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Head to Head Rating: Berkshire Hills Bancorp (NYSE:BHLB) vs. NB Bancorp (NASDAQ:NBBK)

Berkshire Hills Bancorp (NYSE:BHLB – Get Free Report) and NB Bancorp (NASDAQ:NBBK – Get Free Report) are both small-cap financial companies, but which is the better business? We’ll compare the two companies based on their risk strength, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, and earnings.

Institutional and insider ownership

83.1% of Berkshire Hills Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Berkshire Hills Bancorp shares are held by insiders. By comparison, 1.7% of NB Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large asset managers, and foundations believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profit and appreciation

This table compares the gross revenue, earnings per share, and valuation of Berkshire Hills Bancorp and NB Bancorp.

Gross income Price/Sales Ratio Net income Profit per share Price/Earnings Ratio
Berkshire Hills Bank Corp. $619.08 million 1.91 $69.60 million $0.50 54.68
NB Bancorp $236.08 million 3.15 $9.82 million n/a n/a

Berkshire Hills Bancorp has higher revenues and profits than NB Bancorp.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommendations for Berkshire Hills Bancorp and NB Bancorp, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

Sales Reviews Keep track of reviews Buy reviews Strong Buyer Reviews Rating score
Berkshire Hills Bank Corp. 0 4 1 0 2.20
NB Bancorp 0 0 1 0 3.00

Berkshire Hills Bancorp currently has a consensus price target of $26.50, suggesting a potential downside of 3.07%. NB Bancorp has a consensus price target of $17.00, suggesting a potential downside of 2.30%. Given NB Bancorp’s stronger consensus rating and higher potential upside, analysts clearly believe NB Bancorp is a better buy than Berkshire Hills Bancorp.

Profitability

This table compares the net margins, return on equity, and return on assets of Berkshire Hills Bancorp and NB Bancorp.

Net margins Return on equity Return on assets
Berkshire Hills Bank Corp. 3.37% 8.61% 0.70%
NB Bancorp n/a n/a n/a

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Berkshire Hills Bancorp beats NB Bancorp on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Berkshire Hills Bancorp

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Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. is the bank holding company for Berkshire Bank, which provides various banking products and services in the United States. The company offers various deposit accounts, including checking accounts, interest-bearing checking accounts, savings accounts, money market savings accounts, term certificates of deposit, and retirement deposit accounts. It offers loans, such as commercial real estate, commercial and industrial, residential mortgages, and consumer loans. In addition, the company offers asset management services, including investment management, trust administration, tax return preparation, and financial planning; and investment products and brokerage services. It also offers commercial cash management, online and mobile banking, small business banking, and asset-based lending services; and debit cards and other electronic fee-producing payment services to transaction account customers. It offers its products to individual, commercial, nonprofit, and municipal deposit customers. Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. was founded in 1846 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

About NB Bancorp

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NB Bancorp, Inc. focuses on operating as a bank holding company for Needham Bank, providing various banking products and services in the Greater Boston metropolitan area and surrounding communities in Massachusetts, eastern Connecticut, southern New Hampshire and Rhode Island. The company offers a variety of deposit products, including certificates of deposit, individual pensions, money market funds, savings accounts, NOW, call deposits, and interest-bearing and noninterest-bearing checking accounts; and commercial real estate and multifamily, one- to four-family residential, construction and land development, commercial and industrial, and consumer loans, as well as home equity loans and lines of credit. It also invests in securities consisting of U.S. Treasury and federal agency securities, government-sponsored mortgage-backed securities, municipal bonds and corporate bonds. The company was founded in 1892 and is headquartered in Needham, Massachusetts.

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