Meridian Bancorp (EBSB) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Meridian Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:EBSB) posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October, 20th. The savings and loans company reported $0.36 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.39 by $0.03. The savings and loans company earned $49.11 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $52.38 million. Meridian Bancorp had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 9.75% and a net margin of 31.56%.

Meridian Bancorp (NASDAQ:EBSB) pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 1.66%. The dividend payout ratio is 26.32%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, EBSB will have a dividend payout ratio of 27.59% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
Read our dividend analysis for EBSB.

6 employees have rated Meridian Bancorp Chief Executive Officer Richard Gavegnano on Glassdoor.com. Richard Gavegnano has an approval rating of 78% among the company's employees.

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