Berkshire Hills Bancorp (BHLB) Competitors $30.51 +0.53 (+1.77%) (As of 11:01 AM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends BHLB vs. RDN, NYCB, TFSL, SMPL, WD, WSFS, WAFD, PFS, BANC, and AGMShould you be buying Berkshire Hills Bancorp stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Berkshire Hills Bancorp include Radian Group (RDN), New York Community Bancorp (NYCB), TFS Financial (TFSL), Simply Good Foods (SMPL), Walker & Dunlop (WD), WSFS Financial (WSFS), WaFd (WAFD), Provident Financial Services (PFS), Banc of California (BANC), and Federal Agricultural Mortgage (AGM). These companies are all part of the "thrifts & mortgage finance" industry. Berkshire Hills Bancorp vs. Radian Group New York Community Bancorp TFS Financial Simply Good Foods Walker & Dunlop WSFS Financial WaFd Provident Financial Services Banc of California Federal Agricultural Mortgage Berkshire Hills Bancorp (NYSE:BHLB) and Radian Group (NYSE:RDN) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, earnings and media sentiment. Is BHLB or RDN more profitable? Radian Group has a net margin of 45.96% compared to Berkshire Hills Bancorp's net margin of 5.86%. Radian Group's return on equity of 13.81% beat Berkshire Hills Bancorp's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Berkshire Hills Bancorp5.86% 8.68% 0.74% Radian Group 45.96%13.81%7.80% Does the media favor BHLB or RDN? In the previous week, Radian Group had 5 more articles in the media than Berkshire Hills Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Radian Group and 0 mentions for Berkshire Hills Bancorp. Radian Group's average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat Berkshire Hills Bancorp's score of 0.00 indicating that Radian Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Berkshire Hills Bancorp Neutral Radian Group Positive Which has more risk & volatility, BHLB or RDN? Berkshire Hills Bancorp has a beta of 0.86, meaning that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Radian Group has a beta of 1.04, meaning that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable earnings and valuation, BHLB or RDN? Radian Group has higher revenue and earnings than Berkshire Hills Bancorp. Radian Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Berkshire Hills Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBerkshire Hills Bancorp$619.08M2.08$69.60M$0.9531.56Radian Group$1.24B4.03$603.12M$3.868.70 Do analysts recommend BHLB or RDN? Berkshire Hills Bancorp presently has a consensus price target of $26.80, suggesting a potential downside of 10.61%. Radian Group has a consensus price target of $36.10, suggesting a potential upside of 7.44%. Given Radian Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Radian Group is more favorable than Berkshire Hills Bancorp.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Berkshire Hills Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.17Radian Group 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.40 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in BHLB or RDN? Radian Group received 203 more outperform votes than Berkshire Hills Bancorp when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.01% of users gave Radian Group an outperform vote while only 50.00% of users gave Berkshire Hills Bancorp an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformBerkshire Hills BancorpOutperform Votes26950.00% Underperform Votes26950.00% Radian GroupOutperform Votes47265.01% Underperform Votes25434.99% Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of BHLB or RDN? 83.1% of Berkshire Hills Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.3% of Radian Group shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Berkshire Hills Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Radian Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is BHLB or RDN a better dividend stock? Berkshire Hills Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Radian Group pays an annual dividend of $0.98 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Berkshire Hills Bancorp pays out 75.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Radian Group pays out 25.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Radian Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. SummaryRadian Group beats Berkshire Hills Bancorp on 19 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad WealthPressThis Bull Market Indicator called NVDA at $116Every now and again we find an investment idea so incredible we can’t help but share. And today is one of those rare days… Except, today we won't be giving you insight on any one particular stock… But rather, insight on a revolutionary new stock picking indicator… In fact, within the last year, this indicator has become famous for a multitude of reasons… But one of the biggest was because of the buy signal it issued on October 18th, 2022. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart BHLB vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBerkshire Hills BancorpSavings institutions, except federal IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.29B$451.39M$10.41B$19.84BDividend Yield2.35%2.08%10.14%3.50%P/E Ratio31.5616.9047.1237.73Price / Sales2.083.173,443.7818.01Price / Cash11.6021.8930.7717.90Price / Book1.291.012.484.86Net Income$69.60M$13.66M$993.44M$985.93M7 Day Performance-2.35%-0.89%-0.05%0.45%1 Month Performance9.94%4.77%7.13%1.05%1 Year Performance43.58%27.83%24.11%24.67% Berkshire Hills Bancorp Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BHLBBerkshire Hills Bancorp3.6503 of 5 stars$30.51+1.8%$26.80-12.2%+39.8%$1.31B$619.08M32.121,340RDNRadian Group1.7993 of 5 stars$33.88+0.9%$36.10+6.6%+29.1%$5.05B$1.24B8.701,100NYCBNew York Community Bancorp2.9171 of 5 starsN/A$17.48+∞N/A$4.38B$8.20B-2.428,766Gap DownHigh Trading VolumeTFSLTFS Financial2.3858 of 5 stars$14.28+1.3%$14.00-2.0%+3.5%$4.01B$758.78M52.191,000Positive NewsSMPLSimply Good Foods2.7836 of 5 stars$38.61-1.4%$40.78+5.6%+0.8%$3.87B$1.33B28.36260Insider TradeNews CoverageWDWalker & Dunlop2.0941 of 5 stars$107.41+1.6%$111.00+3.3%+27.5%$3.63B$1.05B37.771,326WSFSWSFS Financial3.9691 of 5 stars$58.61+1.9%$59.75+1.9%+44.9%$3.45B$1.27B13.212,229Positive NewsWAFDWaFd4.6249 of 5 stars$36.33+1.1%$38.00+4.6%+30.6%$2.95B$1.43B14.482,120PFSProvident Financial Services4.2304 of 5 stars$21.04+1.6%$23.00+9.3%+32.4%$2.75B$695.65M19.901,142Positive NewsBANCBanc of California4.3743 of 5 stars$16.22+0.9%$17.30+6.7%+25.4%$2.58B$472.31M-3.762,304Analyst RevisionAGMFederal Agricultural Mortgage4.3144 of 5 stars$203.25+0.7%$215.00+5.8%+20.4%$2.21B$358.82M12.97185Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Radian Group Alternatives New York Community Bancorp Alternatives TFS Financial Alternatives Simply Good Foods Alternatives Walker & Dunlop Alternatives WSFS Financial Alternatives WaFd Alternatives Provident Financial Services Alternatives Banc of California Alternatives Federal Agricultural Mortgage Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:BHLB) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe Crypto That’s Making Wall Street SweatThe Crypto Wall Street Is Desperate to Hide It's happening now, right under everyone's radar. 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