Wall Street analysts have a current quarter EPS estimate of $0.19 on shares of Brookline Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:BRKL). Analysts and investors will be looking ahead to the next company earnings report which is scheduled to be on or around 2017-04-19 for the period ending 2017-03-31.
Before and after the earnings report, covering Wall Street analysts often make updates to their projections. Analysts taken into consideration by Zacks Research have a current mean target price of $13.125 on shares of Brookline Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:BRKL). This target consists of 4 research analysts polled by Zacks Research. Analysts may have different stances on where they see the stock headed in the future.
Among the polled analysts, the highest estimate sees the stock going to 14 in the next year. The analyst with the lowest target price views shares reaching $12.5 within the same period. In looking at the standard deviation of all estimates, we arrive at 0.629. Zacks Research also compiles analyst ratings using a scale that ranges from 1 to 5. If the company has a ratings score of 1, this would represent a Strong Buy. If the company has a 5 rating, this would signify a Strong Sell. Combining all the ratings on Brookline Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:BRKL), the current mean stands at 2.75. Breaking those down we see that the ratings are as follows: 0 Strong Buy, 1 Rated Buy, 3 Rated Hold and 0 Rated Sell.
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About Brookline Bancorp
Brookline Bancorp, Inc. operates as a multi-bank holding company for Brookline Bank and its subsidiaries; Bank Rhode Island and its subsidiaries; First Ipswich Bank and its subsidiaries, and Brookline Securities Corp. As a commercially-focused financial institution with approximately 50 banking offices in greater Boston, the north shore of Massachusetts and Rhode Island, the Company offers commercial, business and retail banking services, including cash management products, online banking services, consumer and residential loans and investment services in central New England. The Company’s activities include acceptance of commercial; municipal and retail deposits; origination of mortgage loans on commercial and residential real estate located principally in Massachusetts and Rhode Island; origination of commercial loans and leases to small- and mid-sized businesses; investment in debt and equity securities, and the offering of cash management and investment advisory services.
