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

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

Brookline Bancorp announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, October 24th. Shareholders 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 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.99%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, November 8th. This is an increase from Brookline Bancorp's previous quarterly dividend of $0.10. View Brookline Bancorp's Dividend History.

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

Brookline Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:BRKL) released its earnings results on Wednesday, October, 24th. The bank reported $0.28 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.27 by $0.01. The bank earned $69.40 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $68.80 million. Brookline Bancorp had a return on equity of 9.13% and a net margin of 21.27%. 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 equities research analysts have issued 1 year target prices for Brookline Bancorp's stock. Their predictions range from $16.00 to $18.50. On average, they anticipate Brookline Bancorp's stock price to reach $17.25 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 22.7% 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.

Press coverage about BRKL stock has trended positive this week, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research group rates the sentiment of press coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Brookline Bancorp earned a media sentiment score of 2.8 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned press coverage about the bank a news buzz of 7.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is likely 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 a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Hennessy Advisors Inc. (0.57%), 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 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 purchased 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 $14.06.

Brookline Bancorp has a market capitalization of $1.13 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]