Seaport Res Ptn Issues Negative Estimate for BHLB Earnings

Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. (NYSE:BHLB) – Equities researchers at Seaport Res Ptn dropped their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Berkshire Hills Bancorp in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, December 16th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst L. Hunsicker now anticipates that the savings and loans company will post earnings of $0.56 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.61. Seaport Res Ptn has a “Strong-Buy” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Berkshire Hills Bancorp’s current full-year earnings is $2.16 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Berkshire Hills Bancorp’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.83 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.95 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.96 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.96 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.84 EPS.

Berkshire Hills Bancorp (NYSE:BHLB) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 24th. The savings and loans company reported $0.58 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.55 by $0.03. Berkshire Hills Bancorp had a return on equity of 8.68% and a net margin of 5.86%. The business had revenue of $125.70 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $119.61 million. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.50 EPS. Berkshire Hills Bancorp’s quarterly revenue was up 16.6% compared to the same quarter last year.

Several other research firms have also recently weighed in on BHLB. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods boosted their price target on shares of Berkshire Hills Bancorp from $29.00 to $32.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 4th. Royal Bank of Canada cut their target price on Berkshire Hills Bancorp from $32.00 to $31.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, one has assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Berkshire Hills Bancorp presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $29.20.

Berkshire Hills Bancorp Stock Performance

NYSE BHLB opened at $27.80 on Thursday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $29.33 and a 200-day moving average price of $26.58. The firm has a market cap of $1.19 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.26 and a beta of 0.88. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33, a current ratio of 0.98 and a quick ratio of 0.98. Berkshire Hills Bancorp has a 1 year low of $20.50 and a 1 year high of $32.36.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Berkshire Hills Bancorp

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. bought a new stake in Berkshire Hills Bancorp in the 3rd quarter valued at about $34,000. nVerses Capital LLC raised its position in shares of Berkshire Hills Bancorp by 233.3% in the third quarter. nVerses Capital LLC now owns 2,000 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock valued at $54,000 after purchasing an additional 1,400 shares during the period. Meeder Asset Management Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Berkshire Hills Bancorp during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $104,000. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. boosted its holdings in Berkshire Hills Bancorp by 58.5% in the 2nd quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 5,879 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock worth $134,000 after buying an additional 2,169 shares during the period. Finally, Joel Isaacson & Co. LLC purchased a new position in Berkshire Hills Bancorp in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $211,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 83.07% of the company’s stock.

Berkshire Hills Bancorp Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, November 27th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, November 14th were given a $0.18 dividend. This represents a $0.72 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.59%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, November 14th. Berkshire Hills Bancorp’s dividend payout ratio is 75.79%.

Berkshire Hills Bancorp Company Profile

Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc operates as the bank holding company for Berkshire Bank that provides various banking products and services in the United States. The company provides various deposit accounts, including demand deposit, interest-bearing checking, regular savings, money market savings, time certificates of deposit, and retirement deposit accounts.