Burke & Herbert Financial Services (BHRB) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Burke Herbert Financial Services Corp. is a bank holding company, which engages in the provision of banking products and financial services to small to medium-sized businesses, their owners and employees, professional corporations, non-profits, and individuals. It operates through the following loan portfolio segments: Commercial Real Estate, Owner-Occupied Commercial Real Estate, Acquisition, Construction, and Development, Commercial and Industrial, Single Family Residential (1-4 Units), and Consumer Non-Real Estate and Other. The Commercial Real Estate segment includes leasing of the real estate collateral or income generated from the sale of the collateral. The Owner-Occupied Commercial Real Estate segment focuses on the operations of the business that occupies the property and the value of the collateral. The Acquisition, Construction, and Development segment offers creditworthiness of the borrower, project completion within budget, sale after completion, and the value of the collateral. The Commercial and Industrial segment is involved in the operations of the business and the value of the collateral. The Single Family Residential (1-4 Units) segment provides loans for investment purpose carry risk associated with the continued creditworthiness of the borrower, the value of the collateral, and either the net operating income generated from the lease of the real estate collateral or income generated from the sale of the collateral. The Consumer Non-Real Estate and Other segment covers loans carry risk associated with the creditworthiness of the borrower and the value of the collateral. The company was founded on September 14, 2022 and is headquartered in Alexandria, VA.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $56.15 to $56.85
• 50-Day Range: $48.68 to $59.03
• 52-Week Range: $46.00 to $75.32
• Volume: 2,904 shs
• Average Volume: 48,965 shs
• Market Capitalization: $845.17 million
• P/E Ratio: 23.55
• Dividend Yield: 3.91%
• Price Target: $73.00
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Burke & Herbert Financial Services Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Burke & Herbert Financial Services scored higher than 73% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 419th out of 931 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Burke & Herbert Financial Services has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 2 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Burke & Herbert Financial Services has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Burke & Herbert Financial Services is 23.59, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 24.36.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Burke & Herbert Financial Services is 23.59, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 22.55.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Burke & Herbert Financial Services has a P/B Ratio of 1.34. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.06% of the float of Burke & Herbert Financial Services has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Burke & Herbert Financial Services has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Burke & Herbert Financial Services has recently increased by 32.48%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

Burke & Herbert Financial Services is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.91%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Burke & Herbert Financial Services has only been increasing its dividend for 1 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Burke & Herbert Financial Services is 62.68%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.06% of the float of Burke & Herbert Financial Services has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Burke & Herbert Financial Services has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Burke & Herbert Financial Services has recently increased by 32.48%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.33

News Sentiment

Burke & Herbert Financial Services has a news sentiment score of 1.33. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.94 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 8 news articles for Burke & Herbert Financial Services this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

2 people have added Burke & Herbert Financial Services to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Burke & Herbert Financial Services insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $838,713.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

10.92% of the stock of Burke & Herbert Financial Services is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

BHRB Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have BHRB shares performed this year?

Burke & Herbert Financial Services' stock was trading at $62.36 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, BHRB shares have decreased by 9.2% and is now trading at $56.61.
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How were Burke & Herbert Financial Services' earnings last quarter?

Burke & Herbert Financial Services Corp. (NASDAQ:BHRB) posted its earnings results on Friday, April, 25th. The company reported $1.80 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.78 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $83.01 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $85.50 million. Burke & Herbert Financial Services had a net margin of 8.88% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 15.15%.

Is Burke & Herbert Financial Services buying back stock?

Burke & Herbert Financial Services' Board of Directors approved a share buyback program on Friday, April 25th 2025, which allows the company to buy back $50,000,000 in shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could buy up to 6.5% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are usually an indication that the company's board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

Who are Burke & Herbert Financial Services' major shareholders?

Burke & Herbert Financial Services' top institutional shareholders include Vanguard Group Inc. (4.94%), Burke & Herbert Bank & Trust Co. (1.68%), Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. (0.72%) and Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC (0.69%). Insiders that own company stock include Gary L Hinkle, Julian Forrest Jr Barnwell, Shawn Patrick Mclaughlin, Samuel Laing Hinson III, Jose David Riojas, David P Boyle, Mark Guthrie Anderson and Nicholas Carosi III.
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How do I buy shares of Burke & Herbert Financial Services?

Shares of BHRB stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Burke & Herbert Financial Services own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Burke & Herbert Financial Services investors own include Tesla (TSLA), NVIDIA (NVDA), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Meta Platforms (META), Netflix (NFLX) and Home Depot (HD).

Company Calendar

• Record date for 3/3 Dividend: 2/14/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 3/3 Dividend: 2/14/2025
• Dividend Payable: 3/03/2025
• Last Earnings: 4/25/2025
• Record date for 6/2 Dividend: 5/15/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 6/2 Dividend: 5/15/2025
• Today: 5/29/2025
• Dividend Payable: 6/02/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 7/25/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: National commercial banks
• Sub-Industry: Banking
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:BHRB
• Previous Symbol: NASDAQ:BHRB
• CIK: 1964333
• Web: www.burkeandherbertbank.com
• Phone: 703-549-2304
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 850
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $73.00
• High Stock Price Target: $76.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $70.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +29.0%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $3.51
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 23.59
• Forward P/E Ratio: 7.03
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $35.71 million
• Net Margins: 8.88%
• Pretax Margin: 7.86%
• Return on Equity: 15.15%
• Return on Assets: 1.35%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.15
• Current Ratio: 0.83
• Quick Ratio: 0.83

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $312.60 million
• Price / Sales: 2.72
• Cash Flow: $4.93 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 11.49
• Book Value: $42.37 per share
• Price / Book: 1.34

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 15,005,000
• Free Float: 13,524,000
• Market Cap: $849.43 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: N/A