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

Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. (NYSE:BHLB) – Analysts at Seaport Res Ptn dropped their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Berkshire Hills Bancorp in a research note issued to investors on Monday, February 3rd. Seaport Res Ptn analyst L. Hunsicker now anticipates 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.

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

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

Berkshire Hills Bancorp Trading Up 3.3 %

NYSE BHLB opened at $29.91 on Wednesday. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $28.99 and a 200-day moving average of $27.99. The firm has a market cap of $1.29 billion, a PE ratio of 20.77 and a beta of 0.88. The company has a current ratio of 1.00, a quick ratio of 1.00 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38. Berkshire Hills Bancorp has a 1-year low of $20.50 and a 1-year high of $32.36.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Barclays PLC grew its stake in shares of Berkshire Hills Bancorp by 105.0% in the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 96,380 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock worth $2,595,000 after buying an additional 49,356 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp grew its stake in shares of Berkshire Hills Bancorp by 0.9% in the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 2,119,475 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock worth $57,455,000 after buying an additional 18,307 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its stake in shares of Berkshire Hills Bancorp by 61.2% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 190,673 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock worth $5,135,000 after buying an additional 72,402 shares during the last quarter. Systematic Financial Management LP grew 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 worth $25,654,000 after buying an additional 114,433 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Assenagon Asset Management S.A. purchased a new stake in shares of Berkshire Hills Bancorp in the 4th quarter worth approximately $6,672,000. Institutional investors own 83.07% of the company’s stock.

About Berkshire Hills Bancorp

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.