Eastern Bankshares (EBC) Competitors $15.69 +0.08 (+0.51%) Closing price 07/16/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$15.69 0.00 (0.00%) As of 04:02 AM 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. ABCB, BANR, DCOM, FRME, OBK, OCFC, PPBI, SBCF, SSB, and WSFSShould you be buying Eastern Bankshares stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Eastern Bankshares include Ameris Bancorp (ABCB), Banner (BANR), Dime Community Bancshares (DCOM), First Merchants (FRME), Origin Bancorp (OBK), OceanFirst Financial (OCFC), Pacific Premier Bancorp (PPBI), Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida (SBCF), SouthState (SSB), and WSFS Financial (WSFS). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Eastern Bankshares vs. Its Competitors Ameris Bancorp Banner Dime Community Bancshares First Merchants Origin Bancorp OceanFirst Financial Pacific Premier Bancorp Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida SouthState WSFS Financial Eastern Bankshares (NASDAQ:EBC) and Ameris Bancorp (NASDAQ:ABCB) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, earnings, dividends and risk. Which has more risk & volatility, EBC or ABCB? Eastern Bankshares has a beta of 0.94, indicating that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ameris Bancorp has a beta of 0.93, indicating that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is EBC or ABCB a better dividend stock? Eastern Bankshares pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Ameris Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Eastern Bankshares pays out -80.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ameris Bancorp pays out 14.8% 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 raised 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. Is EBC or ABCB more profitable? Ameris Bancorp has a net margin of 21.46% compared to Eastern Bankshares' net margin of -15.56%. Ameris Bancorp's return on equity of 9.57% beat Eastern Bankshares' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Eastern Bankshares-15.56% 6.42% 0.91% Ameris Bancorp 21.46%9.57%1.32% Which has higher valuation and earnings, EBC or ABCB? Ameris Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Eastern Bankshares. Eastern Bankshares is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ameris Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioEastern Bankshares$526.70M6.36$119.56M-$0.65-24.14Ameris Bancorp$1.12B4.08$358.68M$5.4012.31 Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of EBC or ABCB? 71.7% of Eastern Bankshares shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.6% of Ameris Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of Eastern Bankshares shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.4% of Ameris Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts prefer EBC or ABCB? Eastern Bankshares currently has a consensus target price of $19.25, suggesting a potential upside of 22.69%. Ameris Bancorp has a consensus target price of $71.43, suggesting a potential upside of 7.49%. Given Eastern Bankshares' higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Eastern Bankshares is more favorable than Ameris Bancorp.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) 2.50Ameris Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.86 Does the media favor EBC or ABCB? In the previous week, Ameris Bancorp had 2 more articles in the media than Eastern Bankshares. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Ameris Bancorp and 8 mentions for Eastern Bankshares. Eastern Bankshares' average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat Ameris Bancorp's score of 1.13 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 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Ameris Bancorp 7 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryAmeris Bancorp beats Eastern Bankshares on 12 of the 19 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 EBC 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 BanksharesBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$3.33B$857.26M$11.96B$9.31BDividend Yield3.21%3.19%5.58%4.09%P/E Ratio-24.1419.1919.1019.69Price / Sales6.362.1126.14100.25Price / Cash15.1048.7021.3457.53Price / Book0.931.122.305.67Net Income$119.56M$54.19M$997.60M$257.51M7 Day Performance-2.85%-1.19%-0.45%-0.16%1 Month Performance10.65%8.26%4.23%9.89%1 Year Performance-4.68%13.22%540.79%15.08% Eastern Bankshares Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)EBCEastern Bankshares4.4016 of 5 stars$15.69+0.5%$19.25+22.7%-2.8%$3.33B$526.70M-24.141,998News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsGap UpABCBAmeris Bancorp3.3184 of 5 stars$67.04-1.0%$71.43+6.5%+12.7%$4.62B$1.12B12.872,850BANRBanner2.7938 of 5 stars$67.96-1.0%$70.83+4.2%+14.3%$2.37B$832.99M13.351,956Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementDCOMDime Community Bancshares3.9088 of 5 stars$28.26-1.4%$36.88+30.5%+18.3%$1.26B$646.19M44.86820Upcoming EarningsFRMEFirst Merchants4.7292 of 5 stars$40.27-1.2%$46.40+15.2%+5.0%$2.38B$1.07B11.312,120News CoverageUpcoming EarningsOBKOrigin Bancorp3.2378 of 5 stars$37.38-1.5%$42.20+12.9%+3.1%$1.16B$358.20M15.201,010OCFCOceanFirst Financial4.4248 of 5 stars$18.49-1.5%$20.67+11.8%+0.1%$1.10B$379.09M12.09960News CoveragePPBIPacific Premier Bancorp4.3359 of 5 stars$22.76-1.5%$27.25+19.7%-20.2%$2.24B$905.41M14.971,325News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsSBCFSeacoast Banking Corporation of Florida1.9586 of 5 stars$29.03-1.8%$29.20+0.6%+4.0%$2.54B$808.99M19.481,504News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsSSBSouthState4.6144 of 5 stars$95.93-1.0%$116.27+21.2%+6.5%$9.83B$1.88B13.785,030Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsWSFSWSFS Financial3.4477 of 5 stars$58.17-1.5%$62.75+7.9%+5.9%$3.35B$1.05B13.072,309Positive NewsUpcoming Earnings Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ABCB Alternatives BANR Alternatives DCOM Alternatives FRME Alternatives OBK Alternatives OCFC Alternatives PPBI Alternatives SBCF Alternatives SSB Alternatives WSFS 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 7/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredMarket 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 | SponsoredThis Signal Only Flashes Once Every 4 Years – And It Just TriggeredThis same signal has appeared twice before in the past 8 years — both times, it kicked off major moves in cryp...Crypto Swap Profits | SponsoredPresidential Bombshell: $150T Resource to Be Released as soon as this Summer?Something extraordinary is happening in Washington. 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