Equities Analysts Offer Predictions for BHLB Q3 Earnings

Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. (NYSE:BHLB) – Research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn dropped their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Berkshire Hills Bancorp in a research note issued to investors on Monday, December 16th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst L. Hunsicker now expects that the savings and loans company will post earnings of $0.56 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast 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.

BHLB has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lifted their target price on shares of Berkshire Hills Bancorp from $29.00 to $32.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 4th. Royal Bank of Canada reduced their target price on shares of Berkshire Hills Bancorp from $32.00 to $31.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday. Five investment 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 company. According to MarketBeat.com, Berkshire Hills Bancorp has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $29.20.

Berkshire Hills Bancorp Stock Up 0.5 %

Shares of NYSE BHLB traded up $0.13 on Thursday, reaching $28.25. 67,992 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 270,457. Berkshire Hills Bancorp has a 12 month low of $20.50 and a 12 month high of $32.36. The company has a market cap of $1.21 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.74 and a beta of 0.88. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $29.33 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $26.58. The company has a quick ratio of 0.98, a current ratio of 0.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33.

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

Berkshire Hills Bancorp Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, November 27th. Investors of record on Thursday, November 14th were paid a $0.18 dividend. This represents a $0.72 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.55%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, November 14th. Berkshire Hills Bancorp’s dividend payout ratio is currently 75.79%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Berkshire Hills Bancorp

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in BHLB. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank boosted its position in Berkshire Hills Bancorp by 47.0% in the 2nd quarter. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank now owns 11,858 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock valued at $270,000 after buying an additional 3,789 shares during the period. Acadian Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in Berkshire Hills Bancorp in the 2nd quarter valued at about $676,000. Quest Partners LLC boosted its stake in shares of Berkshire Hills Bancorp by 57.3% in the 2nd quarter. Quest Partners LLC now owns 38,821 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock valued at $885,000 after buying an additional 14,149 shares during the period. Texas Permanent School Fund Corp grew its position in shares of Berkshire Hills Bancorp by 33.5% during the second quarter. Texas Permanent School Fund Corp now owns 49,903 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock worth $1,138,000 after buying an additional 12,528 shares in the last quarter. Finally, American Century Companies Inc. raised its holdings in Berkshire Hills Bancorp by 6.5% in the second quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 624,192 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock valued at $14,232,000 after acquiring an additional 38,327 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 83.07% of the company’s stock.

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.