NASDAQ:BRKL - Brookline Bancorp Stock Price, News, & Analysis

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

Brookline Bancorp declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, October 24th. Investors of record on Friday, November 9th will be given a dividend of $0.105 per share on Friday, November 23rd. This represents a $0.42 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.88%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, November 8th. This is a boost from Brookline Bancorp's previous quarterly dividend of $0.10. View Brookline Bancorp's Dividend History.

Brookline Bancorp declared that its board has initiated a share buyback plan on Thursday, December 6th 2018, which permits the company to buyback $10,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization permits the company to repurchase up to 0.9% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are often a sign that the company's management believes its stock is undervalued.

Brookline Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:BRKL) announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October, 24th. The bank reported $0.28 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.27 by $0.01. The bank had revenue of $69.40 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $68.80 million. Brookline Bancorp had a net margin of 21.27% and a return on equity of 9.13%. View Brookline Bancorp's Earnings History.

Brookline Bancorp is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, January 30th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Brookline Bancorp.

3 brokers have issued 1-year price targets for Brookline Bancorp's shares. Their forecasts range from $16.00 to $18.50. On average, they expect Brookline Bancorp's stock price to reach $17.25 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 18.5% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Brookline Bancorp.

3 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Brookline Bancorp in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings and 1 buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Brookline Bancorp.

News coverage about BRKL stock has trended somewhat negative recently, according to InfoTrie. InfoTrie ranks the sentiment of press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Brookline Bancorp earned a daily sentiment score of -1.4 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news coverage about the bank a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near term.

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Brookline Bancorp's stock is owned by many different of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Hennessy Advisors Inc. (0.57%), Boston Advisors LLC (0.17%), Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (0.04%), Winthrop Advisory Group LLC (0.02%) and New England Research & Management Inc. (0.01%). Company insiders that own Brookline Bancorp stock include Charles H Peck, Darryl J Fess, David C Chapin, James M Cosman, Joanne B Chang, John A Hackett, John J Doyle, Jr, John L Hall II, John M Pereira, M Robert Rose, Michael W Mccurdy, Paul A Perrault and Thomas J Hollister. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Brookline Bancorp.

BRKL stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Boston Advisors LLC, Hennessy Advisors Inc., Louisiana State Employees Retirement System and New England Research & Management Inc.. Company insiders that have sold Brookline Bancorp company stock in the last year include Charles H Peck, Darryl J Fess, David C Chapin, James M Cosman, John A Hackett, M Robert Rose and Michael W Mccurdy. View Insider Buying and Selling for Brookline Bancorp.

BRKL stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Winthrop Advisory Group LLC. Company insiders that have bought Brookline Bancorp stock in the last two years include Joanne B Chang, John J Doyle, Jr, John L Hall II and John M Pereira. View Insider Buying and Selling for Brookline Bancorp.

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

One share of BRKL stock can currently be purchased for approximately $14.56.

Brookline Bancorp has a market capitalization of $1.17 billion and generates $295.22 million in revenue each year. The bank earns $50.51 million in net income (profit) each year or $0.80 on an earnings per share basis. Brookline Bancorp employs 765 workers across the globe.

The official website for Brookline Bancorp is http://www.brooklinebancorp.com.

Brookline Bancorp's mailing address is 131 CLARENDON STREET, BOSTON MA, 02116. The bank can be reached via phone at 617-425-4600 or via email at [email protected]