME more profitable?

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Is AMAL or FRME a better dividend stock?

Do analysts prefer AMAL or FRME?

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of AMAL or FRME?

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Which has more risk & volatility, IBCP or AMAL?

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Which has more risk and volatility, INDB or AMAL?

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