The stock of Eastern Bankshares Inc (EBC) has seen a 3.91% increase in the past week, with a -3.63% drop in the past month, and a -4.18% decrease in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.34%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 1.55% for EBC. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 0.31% for EBC’s stock, with a simple moving average of -9.48% for the last 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Eastern Bankshares Inc (NASDAQ: EBC) Right Now?
Additionally, the 36-month beta value for EBC is 0.95. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 1 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 rating it as “overweight,” 1 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for EBC is 193.91M and currently, short sellers hold a 3.53% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of EBC on June 13, 2025 was 1.43M shares.
EBC) stock’s latest price update
The stock price of Eastern Bankshares Inc (NASDAQ: EBC) has dropped by -0.72 compared to previous close of 15.24. Despite this, the company has seen a gain of 3.91% in its stock price over the last five trading days. businesswire.com reported 2025-06-05 that BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Eastern Bank is pleased to welcome Karl-Henry Francois as a Senior Vice President, Commercial Banking Relationship Manager. Mr. Francois brings more than 20 years of banking experience, including 18 years of experience providing a comprehensive range of lending solutions for middle market commercial businesses. “Karl-Henry Francois brings a strong background in serving the credit, refinancing and overall lending and financing needs of middle market companies, and we are.
Analysts’ Opinion of EBC
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for EBC stocks, with JP Morgan repeating the rating for EBC by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for EBC in the upcoming period, according to JP Morgan is $18.50 based on the research report published on August 06, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
Seaport Research Partners, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see EBC reach a price target of $16. The rating they have provided for EBC stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on September 12th, 2023.
JP Morgan gave a rating of “Underweight” to EBC, setting the target price at $15 in the report published on January 31st of the previous year.
EBC Trading at 0.55% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought EBC to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -21.99% of loss for the given period.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at EBC starting from Borgen Luis, who sale 2,348 shares at the price of $15.68 back on May 13 ’25. After this action, Borgen Luis now owns 27,187 shares of Eastern Bankshares Inc, valued at $36,817 using the latest closing price.
Borgen Luis, the Director of Eastern Bankshares Inc, sale 2,348 shares at $15.60 during a trade that took place back on May 20 ’25, which means that Borgen Luis is holding 29,011 shares at $36,629 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for EBC
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.26 for the present operating margin
- 0.76 for the gross margin
The net margin for Eastern Bankshares Inc stands at -0.2. The total capital return value is set at 0.04. Equity return is now at value -4.18, with -0.59 for asset returns.
Based on Eastern Bankshares Inc (EBC), the company’s capital structure generated 0.01 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 14.78. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.01. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 0.51.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 194.14 million with net debt to EBITDA at 3.81. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 4.17. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.04.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Eastern Bankshares Inc (EBC) has seen mixed performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
