NASDAQ:EBSBMeridian Bancorp Stock Price, Forecast & News Adding Choose a watchlist: Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat Daily Premium to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding Meridian Bancorp Inc Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. Log In and Add $12.67 +0.18 (+1.44 %) (As of 08/12/2020 04:00 PM ET) Add Compare Share Today's Range$12.63Now: $12.67▼$13.0050-Day Range$10.47MA: $11.40▼$12.6752-Week Range$8.88Now: $12.67▼$20.86Volume125,400 shsAverage Volume190,160 shsMarket Capitalization$663.93 millionP/E Ratio9.75Dividend Yield2.53%Beta0.89 ProfileAnalyst RatingsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesOptions ChainSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial Media Meridian Bancorp, Inc. operates as the holding company for East Boston Savings Bank that provides various financial products and services for individuals and businesses primarily in Suffolk, Norfolk, Middlesex and Essex Counties, Massachusetts. The company accepts various deposit products, including non-interest-bearing demand deposits, such as checking accounts; interest-bearing demand accounts comprising NOW and money market accounts; savings accounts; and certificates of deposits, as well as commercial checking accounts. Its loan portfolio includes commercial real estate loans, which are secured by properties used for business purposes, such as office buildings, industrial facilities, and retail facilities; one- to four-family residential loans comprising mortgage loans that enable borrowers to purchase or refinance existing homes; multi-family real estate loans; construction loans; commercial and industrial loans; home equity lines of credit; and consumer loans that include automobile loans, loans secured by savings or certificate accounts, credit builders, and annuity and overdraft loans. In addition, the company offers non-deposit financial products, which comprise mutual funds, annuities, stocks, and bonds through a third-party broker-dealer; and long-term care insurance products. Further, it is also involved in the securities transactions business; and holding foreclosed real estate properties. The company operates 37 full-service locations, as well as 1 mobile branch and 3 loan centers. Meridian Bancorp, Inc. was founded in 1848 and is headquartered in Peabody, Massachusetts.Read More Beat the Market (BTM) Rank™ 1.0 Analyst's Opinion Price Target Upside/DownsideAccording to analysts' consensus price target of $15.00, Meridian Bancorp has a potential upside of 18.4% from its current price of $12.67.Amount of Analyst CoverageMeridian Bancorp has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days. Previous Next 2.3 Community Rank Outperform VotesMeridian Bancorp has received 248 “outperform” votes. (Add your “outperform” vote.)Underperform VotesMeridian Bancorp has received 282 “underperform” votes. (Add your “underperform” vote.)Community SentimentMeridian Bancorp has received 53.21% “underperform” votes from our community.MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about Meridian Bancorp and other stocks. Vote “Outperform” if you believe EBSB will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote “Underperform” if you believe EBSB will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days. Previous Next 2.5 Dividend Strength Dividend YieldMeridian Bancorp pays a meaningful dividend of 2.53%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthMeridian Bancorp has only been increasing its dividend for 1 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Meridian Bancorp is 24.62%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, Meridian Bancorp will have a dividend payout ratio of 42.67% next year. This indicates that Meridian Bancorp will be able to sustain or increase its dividend. Previous Next 1.0 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Meridian Bancorp insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 5.10% of the stock of Meridian Bancorp is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions66.34% of the stock of Meridian Bancorp is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company. Previous Next 1.9 Earnings and Valuation Earnings GrowthEarnings for Meridian Bancorp are expected to decrease by -27.18% in the coming year, from $1.03 to $0.75 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Meridian Bancorp is 9.75, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 17.40.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Meridian Bancorp is 9.75, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 19.65.Price to Book Value per Share RatioMeridian Bancorp has a P/B Ratio of 0.93. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Previous Next Analyst Opinion: 1.0Community Rank: 2.3Dividend Strength: 2.5Insider Behavior: 1.0Valuation: 1.9 5 -4 -3 -2 -1 -Overall Beat the Market Rank™1.74 out of 5 stars Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock Exchange NASDAQ Industry National commercial banks Sub-IndustryThrifts & Mortgage Finance SectorFinance Current SymbolNASDAQ:EBSB Previous Symbol CUSIP58964Q10 CIK1600125 Webwww.ebsb.com Phone617-567-1500Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio1.00 Current Ratio1.25 Quick Ratio1.25Price-To-Earnings Trailing P/E Ratio9.75 Forward P/E Ratio12.30 P/E GrowthN/A Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$279.42 million Price / Sales2.38 Cash Flow$1.33 per share Price / Cash Flow9.52 Book Value$13.61 per share Price / Book0.93Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$1.30 Net Income$67 million Net Margins24.12% Return on Equity9.32% Return on Assets1.05%Miscellaneous Employees462 Outstanding Shares52,402,000Market Cap$663.93 million Next Earnings Date10/27/2020 (Estimated) OptionableOptionable $12.67 +0.18 (+1.44 %) (As of 08/12/2020 04:00 PM ET) 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | Advanced Chart Receive EBSB News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for EBSB and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Meridian Bancorp (NASDAQ:EBSB) Frequently Asked Questions How has Meridian Bancorp's stock been impacted by Coronavirus? Meridian Bancorp's stock was trading at $14.11 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, EBSB stock has decreased by 10.2% and is now trading at $12.67. View which stocks have been most impacted by COVID-19. Do Wall Street analysts recommend investors buy shares of Meridian Bancorp? 1 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Meridian Bancorp in the last year. There are currently 1 strong buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Strong Buy." View analyst ratings for Meridian Bancorp. When is Meridian Bancorp's next earnings date? Meridian Bancorp is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, October 27th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Meridian Bancorp. How were Meridian Bancorp's earnings last quarter? Meridian Bancorp Inc (NASDAQ:EBSB) announced its earnings results on Tuesday, July, 21st. The savings and loans company reported $0.28 EPS for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.26 by $0.02. The savings and loans company had revenue of $56.03 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $50.18 million. Meridian Bancorp had a return on equity of 9.32% and a net margin of 24.12%. View Meridian Bancorp's earnings history. How often does Meridian Bancorp pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Meridian Bancorp? Meridian Bancorp declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, May 28th. Investors of record on Thursday, June 18th will be given a dividend of $0.08 per share on Thursday, July 2nd. This represents a $0.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.53%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, June 17th. View Meridian Bancorp's dividend history. What price target have analysts set for EBSB? 1 brokerages have issued 1 year price targets for Meridian Bancorp's shares. Their forecasts range from $15.00 to $15.00. On average, they anticipate Meridian Bancorp's share price to reach $15.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 18.4% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Meridian Bancorp. Has Meridian Bancorp been receiving favorable news coverage? Headlines about EBSB stock have been trending extremely negative on Thursday, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. The research group identifies negative and positive press coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Meridian Bancorp earned a news sentiment score of -4.1 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news coverage about the savings and loans company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the company's share price in the next several days. View the latest news about Meridian Bancorp. Are investors shorting Meridian Bancorp? Meridian Bancorp saw a drop in short interest during the month of February. As of February 15th, there was short interest totaling 912,600 shares, a drop of 11.4% from the January 31st total of 1,030,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 168,900 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 5.4 days. Approximately 1.9% of the shares of the company are short sold. View Meridian Bancorp's Short Interest. Who are some of Meridian Bancorp's key competitors? Some companies that are related to Meridian Bancorp include People's United Financial (PBCT), New York Community Bancorp (NYCB), TFS Financial (TFSL), Lendingtree (TREE), Radian Group (RDN), MGIC Investment (MTG), Simply Good Foods (SMPL), Washington Federal (WAFD), Walker & Dunlop (WD), WSFS Financial (WSFS), Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN), Northwest Bancshares (NWBI), OceanFirst Financial (OCFC), At Home Group (HOME) and EverBank Financial (EVER). View all competitors. What other stocks do shareholders of Meridian Bancorp own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Meridian Bancorp investors own include Ford Motor (F), Bank of Hawaii (BOH), InterDigital Wireless (IDCC), Verizon Communications (VZ), Chesapeake Energy (CHKAQ), Chesapeake Energy (CHKAQ), Stag Industrial (STAG), Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG), Dominion Energy (D) and General Electric (GE). Who are Meridian Bancorp's key executives? Meridian Bancorp's management team includes the following people: Mr. Richard J. Gavegnano, Chairman, Pres & CEO (Age 71)Mark L. Abbate, Exec. VP, Treasurer & CFO (Age 63)Mr. Frank P. Romano, Exec. VP of Corp. Banking - East Boston Savings Bank (Age 64)Mr. Edward J. Merritt, Sec. & Director (Age 59)Mr. John Migliozzi, Exec. VP of Lending - East Boston Savings Bank (Age 61) What is Meridian Bancorp's stock symbol? Meridian Bancorp trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "EBSB." Who are Meridian Bancorp's major shareholders? Meridian Bancorp's stock is owned by a number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include GW&K Investment Management LLC (1.45%), Monarch Partners Asset Management LLC (0.89%), Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (0.74%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.57%), Hennessy Advisors Inc. (0.49%) and Salzhauer Michael (0.28%). Company insiders that own Meridian Bancorp stock include Edward J Merritt, Frank Romano, Gregory F Natalucci and James G Sartori. View institutional ownership trends for Meridian Bancorp. Which institutional investors are selling Meridian Bancorp stock? EBSB stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Bank of Montreal Can, GW&K Investment Management LLC, Salzhauer Michael, First Trust Advisors LP, Hennessy Advisors Inc., Goldman Sachs Group Inc., UBS Group AG, and Bank of New York Mellon Corp. View insider buying and selling activity for Meridian Bancorp. Which institutional investors are buying Meridian Bancorp stock? EBSB stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Monarch Partners Asset Management LLC, Mackay Shields LLC, Seizert Capital Partners LLC, Trexquant Investment LP, Wedge Capital Management L L P NC, SG Americas Securities LLC, Swiss National Bank, and ClariVest Asset Management LLC. Company insiders that have bought Meridian Bancorp stock in the last two years include Edward J Merritt, and Frank Romano. View insider buying and selling activity for Meridian Bancorp. How do I buy shares of Meridian Bancorp? Shares of EBSB can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab. What is Meridian Bancorp's stock price today? One share of EBSB stock can currently be purchased for approximately $12.67. How big of a company is Meridian Bancorp? Meridian Bancorp has a market capitalization of $663.93 million and generates $279.42 million in revenue each year. The savings and loans company earns $67 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.30 on an earnings per share basis. Meridian Bancorp employs 462 workers across the globe. What is Meridian Bancorp's official website? The official website for Meridian Bancorp is www.ebsb.com. How can I contact Meridian Bancorp? Meridian Bancorp's mailing address is 67 Prospect Street, Peabody MA, 01960. The savings and loans company can be reached via phone at 617-567-1500 or via email at [email protected] This page was last updated on 8/13/2020 by MarketBeat.com Staff 30 Days of MarketBeat All Access for $1.00 Sign up for MarketBeat All Access to gain access to MarketBeat's full suite of research tools: Best-in-Class Portfolio Monitoring View the latest news, buy/sell ratings, SEC filings and insider transactions for your stocks. Compare your portfolio performance to leading indices and get personalized stock ideas based on your portfolio. Stock Ideas and Recommendations Get daily stock ideas top-performing Wall Street analysts. Get short term trading ideas from the MarketBeat Idea Engine. View which stocks are hot on social media with MarketBeat's trending stocks report. 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