Burke & Herbert Financial Services (NASDAQ:BHRB) Releases Earnings Results, Beats Expectations By $0.09 EPS

Burke & Herbert Financial Services (NASDAQ:BHRB – Get Free Report) posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday. The company reported $2.14 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.05 by $0.09, FiscalAI reports. The business had revenue of $119.74 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $121.32 million. Burke & Herbert Financial Services had a return on equity of 13.66% and a net margin of 18.86%.

Burke & Herbert Financial Services Price Performance

Burke & Herbert Financial Services stock opened at $71.73 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $1.45 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.85 and a beta of 0.58. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $70.52 and a 200-day simple moving average of $68.40. Burke & Herbert Financial Services has a 12-month low of $58.01 and a 12-month high of $75.08. The company has a current ratio of 0.84, a quick ratio of 0.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13.

Burke & Herbert Financial Services Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, December 1st. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 13th will be issued a $0.55 dividend. This represents a $2.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.1%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, November 13th. Burke & Herbert Financial Services’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 35.26%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts recently commented on the company. Weiss Ratings raised Burke & Herbert Financial Services from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 12th. DA Davidson set a $75.00 price target on Burke & Herbert Financial Services in a research report on Monday, July 27th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Burke & Herbert Financial Services from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Sunday, August 9th. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lifted their price objective on Burke & Herbert Financial Services from $80.00 to $81.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, July 31st. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have issued a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $76.67.

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Insider Activity

In other news, Director Georgette R. George sold 1,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $73.67, for a total transaction of $73,670.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 38,321 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,823,108.07. This represents a 2.54% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director James Mason Burke sold 1,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $73.03, for a total value of $109,545.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 258,480 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $18,876,794.40. This represents a 0.58% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last three months, insiders have bought 1,369 shares of company stock worth $100,747 and have sold 5,650 shares worth $416,094. Corporate insiders own 11.99% of the company’s stock.

About Burke & Herbert Financial Services

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Burke & Herbert Financial Services Corp. is the bank holding company for Burke & Herbert Bank & Trust Company, a community bank headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia. The bank traces its history to 1852 and serves consumers, businesses, nonprofit organizations and government-related entities in the Washington, DC, metropolitan region.

Burke & Herbert Bank provides traditional banking services, including checking and savings accounts, certificates of deposit, consumer loans, residential mortgages, commercial real estate financing and business loans.

Further Reading

Earnings History for Burke & Herbert Financial Services (NASDAQ:BHRB)

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