How to buy Brookline Bancorp stock | $15.44

Brookline Bancorp Inc is a banks-regional business based in the US. Brookline Bancorp shares (BRKL) are listed on the NASDAQ and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Brookline Bancorp employs 780 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around 0.00.

Brookline Bancorp stock price (NASDAQ: BRKL)

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Brookline Bancorp shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2021-10-17.

Latest market close	$15.44
52-week range	$8.94 - $17.01
50-day moving average	$14.96
200-day moving average	$15.27
Wall St. target price	$17.75
PE ratio	11.7849
Dividend yield	$0.47 (3.03%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	$1.31

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Brookline Bancorp price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $15.44 from 2021-10-19

1 week (2021-10-14)	-0.45%
1 month (2021-09-21)	9.89%
3 months (2021-07-21)	11.40%
6 months (2021-04-21)	15.44

1 year (2020-10-21)	62.01%
2 years (2019-10-21)	0.98%
3 years (2018-10-19)	15.64
5 years (2016-10-21)	21.10%

Is Brookline Bancorp under- or over-valued?

Valuing Brookline Bancorp stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Brookline Bancorp's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Brookline Bancorp's P/E ratio

Brookline Bancorp's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 12x. In other words, Brookline Bancorp shares trade at around 12x recent earnings.

That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.

Brookline Bancorp's PEG ratio

Brookline Bancorp's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 3.38. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Brookline Bancorp's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

Brookline Bancorp financials

Revenue TTM	$297.2 million
Operating margin TTM	48.19%
Gross profit TTM	$222.9 million
Return on assets TTM	1.18%
Return on equity TTM	10.89%
Profit margin	34.79%
Book value	$12.44
Market capitalisation	$1.2 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting Brookline Bancorp shares

There are currently 1.5 million Brookline Bancorp shares held short by investors – that's known as Brookline Bancorp's "short interest". This figure is 20.2% up from 1.2 million last month.

There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting Brookline Bancorp shares can be evaluated.

Brookline Bancorp's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

Brookline Bancorp's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of Brookline Bancorp shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of Brookline Bancorp shares traded daily (recently around 319598.92008639). Brookline Bancorp's SIR currently stands at 4.63. In other words for every 100,000 Brookline Bancorp shares traded daily on the market, roughly 4630 shares are currently held short.

However Brookline Bancorp's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of Brookline Bancorp shares, or, against the total number of tradable Brookline Bancorp shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case Brookline Bancorp's short interest could be expressed as 0.02% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 Brookline Bancorp shares in existence, roughly 20 shares are currently held short) or 0.0195% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable Brookline Bancorp shares, roughly 20 shares are currently held short).

Such a low SIR usually points to an optimistic outlook for the share price, with fewer people currently willing to bet against Brookline Bancorp.

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Brookline Bancorp share dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 35.61% of net profits

Recently Brookline Bancorp has paid out, on average, around 35.61% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 3.11% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Brookline Bancorp shareholders could enjoy a 3.11% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Brookline Bancorp's case, that would currently equate to about $0.47 per share.

While Brookline Bancorp's payout ratio might seem fairly standard, it's worth remembering that Brookline Bancorp may be investing much of the rest of its net profits in future growth.

Brookline Bancorp's most recent dividend payout was on 26 August 2021. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 11 August 2021 (the "ex-dividend date").

Have Brookline Bancorp's shares ever split?

Brookline Bancorp's shares were split on a 2187:1000 basis on 9 July 2002. So if you had owned 1000 shares the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 2187 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Brookline Bancorp shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 54.3% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for Brookline Bancorp shares which in turn could have impacted Brookline Bancorp's share price.

Brookline Bancorp share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Brookline Bancorp's shares have ranged in value from as little as $8.944 up to $17.0055. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NASDAQ average) beta is 1, while Brookline Bancorp's is 0.7328. This would suggest that Brookline Bancorp's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).

Brookline Bancorp 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 non-interest-bearing demand checking, NOW, savings, and money market 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 for equipment financing for small businesses; financing for construction and development projects; and home equity and other consumer loans. It also provides term loans, letters of credit, foreign exchange, cash management, investment advisory, and online and mobile banking services, as well as invests in debt and equity securities. As of December 31, 2020, the company operated 50 full-service banking offices in greater Boston, the north shore of Massachusetts, and Rhode Island. Brookline Bancorp, Inc.

Frequently asked questions

What percentage of Brookline Bancorp is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 2.629% of Brookline Bancorp shares are held by insiders and 83.689% by institutions. How many people work for Brookline Bancorp?
Latest data suggests 780 work at Brookline Bancorp. When does the fiscal year end for Brookline Bancorp?
Brookline Bancorp's fiscal year ends in December. Where is Brookline Bancorp based?
Brookline Bancorp's address is: 131 Clarendon Street, Boston, MA, United States, 02116 What is Brookline Bancorp's ISIN number?
Brookline Bancorp's international securities identification number is: US11373M1071 What is Brookline Bancorp's CUSIP number?
Brookline Bancorp's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 113739106