NASDAQ:EBC Eastern Bankshares (EBC) Stock Price, News & Analysis $15.33 +0.38 (+2.54%) Closing price 05/2/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$15.32 -0.01 (-0.03%) As of 05/2/2025 05:55 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$15.01▼$15.3850-Day Range$14.26▼$17.8952-Week Range$12.66▼$19.40Volume1.44 million shsAverage Volume1.10 million shsMarket Capitalization$3.27 billionP/E Ratio22.88Dividend Yield3.39%Price Target$19.25Consensus RatingModerate Buy Company OverviewEastern 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™ Stocks95th Percentile Overall ScoreEBC MarketRank™: Eastern Bankshares scored higher than 95% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 84th out of 949 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion3.3 / 5Analyst RatingModerate Buy Consensus RatingEastern Bankshares has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 1 buy rating, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.Amount of Analyst CoverageEastern Bankshares has only been the subject of 1 research reports 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 22.88, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 21.99.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Eastern Bankshares is 22.88, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 22.28.Price to Book Value per Share RatioEastern Bankshares has a P/B Ratio of 0.91. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Short Interest3.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted2.24% 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 3.7, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Eastern Bankshares has recently increased by 8.94%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. Dividend1.7 / 5Dividend StrengthWeak Dividend YieldEastern Bankshares pays a meaningful dividend of 3.25%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthEastern Bankshares does not have a long track record of dividend growth.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 Shorted2.24% 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 3.7, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Eastern Bankshares has recently increased by 8.94%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. News and Social Media2.7 / 5News Sentiment0.81 News SentimentEastern Bankshares has a news sentiment score of 0.81. 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 0.94 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 16 news articles for Eastern Bankshares this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.MarketBeat Follows1 people have added Eastern Bankshares to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 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 $154,000.00 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. Email Address EBC Stock News HeadlinesKeefe, Bruyette & Woods Lowers Eastern Bankshares (NASDAQ:EBC) Price Target to $20.00April 30, 2025 | americanbankingnews.comEastern Bankshares (NASDAQ:EBC) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To $0.13April 29, 2025 | finance.yahoo.comTrump wipes out trillions overnight…Is there anybody more powerful than Donald Trump right now? 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(EBC) Q1 2025 Earnings Call TranscriptApril 25, 2025 | seekingalpha.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 start of the year. Since then, EBC shares have decreased by 11.1% and is now trading at $15.33. View the best growth stocks for 2025 here. How were Eastern Bankshares' earnings last quarter? Eastern Bankshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:EBC) posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April, 24th. The company reported $0.34 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.33 by $0.01. The business earned $222.40 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $226.98 million. Eastern Bankshares had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 6.02% and a net margin of 11.07%. Read the conference call transcript. Who are Eastern Bankshares' major shareholders? Top institutional shareholders of Eastern Bankshares include Brown Advisory Inc. (1.96%), Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA (1.06%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.58%) and Stieven Capital Advisors L.P. (0.30%). Insiders that own company stock include Greg Allen Sr Shell, Deborah C Jackson, Luis Borgen, R David Rosato, Gregory Paul Buscone, Nancy Huntington Stager and Quincy Lee Miller. 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 3/14 Dividend3/03/2025Ex-Dividend for 3/14 Dividend3/03/2025Dividend Payable3/14/2025Last Earnings4/24/2025Today5/04/2025Record date for 6/16 Dividend6/03/2025Ex-Dividend for 6/16 Dividend6/03/2025Dividend Payable6/16/2025Fiscal Year End12/31/2025Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNASDAQ SectorFinance Industry Federal savings institutions Sub-IndustryBanking Current SymbolNASDAQ:EBC CIK1810546 Webwww.easternbank.com Phone800-327-8376FaxN/AEmployees2,150Year FoundedN/APrice Target and Rating Average Stock Price Target$19.25 High Stock Price Target$20.00 Low Stock Price Target$18.50 Potential Upside/Downside+25.6%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.50 Research Coverage2 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)($0.65) Trailing P/E Ratio22.88 Forward P/E Ratio10.29 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$119.56 million Net Margins11.07% Pretax Margin11.82% Return on Equity6.02% Return on Assets0.85% Debt Debt-to-Equity RatioN/A Current Ratio0.87 Quick Ratio0.87 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$527.89 million Price / Sales6.20 Cash Flow$0.95 per share Price / Cash Flow16.17 Book Value$16.86 per share Price / Book0.91Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares213,500,000Free Float212,194,000Market Cap$3.27 billion OptionableOptionable Beta0.96 Ten Starter Stocks For Beginners to Buy NowJust getting into the stock market? 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