Eastern Bankshares vs Western New England Bancorp
EBC and WNEB side by side, both in savings institutions. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How EBC and WNEB compare
Eastern Bankshares is the larger company, worth 19 times as much as Western New England Bancorp ($5.3B against $274M).
On earnings, Eastern Bankshares is cheaper: it trades at 13.3× trailing earnings, against 13.7× for Western New England Bancorp.
Eastern Bankshares grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (17.0% versus 14.8% for Western New England Bancorp).
Eastern Bankshares keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 251% compared with 21.9% at Western New England Bancorp.
Both pay dividends: Eastern Bankshares yields 2.4% and Western New England Bancorp 2.6%.
Eastern Bankshares scores higher on the StockData Score (17 against 15 for Western New England Bancorp), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | EBC | WNEB |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $5.3B | $274M |
| Share price | $22.98 | $13.66 |
| Change, 1 year | 32.1% | 15.6% |
| Change, 5 years | 8.3% | 45.8% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.72 | 0.57 |
| Employees | 2,450 | 334 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 17 (better) | 15 |
| Valuation score | 2 (better) | 1 |
| Growth score | 3 (better) | 2 |
| Performance score | 5 (better) | 4 |
| Health score | 4 | 4 |
| Dividend score | 3 | 4 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 13.3× (better) | 13.7× |
| P/S | 34.6× | 3.0× (better) |
| P/B | 1.3× | 1.1× (better) |
| P/FCF | – | 14.4× |
| FCF yield | – | 6.9% |
| Fair value | $22.18 | $12.01 |
| Margin of safety | −3.6% (better) | −13.7% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 17.0% (better) | 14.8% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | −2.8% | 352% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 670% (better) | 49.0% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 592% (better) | 51.5% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 27.0% (better) | 10.8% |
| Profitability | ||
| Net margin | 251% (better) | 21.9% |
| FCF margin | – | 20.9% |
| Return on equity | 9.5% (better) | 8.1% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | – | 0.03 |
| Altman Z-score | 0.22 (better) | 0.18 |
| Piotroski F-score | 4 | 7 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 2.4% | 2.6% (better) |
| Payout ratio | 32.5% | 28.0% |
| Years of dividend growth | 4 (better) | 0 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | – | 7.0% |
| Buyback yield | 4.9% (better) | 3.5% |
| Shareholder yield | 7.4% (better) | 6.0% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 84.6% | 62.7% |
| Held by insiders | 1.1% | 6.2% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$3.8M | −$182K (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 8.4% | 1.1% |
Go deeper
- EBC stock overview
- EBC income statement
- EBC valuation and score
- WNEB stock overview
- WNEB income statement
- WNEB valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.