Eastern Bankshares (EBC) Competitors

Eastern Bankshares (NASDAQ:EBC) and Woori Bank (NYSE:WF) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, dividends, valuation and earnings.

Is EBC or WF more profitable?

Woori Bank has a net margin of 11.56% compared to Eastern Bankshares' net margin of -15.56%. Woori Bank's return on equity of 8.27% beat Eastern Bankshares' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Eastern Bankshares	-15.56%	6.42%	0.91%
Woori Bank	11.56%	8.27%	0.56%

Is EBC or WF a better dividend stock?

Eastern Bankshares pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Woori Bank pays an annual dividend of $1.37 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Eastern Bankshares pays out -80.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Woori Bank pays out 17.5% 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. Eastern Bankshares is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, EBC or WF?

Woori Bank has higher revenue and earnings than Eastern Bankshares. Eastern Bankshares is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Woori 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
Eastern Bankshares	$1.09B	3.13	$119.56M	-$0.65	-24.49
Woori Bank	$19.04B	0.65	$2.09B	$7.84	6.41

Which has more volatility & risk, EBC or WF?

Eastern Bankshares has a beta of 0.94, meaning that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Woori Bank has a beta of 1.04, meaning that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to EBC or WF?

In the previous week, Eastern Bankshares and Eastern Bankshares both had 1 articles in the media. Eastern Bankshares' average media sentiment score of 1.76 beat Woori Bank's score of 0.46 indicating that Eastern Bankshares is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Eastern Bankshares	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Woori Bank	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in EBC or WF?

71.7% of Eastern Bankshares shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.4% of Woori Bank shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of Eastern Bankshares shares are owned 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.

Do analysts prefer EBC or WF?

Eastern Bankshares currently has a consensus target price of $19.25, suggesting a potential upside of 20.92%. Given Eastern Bankshares' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Eastern Bankshares is more favorable than Woori Bank.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Eastern Bankshares	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Woori Bank	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

Eastern Bankshares beats Woori Bank on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.