Brookline Bancorp (BRKL) Stock Forecast, Price & News

4 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Brookline Bancorp in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings and 2 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" BRKL shares.
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4 equities research analysts have issued 1 year price objectives for Brookline Bancorp's shares. Their BRKL share price forecasts range from $10.75 to $20.00. On average, they expect the company's stock price to reach $14.56 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 59.9% from the stock's current price.
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Brookline Bancorp's stock was trading at $14.15 at the start of the year. Since then, BRKL shares have decreased by 35.6% and is now trading at $9.11.
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Brookline Bancorp saw a drop in short interest in the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,180,000 shares, a drop of 9.9% from the August 31st total of 1,310,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 484,200 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.4 days.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, October 25th 2023.
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Brookline Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:BRKL) issued its earnings results on Wednesday, July, 26th. The bank reported $0.26 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.27 by $0.01. The bank earned $91.50 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $90.50 million. Brookline Bancorp had a net margin of 17.70% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 10.06%.

Brookline Bancorp announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, July 26th. Investors of record on Friday, August 11th will be given a dividend of $0.135 per share on Friday, August 25th. This represents a $0.54 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.93%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, August 10th.
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ETFs with the largest weight of Brookline Bancorp (NASDAQ:BRKL) stock in their portfolio include Invesco S&P SmallCap Low Volatility ETF (XSLV) and Invesco KBW Regional Banking ETF (KBWR).Inspire Small/Mid Cap ETF (ISMD).

Brookline Bancorp (NASDAQ:BRKL) pays an annual dividend of $0.54 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 5.93%. BRKL has a dividend yield higher than 75% of all dividend-paying stocks, making it a leading dividend payer. The company has been increasing its dividend for 2 consecutive year(s), indicating that it does not yet have a strong track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio is 48.21%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, BRKL will have a dividend payout ratio of 50.00% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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30 employees have rated Brookline Bancorp Chief Executive Officer Paul A. Perrault on Glassdoor.com. Paul A. Perrault has an approval rating of 83% among the company's employees. 83.0% of employees surveyed would recommend working at Brookline Bancorp to a friend.

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Brookline Bancorp trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "BRKL."

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One share of BRKL stock can currently be purchased for approximately $9.11.

Brookline Bancorp (NASDAQ:BRKL) has a market capitalization of $807.78 million and generates $373.53 million in revenue each year. The bank earns $109.74 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.12 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 813 workers across the globe.

Brookline Bancorp's mailing address is 131 CLARENDON STREET, BOSTON MA, 02116. The official website for the company is www.brooklinebancorp.com. The bank can be reached via phone at (617) 425-4600, via email at ccarlson@brkl.com, or via fax at 800-253-5177.