Wall Street brokerages expect that Boston Private Financial Hldg Inc (NASDAQ:BPFH) will report sales of $84.80 million for the current fiscal quarter, Zacks Investment Research reports. Three analysts have provided estimates for Boston Private Financial’s earnings, with the lowest sales estimate coming in at $83.60 million and the highest estimate coming in at $86.70 million. Boston Private Financial posted sales of $96.82 million during the same quarter last year, which would indicate a negative year-over-year growth rate of 12.4%. The firm is scheduled to report its next quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 17th.
According to Zacks, analysts expect that Boston Private Financial will report full year sales of $348.20 million for the current year, with estimates ranging from $343.50 million to $354.10 million. For the next year, analysts forecast that the firm will report sales of $362.93 million, with estimates ranging from $362.00 million to $363.90 million. Zacks Investment Research’s sales averages are an average based on a survey of sell-side research firms that follow Boston Private Financial.
Get Boston Private Financial alerts:Boston Private Financial (NASDAQ:BPFH) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, January 30th. The bank reported $0.26 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the Zacks’ consensus estimate of $0.23 by $0.03. Boston Private Financial had a net margin of 18.89% and a return on equity of 11.04%. The company had revenue of $88.69 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $90.20 million. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.22 EPS.
A number of brokerages have recently commented on BPFH. Zacks Investment Research lowered Boston Private Financial from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Monday, February 4th. BidaskClub upgraded Boston Private Financial from a “strong sell” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Tuesday, December 25th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and one has assigned a hold rating to the company. The company currently has an average rating of “Sell” and a consensus price target of $15.00.
In other Boston Private Financial news, Director Stephen M. Waters sold 3,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $12.61, for a total value of $37,830.00. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, EVP Paul M. Simons bought 10,560 shares of Boston Private Financial stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 12th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $11.35 per share, for a total transaction of $119,856.00. Following the acquisition, the executive vice president now owns 300 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,405. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders have bought 30,676 shares of company stock valued at $374,556 and have sold 3,116 shares valued at $39,253. 2.11% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.
Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund acquired a new position in Boston Private Financial during the 4th quarter valued at about $32,000. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank raised its holdings in Boston Private Financial by 36.7% during the 4th quarter. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank now owns 5,222 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $55,000 after acquiring an additional 1,401 shares during the period. Quantamental Technologies LLC bought a new position in shares of Boston Private Financial in the fourth quarter worth $82,000. Susquehanna Fundamental Investments LLC bought a new position in shares of Boston Private Financial in the fourth quarter worth $116,000. Finally, Stone Ridge Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in Boston Private Financial in the fourth quarter worth $120,000. 97.11% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
NASDAQ BPFH opened at $12.09 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $1.02 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.46 and a beta of 0.98. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.70, a current ratio of 0.99 and a quick ratio of 0.99. Boston Private Financial has a fifty-two week low of $10.00 and a fifty-two week high of $17.85.
The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 22nd. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 8th were paid a $0.12 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, February 7th. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.97%. Boston Private Financial’s payout ratio is 49.48%.
Boston Private Financial Company Profile
Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc operates as the bank holding company for Boston Private Bank & Trust Company that provides a range of banking services in the United States. The company operates through four segments: Private Banking, Wealth Management and Trust, Investment Management, and Wealth Advisory.
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