Eastern Bankshares (EBC) Competitors $14.91 -0.66 (-4.24%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$14.91 0.00 (0.00%) As of 04:20 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 Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock EBC vs. BSAC, ALLY, CIB, WF, GGAL, COOP, QFIN, UWMC, OMF, and BMAShould you be buying Eastern Bankshares stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Eastern Bankshares include Banco Santander-Chile (BSAC), Ally Financial (ALLY), Bancolombia (CIB), Woori Financial Group (WF), Grupo Financiero Galicia (GGAL), Mr. Cooper Group (COOP), Qifu Technology (QFIN), UWM (UWMC), OneMain (OMF), and Banco Macro (BMA). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. Eastern Bankshares vs. Banco Santander-Chile Ally Financial Bancolombia Woori Financial Group Grupo Financiero Galicia Mr. Cooper Group Qifu Technology UWM OneMain Banco Macro Eastern Bankshares (NASDAQ:EBC) and Banco Santander-Chile (NYSE:BSAC) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, media sentiment, community ranking, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability and earnings. Do analysts prefer EBC or BSAC? Eastern Bankshares currently has a consensus target price of $19.25, suggesting a potential upside of 29.11%. Banco Santander-Chile has a consensus target price of $22.33, suggesting a potential downside of 11.39%. Given Eastern Bankshares' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Eastern Bankshares is more favorable than Banco Santander-Chile.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) 2.50Banco Santander-Chile 1 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Is EBC or BSAC a better dividend stock? Eastern Bankshares pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Banco Santander-Chile pays an annual dividend of $0.99 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Eastern Bankshares pays out -80.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Banco Santander-Chile pays out 43.2% 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. Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in EBC or BSAC? 71.7% of Eastern Bankshares shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.4% of Banco Santander-Chile shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of Eastern Bankshares shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer EBC or BSAC? Banco Santander-Chile received 232 more outperform votes than Eastern Bankshares when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 53.86% of users gave Banco Santander-Chile an outperform vote while only 52.00% of users gave Eastern Bankshares an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformEastern BanksharesOutperform Votes2652.00% Underperform Votes2448.00% Banco Santander-ChileOutperform Votes25853.86% Underperform Votes22146.14% Does the media prefer EBC or BSAC? In the previous week, Eastern Bankshares had 3 more articles in the media than Banco Santander-Chile. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Eastern Bankshares and 7 mentions for Banco Santander-Chile. Eastern Bankshares' average media sentiment score of 1.06 beat Banco Santander-Chile's score of 0.78 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 7 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Banco Santander-Chile 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is EBC or BSAC more profitable? Banco Santander-Chile has a net margin of 19.16% compared to Eastern Bankshares' net margin of 11.07%. Banco Santander-Chile's return on equity of 19.15% beat Eastern Bankshares' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Eastern Bankshares11.07% 6.02% 0.85% Banco Santander-Chile 19.16%19.15%1.18% Which has more risk & volatility, EBC or BSAC? Eastern Bankshares has a beta of 0.97, meaning that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Banco Santander-Chile has a beta of 0.67, meaning that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has stronger earnings & valuation, EBC or BSAC? Banco Santander-Chile has higher revenue and earnings than Eastern Bankshares. Eastern Bankshares is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Banco Santander-Chile, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioEastern Bankshares$526.70M6.04$119.56M-$0.65-22.94Banco Santander-Chile$2.74T0.00$883.95M$2.2911.01 SummaryEastern Bankshares beats Banco Santander-Chile on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Eastern Bankshares News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for EBC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart EBC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricEastern BanksharesFederal savings institutions IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$3.18B$3.16B$11.49B$8.38BDividend Yield3.08%3.32%5.46%4.10%P/E Ratio22.2516.0322.4819.71Price / Sales6.043.6327.28116.98Price / Cash16.1719.1117.6234.62Price / Book0.880.932.794.50Net Income$119.56M$352.78M$1.04B$248.18M7 Day Performance-4.61%0.62%0.34%1.14%1 Month Performance2.05%4.83%8.69%15.20%1 Year Performance5.37%14.50%537.74%6.56% Eastern Bankshares Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)EBCEastern Bankshares4.6997 of 5 stars$14.91-4.2%$19.25+29.1%+10.6%$3.18B$526.70M22.252,150Positive NewsGap UpBSACBanco Santander-Chile2.1875 of 5 stars$24.36-1.2%$22.33-8.3%+26.6%$11.47B$2.74T12.569,990Positive NewsALLYAlly Financial4.9159 of 5 stars$36.37+5.1%$41.69+14.6%-9.7%$11.17B$8.45B13.9911,600Positive NewsCIBBancolombia1.4653 of 5 stars$40.43-1.8%$39.25-2.9%+12.7%$9.72B$28.00T6.4233,100WFWoori Financial Group4.0583 of 5 stars$38.02+0.8%N/A+19.3%$9.41B$12.62T4.94150News CoveragePositive NewsGGALGrupo Financiero Galicia2.4436 of 5 stars$61.66+4.8%$59.00-4.3%+70.7%$9.09B$7.59T9.0812,012Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastGap UpCOOPMr. Cooper Group4.7326 of 5 stars$119.20+4.1%$131.14+10.0%+57.1%$7.63B$3.04B11.716,600Positive NewsQFINQifu Technology3.937 of 5 stars$45.45+6.8%$45.10-0.8%+112.0%$7.16B$14.04B9.202,199News CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportUWMCUWM3.5913 of 5 stars$4.25+0.4%$6.86+61.5%-40.7%$6.78B$1.04B-18.468,000Positive NewsGap DownHigh Trading VolumeOMFOneMain4.9894 of 5 stars$51.83+5.8%$58.40+12.7%+2.9%$6.17B$4.65B12.239,200Positive NewsBMABanco Macro3.1756 of 5 stars$92.94+5.5%$54.50-41.4%+44.4%$5.94B$4.52T8.158,000Upcoming EarningsAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BSAC Alternatives ALLY Alternatives CIB Alternatives WF Alternatives GGAL Alternatives COOP Alternatives QFIN Alternatives UWMC Alternatives OMF Alternatives BMA Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:EBC) was last updated on 5/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredGold Hits New Highs as Global Markets SpiralWhen Trump took office in 2017, gold was just $1,100 an ounce. 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