Eastern Bankshares (EBC) Competitors $18.45 -0.11 (-0.59%) (As of 11/15/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends EBC vs. TFSL, UMPQ, AX, BKU, PFS, SOFI, ALLY, BSAC, WF, and CADEShould you be buying Eastern Bankshares stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Eastern Bankshares include TFS Financial (TFSL), Umpqua (UMPQ), Axos Financial (AX), BankUnited (BKU), Provident Financial Services (PFS), SoFi Technologies (SOFI), Ally Financial (ALLY), Banco Santander-Chile (BSAC), Woori Financial Group (WF), and Cadence Bank (CADE). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Eastern Bankshares vs. TFS Financial Umpqua Axos Financial BankUnited Provident Financial Services SoFi Technologies Ally Financial Banco Santander-Chile Woori Financial Group Cadence Bank TFS Financial (NASDAQ:TFSL) and Eastern Bankshares (NASDAQ:EBC) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, community ranking, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, valuation and analyst recommendations. Is TFSL or EBC more profitable? Eastern Bankshares has a net margin of 38.00% compared to TFS Financial's net margin of 10.49%. Eastern Bankshares' return on equity of 4.49% beat TFS Financial's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets TFS Financial10.49% 4.20% 0.47% Eastern Bankshares 38.00%4.49%0.64% Does the media prefer TFSL or EBC? In the previous week, Eastern Bankshares had 4 more articles in the media than TFS Financial. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Eastern Bankshares and 1 mentions for TFS Financial. TFS Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat Eastern Bankshares' score of 0.98 indicating that TFS Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment TFS Financial Very Positive Eastern Bankshares Positive Is TFSL or EBC a better dividend stock? TFS Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.13 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.9%. Eastern Bankshares pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. TFS Financial pays out 418.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Eastern Bankshares pays out 20.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Do analysts prefer TFSL or EBC? TFS Financial currently has a consensus target price of $14.00, suggesting a potential downside of 1.75%. Eastern Bankshares has a consensus target price of $18.75, suggesting a potential upside of 1.63%. Given Eastern Bankshares' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Eastern Bankshares is more favorable than TFS Financial.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score TFS Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Eastern Bankshares 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in TFSL or EBC? TFS Financial received 276 more outperform votes than Eastern Bankshares when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.49% of users gave TFS Financial an outperform vote while only 48.94% of users gave Eastern Bankshares an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformTFS FinancialOutperform Votes29967.49% Underperform Votes14432.51% Eastern BanksharesOutperform Votes2348.94% Underperform Votes2451.06% Which has more volatility & risk, TFSL or EBC? TFS Financial has a beta of 0.68, meaning that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Eastern Bankshares has a beta of 0.89, meaning that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals and insiders believe in TFSL or EBC? 9.8% of TFS Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.7% of Eastern Bankshares shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of TFS Financial shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Eastern Bankshares shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has preferable valuation & earnings, TFSL or EBC? Eastern Bankshares has lower revenue, but higher earnings than TFS Financial. Eastern Bankshares is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TFS Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioTFS Financial$758.78M5.27$79.59M$0.2752.78Eastern Bankshares$670.55M5.91$232.18M$2.327.95 SummaryEastern Bankshares beats TFS Financial on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Genesis Gold GroupTrump’s Back, but DC’s Coming for Your Money!Trump's back in the White House, ready to hit the gas on America's comeback. He's taking on the economy with a heavy hand—building up infrastructure, slapping tariffs on imports, and going all-in on U.S. jobs. But here's the kicker: while Trump's focused on making America stronger, the Washington elite is ready to fight back…Get ahead of the game with 3 proven strategies to protect your retirement from Washington's next mov 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$3.96B$1.76B$10.94B$8.66BDividend Yield2.34%3.13%5.94%4.06%P/E Ratio7.9515.6929.3517.40Price / Sales5.913.9962.3869.07Price / Cash16.4318.6918.6936.36Price / Book1.081.003.845.87Net Income$232.18M$353.91M$997.65M$225.66M7 Day Performance0.93%0.84%-0.06%-1.34%1 Month Performance5.55%2.76%1.86%1.15%1 Year Performance48.31%20.48%24.71%24.02% Eastern Bankshares Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)EBCEastern Bankshares4.4008 of 5 stars$18.45-0.6%$18.75+1.6%+48.0%$3.96B$558.71M7.951,744Gap DownTFSLTFS Financial2.5889 of 5 stars$14.28+0.1%N/A+6.5%$4.01B$758.78M52.891,000Positive NewsUMPQUmpquaN/A$17.66flatN/AN/A$3.83B$1.35B11.394,000Analyst ForecastAXAxos Financial1.3845 of 5 stars$81.80-2.1%N/A+111.8%$4.67B$1.88B9.901,781Analyst DowngradeInsider SellingNews CoverageBKUBankUnited3.5322 of 5 stars$40.30+1.3%N/A+57.8%$3.01B$1.94B16.521,616Analyst UpgradeInsider SellingShort Interest ↓Analyst RevisionNews CoverageHigh Trading VolumePFSProvident Financial Services3.8642 of 5 stars$21.32-0.6%N/A+38.2%$2.78B$695.65M20.501,142Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↓News CoverageSOFISoFi Technologies2.7185 of 5 stars$13.50-2.3%N/A+103.1%$14.39B$2.12B135.014,400Gap UpALLYAlly Financial4.9836 of 5 stars$36.58-0.2%N/A+33.4%$11.15B$8.21B14.6311,100Analyst ForecastBSACBanco Santander-Chile4.2221 of 5 stars$19.33+0.6%N/A+2.9%$9.11B$6.07B10.989,229Short Interest ↓WFWoori Financial Group4.1006 of 5 stars$34.07+0.1%N/A+15.3%$8.43B$17.78B4.37150News CoverageCADECadence Bank3.4622 of 5 stars$38.43-0.8%N/A+52.2%$7.00B$2.19B11.045,333Gap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies TFSL Alternatives UMPQ Alternatives AX Alternatives BKU Alternatives PFS Alternatives SOFI Alternatives ALLY Alternatives BSAC Alternatives WF Alternatives CADE Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:EBC) was last updated on 11/17/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBill Gates’s Next Big AI Bet: StargateIn February 2016… when almost nobody was talking about artificial intelligence…. 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