EBC
Eastern Bankshares, Inc.
EBC has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
SOFI
SoFi Technologies, Inc.
SOFI has a slight edge over EBC overall, supported by stronger modeled upside and stronger valuation.
EBC Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
EBC's revenue and profitability are currently healthy. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like EBC.
SOFI Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Healthy | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
SOFI's revenue and profitability are currently healthy. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like SOFI.
EBC PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 7.7x | $13.54 | -40% |
| Forward | 11x | $22.76 | — |
| Current | 13x | $22.76 | — |
| Fair | 16x | $28.79 | +27% |
| Expensive | 48x | $84.82 | +273% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
EBC's PE is in its fair range at 13x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 11x next year's earnings, in its cheap range.
SOFI PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 19x | $15.63 | — |
| Current | 28x | $15.63 | — |
| Cheap | 33x | $18.24 | +17% |
| Fair | 43x | $23.82 | +52% |
| Expensive | 53x | $29.74 | +90% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
SOFI has the edge over EBC in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
EBC Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for EBC, with profitability improving.
SOFI Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for SOFI, with profitability improving.
EBC Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $2.10 | +19% |
| Q3 2026 | $1.76 | +633% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.78 | +$2.10 |
| Q1 2026 | $1.80 | +$2.46 |
| Q4 2025 | $0.43 | -35% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.24 | -90% |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.32 | -112% |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.66 | -123% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.66 | -54% |
EBC's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $1.76 over the past year, against $2.87 in early 2024.
SOFI Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.82 | +47% |
| Q3 2026 | $0.56 | 0% |
| Q2 2026 | $0.49 | -2% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.45 | +4.7% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.39 | 0% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.56 | +367% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.50 | +$0.72 |
| Q1 2025 | $0.43 | +$0.72 |
| Q4 2024 | $0.39 | +$0.75 |
SOFI has the edge over EBC on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
EBC Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $306.6M | +27% |
| Q2 2026 | $309.5M | +26% |
| Q1 2026 | $288.2M | +826% |
| Q4 2025 | $283.5M | +31% |
| Q3 2025 | $241.5M | +19% |
| Q2 2025 | $244.9M | +59% |
| Q1 2025 | $31.1M | -80% |
| Q4 2024 | $216.5M | +35% |
EBC's revenue has grown year over year for six quarters in a row: $307M last quarter, up 27% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 46% | +6.8 points |
| Q2 2026 | 44% | +2.6 points |
| Q1 2026 | 29% | +620 points |
| Q4 2025 | 31% | -1.9 points |
| Q3 2025 | 39% | +41 points |
| Q2 2025 | 41% | +16 points |
| Q1 2025 | -591% | -622 points |
| Q4 2024 | 33% | +12 points |
EBC has the edge over SOFI on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
SOFI Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.4B | +44% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.2B | +43% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.1B | +43% |
| Q4 2025 | $1B | +40% |
| Q3 2025 | $961.6M | +38% |
| Q2 2025 | $854.9M | +43% |
| Q1 2025 | $771.8M | +20% |
| Q4 2024 | $734.1M | +19% |
SOFI has the edge over EBC on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 23% | +7.5 points |
| Q2 2026 | 17% | +3.6 points |
| Q1 2026 | 18% | +7.8 points |
| Q4 2025 | 18% | +9.9 points |
| Q3 2025 | 15% | +6.3 points |
| Q2 2025 | 13% | +11 points |
| Q1 2025 | 10% | -4.3 points |
| Q4 2024 | 8.2% | -0.2 points |
SOFI's operating margin was 23% last quarter, up 7.5 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the top of its range since 2021.
EBC Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $178.5M | +20% |
| Q2 2026 | $149.8M | +26% |
| Q1 2026 | -$12.5M | -128% |
| Q4 2025 | $99.8M | +20% |
| Q3 2025 | $148.4M | +39% |
| Q2 2025 | $119.3M | +137% |
| Q1 2025 | $45.5M | +51% |
| Q4 2024 | $83.4M | +71% |
EBC has the edge over SOFI on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
SOFI Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$3.1B | -$1.7B |
| Q2 2026 | -$4B | -$2.5B |
| Q1 2026 | -$2.4B | -$2.4B |
| Q4 2025 | -$1.1B | -$815.2M |
| Q3 2025 | -$1.4B | -$149M |
| Q2 2025 | -$1.5B | -$1B |
| Q1 2025 | -$31.1M | -104% |
| Q4 2024 | -$242.4M | +$39.9M |
SOFI's free cash flow was −$10.5B over the past year, against −$3.2B the year before. Free cash flow isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like SOFI.
EBC Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.9% | -2.1M shares |
| 1 year | +8.9% | +17.7M shares |
| 3 years | +34% | +54.7M shares |
| 5 years | +26% | +44.9M shares |
| Available history | +16% | +30.4M shares |
EBC has 217M diluted shares, up 8.9% from a year ago, despite $259M in buybacks over the past year.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $57.7M |
| Q2 2026 | $73.7M |
| Q1 2026 | $73.4M |
| Q4 2025 | $54.7M |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | $5.5M |
| Q1 2025 | $46.5M |
| Q4 2024 | $15.1M |
EBC spent $259M buying back its own shares over the past year, about four times what it spent the year before.
SOFI Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.4% | +5.8M shares |
| 1 year | +5.2% | +66.8M shares |
| 3 years | +43% | +407M shares |
| 5 years | +272% | +993M shares |
SOFI has the edge over EBC on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | — |
| Q3 2022 | — |
| Q2 2022 | — |
| Q1 2022 | — |
| Q4 2021 | — |
| Q3 2021 | — |
EBC Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | -0.9x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -5.9x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2024 | -0.7x | Net Cash |
EBC has more cash than debt. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like EBC.
SOFI Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -2.4x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -3.1x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -3.8x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -6.5x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -5.2x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -4.0x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -4.9x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -5.8x | Net Cash |
SOFI has the edge over EBC on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
EBC Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 60.7 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 66.8 | Neutral |
EBC's weekly RSI is 61 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 67 (neutral).
SOFI Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 43.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 41.5 | Neutral |
SOFI's weekly RSI is 43 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 41 (neutral).
EBC PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | EBC | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 13x | 13x | 0.7% below |
| PE % | 42 | 61 | 19 pts below |
EBC has the edge over SOFI on valuation relative to its sector.
SOFI PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | SOFI | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 28x | 13x | 114% above |
| PE % | 2 | 61 | 59 pts below |
SOFI is trading at 28x earnings, a 114% premium to the Financial Services sector's median of 13x.
EBC Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $22.0 | 3.7% above |
| 20 week MA | $22.3 | 2% above |
| 50 week MA | $20.9 | 9% above |
| 100 week MA | $18.8 | 21% above |
| 200 week MA | $16.4 | 39% above |
EBC has the edge over SOFI on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
SOFI Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $15.7 | 0.7% below |
| 20 week MA | $17.0 | 7.8% below |
| 50 week MA | $18.9 | 17% below |
| 100 week MA | $18.9 | 17% below |
| 200 week MA | $13.5 | 16% above |
SOFI has fallen below most of its moving averages, though it's still 16% above its 200-week average.
EBC Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $11.9 | $16.8 | +41% |
| 2021 | $16.8 | $20.2 | +20% |
| 2022 | $20.2 | $17.1 | -15% |
| 2023 | $17.1 | $14.2 | -17% |
| 2024 | $14.2 | $17.2 | +21% |
| 2025 | $17.2 | $18.8 | +9.2% |
| 2026 YTD | $18.8 | $22.8 | +21% |
EBC has the edge over SOFI on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
SOFI Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $10.4 | $12.4 | +19% |
| 2021 | $12.4 | $15.1 | +22% |
| 2022 | $15.1 | $4.61 | -69% |
| 2023 | $4.61 | $9.95 | +116% |
| 2024 | $9.95 | $16.0 | +61% |
| 2025 | $16.0 | $27.1 | +69% |
| 2026 YTD | $27.1 | $15.6 | -42% |
SOFI's yearly returns have swung widely, from +116% in 2023 to −69% in 2022. It's down 42% so far in 2026.