What is Seaport Res Ptn’s Forecast for BHLB Q2 Earnings?

Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. (NYSE:BHLB) – Equities researchers at Seaport Res Ptn lowered their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for Berkshire Hills Bancorp in a research note issued to investors on Monday, February 3rd. Seaport Res Ptn analyst L. Hunsicker now forecasts that the savings and loans company will earn $0.55 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.56. Seaport Res Ptn currently has a “Strong-Buy” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Berkshire Hills Bancorp’s current full-year earnings is $2.48 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Berkshire Hills Bancorp’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.84 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $2.49 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.96 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.97 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.97 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.86 EPS.

BHLB has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Piper Sandler raised Berkshire Hills Bancorp from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, December 16th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods boosted their target price on shares of Berkshire Hills Bancorp from $32.00 to $34.50 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, December 24th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada reaffirmed a “sector perform” rating and issued a $31.00 price target on shares of Berkshire Hills Bancorp in a research report on Friday, January 31st. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, one has assigned a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $31.13.

Berkshire Hills Bancorp Trading Up 0.5 %

Berkshire Hills Bancorp stock opened at $30.05 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38, a current ratio of 1.00 and a quick ratio of 1.00. The company has a market capitalization of $1.29 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.87 and a beta of 0.88. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $28.98 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $28.01. Berkshire Hills Bancorp has a one year low of $20.50 and a one year high of $32.36.

Berkshire Hills Bancorp (NYSE:BHLB) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January 30th. The savings and loans company reported $0.60 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.54 by $0.06. Berkshire Hills Bancorp had a net margin of 8.56% and a return on equity of 8.91%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Berkshire Hills Bancorp

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Wellington Management Group LLP lifted its position in shares of Berkshire Hills Bancorp by 21.4% during the 3rd quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 1,664,138 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock worth $44,815,000 after buying an additional 293,784 shares during the period. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. bought a new position in shares of Berkshire Hills Bancorp during the fourth quarter valued at $6,672,000. Systematic Financial Management LP boosted its stake in shares of Berkshire Hills Bancorp by 13.7% in the 3rd quarter. Systematic Financial Management LP now owns 952,627 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock valued at $25,654,000 after purchasing an additional 114,433 shares in the last quarter. Millennium Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Berkshire Hills Bancorp by 126.0% in the 2nd quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 183,616 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock worth $4,186,000 after purchasing an additional 102,384 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. increased its position in shares of Berkshire Hills Bancorp by 28.5% during the 3rd quarter. Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. now owns 340,694 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock worth $9,175,000 after purchasing an additional 75,476 shares in the last quarter. 83.07% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.