Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc.

NYSE:BHLB Stock Report

Market Cap: US$1.3b

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 ($30.4) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($44.34)

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 Ratio32.1x
EarningsUS$39.90m
Market CapUS$1.26b

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 Average17.6x
DCOM Dime Community Bancshares
26.6x55.3%US$1.5b
TMP Tompkins Financial
16.4x12.9%US$1.1b
OCFC OceanFirst Financial
11.6x6.1%US$1.2b
CNOB ConnectOne Bancorp
15.7x43.0%US$1.0b
BHLB Berkshire Hills Bancorp
32.1x40.8%US$1.3b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: BHLB is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (32.1x) compared to the peer average (17.6x).


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 32.1xIndustry Avg. 12.8xNo. of Companies75PE0612182430+
4 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies

Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: BHLB is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (32.1x) compared to the US Banks industry average (12.8x).


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 Ratio32.1x
Fair PE Ratio21.9x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: BHLB is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (32.1x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (21.9x).


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$30.40
US$30.70
+1.0%
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$16.00n/a6
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
Nov ’23US$28.98
US$29.50
+1.8%
12.0%US$33.00US$22.00US$19.896

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


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