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

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

Brookline Bancorp announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, January 29th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 14th will be given a dividend of $0.115 per share on Friday, February 28th. This represents a $0.46 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.04%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, February 13th. View Brookline Bancorp's Dividend History.

Brookline Bancorp announced that its board has approved a stock buyback program on Thursday, December 6th 2018, which allows the company to buyback $10,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization allows the company to purchase up to 0.9% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are typically an indication that the company's leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

Brookline Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:BRKL) posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January, 29th. The bank reported $0.28 EPS for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.28. The bank had revenue of $71.69 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $71.56 million. Brookline Bancorp had a net margin of 23.24% and a return on equity of 9.56%. View Brookline Bancorp's Earnings History.

Brookline Bancorp is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, April 22nd 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Brookline Bancorp.

3 equities research analysts have issued 1 year target prices for Brookline Bancorp's stock. Their forecasts range from $16.00 to $17.00. On average, they expect Brookline Bancorp's share price to reach $16.50 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 9.2% 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.

Media coverage about BRKL stock has been trending somewhat positive this week, InfoTrie reports. InfoTrie identifies negative and positive news coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Brookline Bancorp earned a media sentiment score of 2.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave press coverage about the bank a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the company's share price in the immediate future. View News Stories for Brookline Bancorp.

Brookline Bancorp saw a drop in short interest in the month of January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totalling 1,150,000 shares, a drop of 19.6% from the January 15th total of 1,430,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 213,500 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 5.4 days. Approximately 1.5% of the shares of the company are short sold. View Brookline Bancorp's Current Options Chain.

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Brookline Bancorp's stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include State Street Corp (3.31%), Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA (3.19%), Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (3.17%), Renaissance Technologies LLC (2.46%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.57%) and Geode Capital Management LLC (1.41%). Company insiders that own Brookline Bancorp stock include Charles H Peck, Darryl J Fess, David C Chapin, James J Mccarthy, James M Cosman, Joanne B Chang, John A Hackett, John J Doyle, Jr, M Robert Rose, Mark J Meiklejohn and Michael W Mccurdy. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Brookline Bancorp.

BRKL stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Russell Investments Group Ltd., Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC, Bank of America Corp DE, Adirondack Research & Management Inc., California Public Employees Retirement System, Arizona State Retirement System, Los Angeles Capital Management & Equity Research Inc. and Public Sector Pension Investment Board. Company insiders that have sold Brookline Bancorp company stock in the last year include Charles H Peck, James J Mccarthy, John A Hackett, Mark J Meiklejohn and Michael W Mccurdy. View Insider Buying and Selling for Brookline Bancorp.

BRKL stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Renaissance Technologies LLC, Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA, Great West Life Assurance Co. Can, Captrust Financial Advisors, State Street Corp, Bank of New York Mellon Corp and Oxford Asset Management LLP. Company insiders that have bought Brookline Bancorp stock in the last two years include Joanne B Chang and John J Doyle, Jr. 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, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of BRKL stock can currently be purchased for approximately $15.11.

Brookline Bancorp has a market capitalization of $1.21 billion and generates $377.42 million in revenue each year. The bank earns $87.72 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.10 on an earnings per share basis. Brookline Bancorp employs 749 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Brookline Bancorp.

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]