Brookline Bancorp (BRKL) Competitors $11.31 +0.16 (+1.43%) As of 01:23 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock BRKL vs. ABCB, CNOB, FFBC, HOPE, PPBI, RNST, SFNC, UBSI, FCF, and PFSShould you be buying Brookline Bancorp stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Brookline Bancorp include Ameris Bancorp (ABCB), ConnectOne Bancorp (CNOB), First Financial Bancorp. (FFBC), Hope Bancorp (HOPE), Pacific Premier Bancorp (PPBI), Renasant (RNST), Simmons First National (SFNC), United Bankshares (UBSI), First Commonwealth Financial (FCF), and Provident Financial Services (PFS). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Brookline Bancorp vs. Its Competitors Ameris Bancorp ConnectOne Bancorp First Financial Bancorp. Hope Bancorp Pacific Premier Bancorp Renasant Simmons First National United Bankshares First Commonwealth Financial Provident Financial Services Ameris Bancorp (NASDAQ:ABCB) and Brookline Bancorp (NASDAQ:BRKL) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership. Which has better earnings & valuation, ABCB or BRKL? Ameris Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Brookline Bancorp. Ameris Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Brookline Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAmeris Bancorp$1.12B4.15$358.68M$5.4012.53Brookline Bancorp$654.14M1.54$68.71M$0.8213.79 Does the media favor ABCB or BRKL? In the previous week, Ameris Bancorp had 3 more articles in the media than Brookline Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Ameris Bancorp and 0 mentions for Brookline Bancorp. Ameris Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat Brookline Bancorp's score of 0.00 indicating that Ameris Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Ameris Bancorp Positive Brookline Bancorp Neutral Do analysts recommend ABCB or BRKL? Ameris Bancorp presently has a consensus target price of $71.43, indicating a potential upside of 5.59%. Brookline Bancorp has a consensus target price of $15.25, indicating a potential upside of 34.84%. Given Brookline Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Brookline Bancorp is more favorable than Ameris Bancorp.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Ameris Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.86Brookline Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Which has more risk and volatility, ABCB or BRKL? Ameris Bancorp has a beta of 0.93, suggesting that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brookline Bancorp has a beta of 0.88, suggesting that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is ABCB or BRKL more profitable? Ameris Bancorp has a net margin of 21.46% compared to Brookline Bancorp's net margin of 11.22%. Ameris Bancorp's return on equity of 9.57% beat Brookline Bancorp's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Ameris Bancorp21.46% 9.57% 1.32% Brookline Bancorp 11.22%6.32%0.66% Do institutionals and insiders believe in ABCB or BRKL? 91.6% of Ameris Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.9% of Brookline Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.4% of Ameris Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.9% of Brookline Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is ABCB or BRKL a better dividend stock? Ameris Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Brookline Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.54 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. Ameris Bancorp pays out 14.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Brookline Bancorp pays out 65.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. SummaryAmeris Bancorp beats Brookline Bancorp on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Brookline Bancorp News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BRKL and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding BRKL and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart BRKL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBrookline BancorpFIN IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$1.01B$626.60M$12.07B$9.01BDividend Yield4.94%3.36%5.58%4.11%P/E Ratio13.7910.2820.0820.07Price / Sales1.541.8025.70109.13Price / Cash12.8814.8121.3456.90Price / Book0.821.032.285.70Net Income$68.71M$33.50M$1.00B$248.47M7 Day Performance6.70%3.38%2.33%2.92%1 Month Performance8.23%4.67%4.39%5.77%1 Year Performance32.75%18.13%541.13%21.39% Brookline Bancorp Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BRKLBrookline Bancorp4.6197 of 5 stars$11.31+1.4%$15.25+34.8%+28.8%$1.01B$654.14M13.79850ABCBAmeris Bancorp2.6305 of 5 stars$64.77-0.2%$71.43+10.3%+32.5%$4.46B$1.12B12.432,850Ex-DividendCNOBConnectOne Bancorp4.8758 of 5 stars$23.16-1.0%$28.50+23.1%+28.5%$890.97M$534.62M12.52520FFBCFirst Financial Bancorp.4.606 of 5 stars$24.26-0.4%$28.75+18.5%+14.8%$2.32B$840.71M10.072,090News CoverageHOPEHope Bancorp4.8868 of 5 stars$10.73-0.6%$13.50+25.8%+6.7%$1.37B$1.00B13.761,244Analyst RevisionPPBIPacific Premier Bancorp3.7215 of 5 stars$21.09+0.1%$27.25+29.2%-0.8%$2.05B$905.41M13.881,325Analyst RevisionRNSTRenasant3.2174 of 5 stars$35.92-0.4%$41.00+14.1%+24.0%$3.41B$668.50M10.982,330SFNCSimmons First National4.2737 of 5 stars$18.96+0.2%$22.33+17.8%+13.7%$2.39B$1.46B16.342,946Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionUBSIUnited Bankshares3.2029 of 5 stars$36.43flat$40.63+11.5%+17.0%$5.18B$1.07B13.542,553News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst RevisionFCFFirst Commonwealth Financial3.9246 of 5 stars$16.24-0.7%$18.92+16.5%+21.1%$1.70B$699.69M12.121,545Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionPFSProvident Financial Services4.4159 of 5 stars$17.55-0.9%$23.60+34.5%+27.5%$2.29B$1.14B15.811,801Analyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Ameris Bancorp Competitors ConnectOne Bancorp Competitors First Financial Bancorp. 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