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

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

Berkshire Hills Bancorp declared a quarterly dividend on Monday, January 27th. Investors of record on Monday, February 17th will be given a dividend of $0.24 per share on Friday, February 28th. This represents a $0.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.03%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, February 13th. This is an increase from Berkshire Hills Bancorp's previous quarterly dividend of $0.23. View Berkshire Hills Bancorp's Dividend History.

Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. (NYSE:BHLB) posted its earnings results on Monday, January, 27th. The savings and loans company reported $0.70 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.68 by $0.02. The savings and loans company earned $114.70 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $115.50 million. Berkshire Hills Bancorp had a return on equity of 7.81% and a net margin of 16.42%. View Berkshire Hills Bancorp's Earnings History.

Berkshire Hills Bancorp is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, May 4th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Berkshire Hills Bancorp.

4 equities research analysts have issued 12 month price targets for Berkshire Hills Bancorp's stock. Their forecasts range from $33.00 to $36.00. On average, they anticipate Berkshire Hills Bancorp's stock price to reach $34.00 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 42.7% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Berkshire Hills Bancorp.

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

News stories about BHLB stock have been trending very negative this week, according to InfoTrie. InfoTrie identifies negative and positive media coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Berkshire Hills Bancorp earned a media sentiment score of -3.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave press coverage about the savings and loans company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the next several days. View News Stories for Berkshire Hills Bancorp.

Berkshire Hills Bancorp saw a decline in short interest during the month of February. As of February 14th, there was short interest totalling 673,400 shares, a decline of 10.5% from the January 30th total of 752,500 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 174,100 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 3.9 days. Currently, 1.5% of the shares of the company are sold short. View Berkshire Hills Bancorp's Current Options Chain.

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Berkshire Hills Bancorp's stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include State Street Corp (3.04%), LSV Asset Management (2.50%), Victory Capital Management Inc. (2.46%), Victory Capital Management Inc. (2.45%), Westwood Holdings Group Inc. (1.93%) and Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.35%). Company insiders that own Berkshire Hills Bancorp stock include David Brunelle, John B Davies, Michael D Carroll, Patrick J Sheehan, Paul T Bossidy, Rheo A Brouillard, Richard M Marotta 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 Principal Financial Group Inc., Bank of America Corp DE, LSV Asset Management, Arizona State Retirement System, Barclays PLC, Victory Capital Management Inc., US Bancorp DE and California Public Employees Retirement System. Company insiders that have sold Berkshire Hills Bancorp company stock in the last year include Patrick J Sheehan and Rheo A Brouillard. View Insider Buying and Selling for Berkshire Hills Bancorp.

BHLB stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including EJF Capital LLC, Great West Life Assurance Co. Can, Mackay Shields LLC, Prudential Financial Inc., Foundry Partners LLC, Strs Ohio, Renaissance Technologies LLC and CWM LLC. Company insiders that have bought Berkshire Hills Bancorp stock in the last two years include David Brunelle, John B Davies, Paul T Bossidy, Richard M Marotta 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, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of BHLB stock can currently be purchased for approximately $23.83.

Berkshire Hills Bancorp has a market capitalization of $1.19 billion and generates $593.52 million in revenue each year. The savings and loans company earns $97.45 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.40 on an earnings per share basis. Berkshire Hills Bancorp employs 1,917 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Berkshire Hills Bancorp.

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]