NYSE:BHLB - Berkshire Hills Bancorp Stock Price, News, & Analysis

Berkshire Hills Bancorp trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "BHLB."

Berkshire Hills Bancorp declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, October 18th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, November 8th will be given a dividend of $0.22 per share on Wednesday, November 21st. This represents a $0.88 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.06%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, November 7th. View Berkshire Hills Bancorp's Dividend History.

Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. (NYSE:BHLB) released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October, 17th. The savings and loans company reported $0.70 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, hitting analysts' consensus estimates of $0.70. The savings and loans company earned $118.62 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $120.17 million. Berkshire Hills Bancorp had a return on equity of 8.33% and a net margin of 15.64%. View Berkshire Hills Bancorp's Earnings History.

Berkshire Hills Bancorp is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, January 23rd 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Berkshire Hills Bancorp.

5 brokerages have issued twelve-month price objectives for Berkshire Hills Bancorp's stock. Their forecasts range from $33.00 to $47.00. On average, they anticipate Berkshire Hills Bancorp's stock price to reach $39.3333 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 36.7% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Berkshire Hills Bancorp.

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

Media stories about BHLB stock have trended somewhat negative this week, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. The research group scores the sentiment of news coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Berkshire Hills Bancorp earned a coverage optimism score of -1.2 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned press coverage about the savings and loans company a news buzz of 5.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is somewhat likely to have an effect on the company's share price in the next few days.

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Berkshire Hills Bancorp's stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Rockland Trust Co. (0.08%) and Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (0.03%). Company insiders that own Berkshire Hills Bancorp stock include David Brunelle, James Williar Dunlaevy, John B Davies, Michael D Carroll, Michael P Daly, Patrick J Sheehan, Paul T Bossidy, Richard L Murphy, Richard M Marotta, William J Ryan and Wm Gordon Prescott. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Berkshire Hills Bancorp.

BHLB stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Louisiana State Employees Retirement System. View Insider Buying and Selling for Berkshire Hills Bancorp.

BHLB stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Rockland Trust Co.. Company insiders that have bought Berkshire Hills Bancorp stock in the last two years include David Brunelle, John B Davies, Patrick J Sheehan, Paul T Bossidy, Richard L Murphy, Richard M Marotta, William J Ryan and Wm Gordon Prescott. View Insider Buying and Selling for Berkshire Hills Bancorp.

Shares of BHLB 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 BHLB stock can currently be purchased for approximately $28.77.

Berkshire Hills Bancorp has a market capitalization of $1.27 billion and generates $485.95 million in revenue each year. The savings and loans company earns $55.24 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.29 on an earnings per share basis. Berkshire Hills Bancorp employs 1,992 workers across the globe.

The official website for Berkshire Hills Bancorp is http://www.berkshirebank.com.

Berkshire Hills Bancorp's mailing address is 60 STATE STREET 38TH FLOOR, BOSTON MA, 02109. The savings and loans company can be reached via phone at 800-773-5601 or via email at [email protected]