NASDAQ:EBC Eastern Bankshares (EBC) Stock Price, News & Analysis $22.39 -0.25 (-1.10%) Closing price 10/30/2026 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$22.40 +0.00 (+0.02%) As of 10/30/2026 07:30 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 Massive. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesNews and TrendsOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort Interest About Eastern Bankshares Stock (NASDAQ:EBC) View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced 1 Day 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced Show volume Show extended hours Get Eastern Bankshares alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$22.33▼$22.9050-Day Range$20.83▼$22.7452-Week Range$16.65▼$23.77Volume1.72 million shsAverage Volume2.30 million shsMarket Capitalization$5.12 billionP/E Ratio12.87Dividend Yield2.68%Price Target$25.00Consensus RatingModerate Buy Company Overview Eastern Bankshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:EBC) is the holding company for Eastern Bank, a full-service commercial bank headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. Founded in 1818, Eastern Bank is one of the oldest and largest mutual banks in the United States to have converted to public ownership. Eastern Bank provides a range of personal and business banking products, including checking and savings accounts, residential and commercial real estate loans, consumer lending, commercial loans, cash-management services and online banking. The bank also offers wealth management, investment advisory and private banking services to individuals, families, businesses and institutions. The company primarily serves communities throughout eastern Massachusetts and southern New Hampshire through a network of banking offices and digital channels. Its expansion has included the acquisition of Century Bank in 2021 and Cambridge Bancorp in 2023, broadening its commercial banking, wealth management and private banking operations in the New England market.AI Generated. May Contain Errors. Read More Eastern Bankshares Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks76th Percentile Overall ScoreEBC MarketRank™: 3.82131254061 of 5 starsEastern Bankshares scored higher than 76% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 332nd out of 862 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion3.1 / 5Analyst RatingModerate Buy Consensus RatingEastern Bankshares has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.67, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 6 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Upside PotentialEastern Bankshares has a consensus price target of $25.00, representing about 11.7% upside from its current price of $22.39.Amount of Analyst CoverageEastern Bankshares has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.Read more about Eastern Bankshares' stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation2.5 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth13.23% Earnings GrowthEarnings for Eastern Bankshares are expected to grow by 13.23% in the coming year, from $1.89 to $2.14 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Eastern Bankshares is 12.87, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.88.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Eastern Bankshares is 12.87, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 19.09.Price to Book Value per Share RatioEastern Bankshares has a P/B Ratio of 1.22. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Short Interest1.0 / 5Short Interest LevelBearish Percentage of Shares Shorted8.67% 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 8.49.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Eastern Bankshares has recently increased by 0.18%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing. Dividend3.3 / 5Dividend StrengthStrong Dividend YieldEastern Bankshares pays a meaningful dividend of 2.66%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthEastern Bankshares has been increasing its dividend for 5 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Eastern Bankshares is 34.48%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, Eastern Bankshares will have a dividend payout ratio of 28.04% next year. This indicates that Eastern Bankshares will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.Read more about Eastern Bankshares' dividend. News and Social Media2.3 / 5News Sentiment0.62 News SentimentEastern Bankshares has a news sentiment score of 0.62. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Finance companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for Eastern Bankshares this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week. Company Ownership1.5 / 5Insider TradingSelling Shares Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Eastern Bankshares insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $1,452,900.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by Insiders1.26% 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. Submit View SMS TermsSMS is currently available in Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. 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EBC Stock News HeadlinesEastern Bank Provides Financing for High Tide Capital’s Historic Redevelopment of The Day Building in Downtown New London, CTOctober 29 at 7:05 PM | marketscreener.comMReviewing Texas Capital Bancshares (NASDAQ:TCBI) and Eastern Bankshares (NASDAQ:EBC)October 28 at 2:29 AM | americanbankingnews.comLast note from me on thisJoel Peterson's free workshop breaks down a three step, three color system that works across stocks, ETFs, gold, and other assets. The hour long session answers the question every investor faces: when to buy, when to sell, or when to simply hold steady. Sessions run every day, including evenings and early mornings, so there's a slot that fits any schedule. | The Cycle Code (Ad)EBC Q3 deep dive: loan growth offsets deposit pressures amid stable asset qualityOctober 26, 2026 | finance.yahoo.comReviewing Eastern Bankshares (NASDAQ:EBC) and LCNB (NASDAQ:LCNB)October 25, 2026 | americanbankingnews.comTranscript : Eastern Bankshares, Inc., Q3 2026 Earnings Call, Oct 23, 2026October 23, 2026 | marketscreener.comMEastern Bankshares expects $1B of fixed rate assets to reprice in Q4 while projecting a 22% tax rateOctober 23, 2026 | seekingalpha.comEastern Bankshares, Inc. (EBC) Q3 2026 Earnings Call TranscriptOctober 23, 2026 | seekingalpha.comSee More Headlines EBC Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have EBC shares performed this year? Eastern Bankshares' stock was trading at $18.43 at the beginning of 2026. Since then, EBC stock has increased by 21.5% and is now trading at $22.39. How were Eastern Bankshares' earnings last quarter? Eastern Bankshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:EBC) announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October, 22nd. The company reported $0.51 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.49 by $0.02. The business earned $311.70 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $310.60 million. Eastern Bankshares had a net margin of 24.04% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 9.37%. Read the conference call transcript. Who are Eastern Bankshares' major shareholders? Eastern Bankshares' top institutional investors include Eastern Bank (0.64%), Vest Financial LLC (0.08%), Hennessy Advisors Inc. (0.05%) and Beaumont Financial Advisors LLC (0.03%). Insiders that own company stock include Robert Francis Rivers, Deborah C Jackson, Joseph F Casey, R David Rosato, Donald Michael Westermann, Luis Borgen, Quincy Lee Miller and David Andrew Ahlquist. 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 Bank of America (BAC), NVIDIA (NVDA), Energy Transfer (ET), Alibaba Group (BABA), Adobe (ADBE), Cisco Systems (CSCO) and Caesars Entertainment (CZR). Company Calendar Record date for 9/22 Dividend9/08/2026Ex-Dividend for 9/22 Dividend9/08/2026Dividend Payable9/22/2026Last Earnings10/22/2026Today10/30/2026Record date for 12/21 Dividend12/07/2026Ex-Dividend for 12/21 Dividend12/07/2026Dividend Payable12/21/2026Fiscal Year End12/31/2026Get Stock Alerts Health Indicator TradeSmith's Health IndicatorA long-term volatility-based measure designed for securities held 12 months or longer.Green: Strong and healthy uptrend with normal pullbacks.Yellow: Significant pullback but still within expected volatility.Red: Dropped beyond expected volatility; considered unhealthy. Green Zone (14m+) 1-Year History Oct 25 Jan 26 Apr 26 Jul 26 Oct 26 EBC's financial health is in the Green zone, according to TradeSmith. EBC has been in this zone for over 14 months. Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNASDAQ SectorFinance Industry Banks Sub-IndustryRegional Banks Current SymbolNASDAQ:EBC CIK1810546 Webwww.easternbank.com Phone(617) 897-1100FaxN/AEmployees2,450Year Founded1818Price Target and Rating Average Price Target for Eastern Bankshares$25.00 High Price Target$26.00 Low Price Target$23.00 Potential Upside/Downside+11.7%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.67 Research Coverage9 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)$1.74 Trailing P/E Ratio12.87 Forward P/E Ratio11.85 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$88.22 million Net Margins24.04% Pretax Margin28.26% Return on Equity9.37% Return on Assets1.29% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.09 Current Ratio0.89 Quick Ratio0.89 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$1.19 billion Price / Sales4.30 Cash Flow$1.76 per share Price / Cash Flow12.75 Book Value$18.38 per share Price / Book1.22Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares228,512,000Free Float225,633,000Market Cap$5.12 billion OptionableOptionable Beta0.70 Social Links 7 Stocks to Buy Before the Robotics RevolutionRobotics and automation are rapidly becoming essential infrastructure across healthcare, manufacturing, logistics, and many other industries. 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