Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc.

NYSE:BHLB Stock Report

Market Cap: US$1.2b

Berkshire Hills Bancorp Valuation

Is BHLB undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

2/6

Valuation Score 2/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of BHLB when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: BHLB ($28.58) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($40.51)

Significantly Below Fair Value: BHLB is trading below fair value by more than 20%.

Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for BHLB?

Key metric: As BHLB is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for BHLB. This is calculated by dividing BHLB's market cap by their current earnings.
What is BHLB's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio30.2x
EarningsUS$39.90m
Market CapUS$1.20b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does BHLB's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for BHLB vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average17.1x
DCOM Dime Community Bancshares
23.8x53.6%US$1.4b
TMP Tompkins Financial
15.1x12.9%US$998.6m
HOPE Hope Bancorp
14.7x29.3%US$1.5b
GABC German American Bancorp
14.9x22.3%US$1.2b
BHLB Berkshire Hills Bancorp
30.2x43.0%US$1.2b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: BHLB is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (30.2x) compared to the peer average (17.1x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does BHLB's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Banks Industry?

4 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
FRCB First Republic Bank
0.02xn/aUS$27.98m
BKGM BankGuam Holding
1xn/aUS$18.48m
SBNY Signature Bank
0.002xn/aUS$2.18m
BCBH.F Caribbean Investment Holdings
0.00001xn/aUS$132.00
No more companies available in this PE range
BHLB 30.2xIndustry Avg. 12.4xNo. of Companies83PE0612182430+
4 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies

Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: BHLB is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (30.2x) compared to the US Banks industry average (12.4x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is BHLB's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

BHLB PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio30.2x
Fair PE Ratio22.6x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: BHLB is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (30.2x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (22.6x).

Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst BHLB forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$28.58
US$33.33
+16.6%
10.2%US$39.00US$30.00n/a6
Dec ’25US$30.48
US$30.70
+0.7%
7.3%US$34.50US$29.00n/a5
Nov ’25US$27.32
US$29.50
+8.0%
2.9%US$31.00US$29.00n/a4
Oct ’25US$26.10
US$28.50
+9.2%
6.3%US$31.00US$26.00n/a4
Sep ’25US$27.54
US$28.25
+2.6%
6.3%US$31.00US$26.00n/a4
Aug ’25US$26.78
US$28.25
+5.5%
6.3%US$31.00US$26.00n/a4
Jul ’25US$22.79
US$25.25
+10.8%
6.5%US$28.00US$24.00n/a4
Jun ’25US$22.23
US$25.25
+13.6%
6.5%US$28.00US$24.00n/a4
May ’25US$21.91
US$25.25
+15.2%
6.5%US$28.00US$24.00n/a4
Apr ’25US$22.25
US$26.25
+18.0%
7.3%US$29.00US$24.00n/a4
Mar ’25US$21.49
US$26.20
+21.9%
6.6%US$29.00US$24.00n/a5
Feb ’25US$23.23
US$26.20
+12.8%
6.6%US$29.00US$24.00n/a5
Jan ’25US$24.83
US$22.00
-11.4%
17.6%US$29.00US$16.00n/a6
Dec ’24US$21.98
US$21.00
-4.5%
16.9%US$27.00US$16.00US$30.486
Nov ’24US$19.89
US$21.00
+5.6%
16.9%US$27.00US$16.00US$27.326
Oct ’24US$20.05
US$23.08
+15.1%
18.7%US$30.00US$16.00US$26.106
Sep ’24US$21.78
US$24.70
+13.4%
12.0%US$30.00US$21.00US$27.545
Aug ’24US$22.62
US$24.70
+9.2%
12.0%US$30.00US$21.00US$26.785
Jul ’24US$20.73
US$25.80
+24.5%
9.9%US$30.00US$22.00US$22.795
Jun ’24US$20.83
US$26.20
+25.8%
7.8%US$30.00US$24.00US$22.235
May ’24US$20.84
US$26.60
+27.6%
8.1%US$30.00US$24.00US$21.915
Apr ’24US$25.06
US$28.67
+14.4%
19.7%US$35.00US$18.00US$22.256
Mar ’24US$29.14
US$30.00
+3.0%
18.9%US$35.00US$18.00US$21.496
Feb ’24US$30.13
US$30.00
-0.4%
18.9%US$35.00US$18.00US$23.236
Jan ’24US$29.90
US$30.00
+0.3%
13.1%US$34.00US$22.00US$24.836
Dec ’23US$31.52
US$29.50
-6.4%
12.0%US$33.00US$22.00US$21.986

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/22 13:18
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

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Analyst Sources

Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. is covered by 15 analysts. 5 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
David BishopD.A. Davidson & Co.
David BishopDrexel Hamilton
Christopher MarinacFIG Partners