Brookline Bancorp (BRKL) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Brookline Bancorp, Inc. operates as a bank holding company for the Brookline Bank that provide commercial, business, and retail banking services to corporate, municipal, and retail customers in the United States. Its deposit products include demand checking, NOW, money market, and savings accounts. The company's loan portfolio primarily comprises first mortgage loans secured by commercial, multi-family, and residential real estate properties; loans to business entities comprising commercial lines of credit; loans to condominium associations; loans and leases used to finance equipment for small businesses; financing for construction and development projects; and home equity and other consumer loans. It provides credit, term loans, letters of credit, foreign exchange, cash management, consumer and residential loans, wealth and investment advisory, and online and mobile banking services, as well as invests in debt and equity securities. The company was founded in 1871 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $11.62 to $12.09
• 50-Day Range: $10.34 to $12.81
• 52-Week Range: $8.01 to $13.15
• Volume: 2.61 million shs
• Average Volume: 548,026 shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.06 billion
• P/E Ratio: 14.39
• Dividend Yield: 4.52%
• Price Target: $14.17
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Brookline Bancorp Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Brookline Bancorp scored higher than 86% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 204th out of 935 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Brookline Bancorp has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.33, and is based on 2 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Brookline Bancorp has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 31.71%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Brookline Bancorp are expected to grow by 31.71% in the coming year, from $0.82 to $1.08 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Brookline Bancorp is 14.39, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 113.29.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Brookline Bancorp is 14.39, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 26.71.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Brookline Bancorp has a P/B Ratio of 0.89. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.38% of the outstanding shares of Brookline Bancorp have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Brookline Bancorp has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.1, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Brookline Bancorp has recently increased by 67.99%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

Brookline Bancorp is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.64%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Brookline Bancorp does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Brookline Bancorp is 65.06%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Brookline Bancorp will have a dividend payout ratio of 50.00% next year. This indicates that Brookline Bancorp will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.38% of the outstanding shares of Brookline Bancorp have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Brookline Bancorp has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.1, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Brookline Bancorp has recently increased by 67.99%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.59

News Sentiment

Brookline Bancorp has a news sentiment score of 0.59. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.77 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 16 news articles for Brookline Bancorp this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

8 people have searched for BRKL on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 1 people have added Brookline Bancorp to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Brookline Bancorp insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 2.89% of the stock of Brookline Bancorp is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

78.91% of the stock of Brookline Bancorp is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

BRKL Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have BRKL shares performed this year?

Brookline Bancorp's stock was trading at $10.91 at the beginning of the year. Since then, BRKL stock has increased by 9.4% and is now trading at $11.94.
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How were Brookline Bancorp's earnings last quarter?

Brookline Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:BRKL) announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October, 23rd. The bank reported $0.23 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.20 by $0.03. The bank earned $165.91 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $88.67 million. Brookline Bancorp had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 6.20% and a net margin of 11.40%.

Who are Brookline Bancorp's major shareholders?

Top institutional shareholders of Brookline Bancorp include State Street Corp (4.63%), Jennison Associates LLC (3.27%), Geode Capital Management LLC (2.34%) and Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC (1.47%). Insiders that own company stock include Bogdan Nowak, Carl M Carlson, David C Chapin, Darryl J Fess, John A Hackett, Willard I Hill Jr and Thomas J Hollister.
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How do I buy shares of Brookline Bancorp?

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What other stocks do shareholders of Brookline Bancorp own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Brookline Bancorp investors own include HD Supply (HDS), Invesque (IVQ), NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Broadcom (AVGO), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and ServiceNow (NOW).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 10/23/2024
• Ex-Dividend for 11/29 Dividend: 11/15/2024
• Dividend Payable: 11/29/2024
• Today: 12/21/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Federal savings institutions
• Sub-Industry: Thrifts & Mortgage Finance
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:BRKL
• CUSIP: 11373M10
• CIK: 1049782
• Web: www.brooklinebancorp.com
• Phone: (617) 425-4600
• Fax: 800-253-5177
• Employees: 1,018
• Year Founded: 1871

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $14.17
• High Stock Price Target: $16.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $12.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +18.6%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.33
• Research Coverage: 3 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $0.83
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 14.39
• Forward P/E Ratio: 14.56
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $75 million
• Net Margins: 11.40%
• Pretax Margin: 14.84%
• Return on Equity: 6.20%
• Return on Assets: 0.65%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.22
• Current Ratio: 1.13
• Quick Ratio: 1.13

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $355.54 million
• Price / Sales: 2.99
• Cash Flow: $0.99 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 12.04
• Book Value: $13.49 per share
• Price / Book: 0.89

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 89,098,000
• Free Float: 86,523,000
• Market Cap: $1.06 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.78