Eastern Bankshares, Inc. (EBC) vs ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc. (SFBS)

Eastern Bankshares, Inc. and ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc. are both Banks Regional companies. Eastern Bankshares, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $4.8B against $4.3B — 1.1× the size. Eastern Bankshares, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 12.1× against 13.4×. Eastern Bankshares, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 56.0% against 3.06%. ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc. has the higher net margin (30.9% vs 25.1%) and the higher return on invested capital (44.3% vs 5.72%). Both pay a dividend; Eastern Bankshares, Inc. yields more (2.63% vs 1.93%). Across the 19 metrics below, ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc. leads on 11 and Eastern Bankshares, Inc. on 8.

Valuation

Metric EBC SFBS Banks Regional median
P/E 12.11 13.41 11.98
P/S 3.11 4.15 2.34
P/B 1.09 2.18 1.19
Price to free cash flow 12.07 9.25 10.63
EV/EBITDA — — —
EV/Sales — — —
Earnings yield 8.26% 7.46% 8.23%
Free cash flow yield 8.29% 10.81% 9.08%

Profitability

Metric EBC SFBS Banks Regional median
Gross margin 74.99% 60.41% 69.55%
Operating margin 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Net margin 25.12% 30.94% 18.66%
Free cash flow margin 25.74% 44.91% 21.11%
Return on equity 9.44% 17.33% 10.65%
Return on assets 1.33% 1.80% 1.13%
Return on invested capital 5.72% 44.30% 8.35%

Growth

Metric EBC SFBS Banks Regional median
Revenue growth (TTM) 56.04% 3.06% 6.98%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (34.85%) 21.63% 18.88%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 12.33% 19.41% 12.38%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 31.15% 10.28% 9.71%

Health

Metric EBC SFBS Banks Regional median
Debt to equity 0.09 0.02 0.22
Current ratio 0.90 0.98 0.94
Net debt to EBITDA 0.00 0.00 0.00

Dividend

Metric EBC SFBS Banks Regional median
Dividend yield 2.63% 1.93% 2.57%
Payout ratio 0.32 0.26 0.30

Size

Metric EBC SFBS Banks Regional median
Market cap 4.83b 4.32b 913.33m

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