BHRB

Find winning stocks in any market cycle. Join 7 million investors using Simply Wall St's investing ideas for FREE. Burke & Herbert Financial Services (BHRB) filed a US$4.6 million shelf registration for an ESOP related common stock offering, alongside first quarter results that kept net interest income and net income close to last year and an affirmed cash dividend. See our latest analysis for Burke & Herbert Financial Services. At a share price of US$63.02, Burke & Herbert Financial Services has seen a 2.02% year to date share price return, while its 16.12% one year total shareholder return contrasts with a weaker 10.64% three year total shareholder return. This suggests momentum has picked up more recently as investors weigh the steady first quarter earnings, dividend affirmation and ESOP related shelf registration. If this kind of steady banking story has your attention, it can be useful to widen your watchlist and look at 19 top founder-led companies With a 16.1% one year total shareholder return, steady recent earnings and a price that sits below the cited analyst target, the key question is whether BHRB is still undervalued or if the market already reflects future growth. BHRB trades on a P/E of 8.1x, and based on several valuation checks, that level points to a stock that screens as good value against its banking peers. The P/E ratio compares the share price to earnings per share and is a common way investors gauge how much they are paying for a bank's current profits. For a lender like Burke & Herbert Financial Services, it gives a quick read on how the market is pricing its earnings profile relative to similar companies in the US Banks industry. Here, BHRB's P/E of 8.1x sits well below the US Banks industry average of 11.3x and also below the peer average of 12x. It is also under an estimated fair P/E of 14.5x. That level is one reference point investors may use when comparing current pricing with earnings expectations and sentiment. That gap, combined with statements that the stock is trading at good value compared to both peers and industry, highlights how earnings growth expectations and recent profit trends are not being valued at the same multiple as many comparable banks. For investors, the question is whether this lower multiple reflects caution that persists or an opportunity if growth and profitability remain aligned with current projection...

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 23, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Burke & Herbert Financial Services Corp. (the “Company” or “Burke & Herbert”) (Nasdaq: BHRB) reported financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2026. In addition, at its meeting on April 23, 2026, the board of directors declared a $0.55 per share regular cash dividend to be paid on June 1, 2026, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on May 15, 2026. From David P. Boyle, Company Chair and Chief Executive Officer "I’m pleased with our first quarter 2026 results which have put us on a good trajectory for the year. Our new loan originations were strong and we grew our loan portfolio while maintaining a solid core deposit base. Our balance sheet is well-positioned, asset quality metrics are in line with our moderate risk profile, and we delivered top quartile returns compared to our peers. We’re looking forward to our upcoming merger with LINKBANK and the benefits it will provide for our combined customers, employees, communities, and shareholders." Q1 2026 Highlights For the quarter, net income applicable to common shares totaled $27.1 million; adjusted (non-GAAP1) operating net income applicable to common shares was $28.2 million. Diluted earnings per common share (“EPS”) was $1.79; adjusted (non-GAAP1) diluted EPS of $1.87. For the quarter, the annualized return on average assets (“ROA”) was 1.39%, the annualized return on average equity (“ROE”) was 12.62%, and the annualized return on average tangible common equity (“ROATCE”) (non-GAAP1) was 13.87%. On an adjusted basis (non-GAAP1), ROA was 1.45%, ROE was 13.30%, and ROATCE was 14.44%. Tangible common equity to tangible assets (non-GAAP1) was 9.93%. Ending total gross loans were $5.4 billion and ending total deposits were $6.3 billion; ending loan-to-deposit ratio was 85.4%. The net interest margin (non-GAAP1) was 4.09% for the three months ended March 31, 2026. The balance sheet remains strong with ample liquidity. Total liquidity, including all available borrowing capacity with cash and cash equivalents, totaled $4.8 billion at the end of the first quarter. Asset quality metrics remain within the Company’s moderate risk profile with adequate reserve coverage. The Company continues to be well-capitalized, ending the quarter with 13.8%2 Common Equity Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets, 16.5%2 Total risk-based capital to risk-weigh...

Burke & Herbert Financial Services (BHRB) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.87 per share, in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate . This compares to earnings of $1.8 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items. This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of +0.27%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this bank holding company would post earnings of $1.91 per share when it actually produced earnings of $1.98, delivering a surprise of +3.66%. Over the last four quarters, the company has surpassed consensus EPS estimates four times. Burke & Herbert, which belongs to the Zacks Financial - Miscellaneous Services industry, posted revenues of $84.7 million for the quarter ended March 2026, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 2.65%. This compares to year-ago revenues of $83.01 million. The company has topped consensus revenue estimates two times over the last four quarters. The sustainability of the stock's immediate price movement based on the recently-released numbers and future earnings expectations will mostly depend on management's commentary on the earnings call. Burke & Herbert shares have added about 3.4% since the beginning of the year versus the S&P 500's gain of 4.3%. While Burke & Herbert has underperformed the market so far this year, the question that comes to investors' minds is: what's next for the stock? There are no easy answers to this key question, but one reliable measure that can help investors address this is the company's earnings outlook. Not only does this include current consensus earnings expectations for the coming quarter(s), but also how these expectations have changed lately. Empirical research shows a strong correlation between near-term stock movements and trends in earnings estimate revisions. Investors can track such revisions by themselves or rely on a tried-and-tested rating tool like the Zacks Rank, which has an impressive track record of harnessing the power of earnings estimate revisions. Ahead of this earnings release, the estimate revisions trend for Burke & Herbert was mixed. While the magnitude and direction of estimate revisions could change following the company's just-released earnings report, the current status translates into a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) for the stock. So, the shares are expected to perform in line with the market in the near future. You can see the complet...

HARRISBURG, Pa., Jan. 26, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- LINKBANCORP, Inc. (NASDAQ: LNKB) (the "Company"), the parent company of LINKBANK (the "Bank"), reported net income of $2.9 million, or $0.08 per diluted share, for the quarter ended December 31, 2025, compared to net income of $7.8 million, or $0.21 per diluted share, for the quarter ended September 30, 2025. Excluding expenses associated with the pending merger with Burke & Herbert Financial Services Corp. ("Burke & Herbert") and other non-core expenses, adjusted pre-tax, pre-provision net income was $11.7 million1 for the quarter ended December 31, 2025, compared to $11.0 million1 for the quarter ended September 30, 2025. Net income for the year ended December 31, 2025 was $33.5 million, or $0.90 per diluted share, compared to $26.2 million, or $0.71 for the year ended December 31, 2024. Earnings for the fourth quarter of 2025 were adversely affected by increased provision expense primarily related to a specific reserve established for a single commercial credit (the "Commercial Relationship") with total exposure of $5.0 million, requiring a full impairment, with an after-tax effect of $4.0 million. The determination of this reserve resulted from concerns with the Commercial Relationship raised during the fourth quarter of 2025, leading to the identification of purported fraudulent activity in January 2026. Additionally, the Company announced that the Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.075 per share of common stock which is expected to be paid on March 16, 2026 to shareholders of record on February 27, 2026. FULL YEAR 2025 HIGHLIGHTS: Annual Earnings Grow 26.8% over Prior Year. Earnings for the year ended December 31, 2025 were $33.5 million, or $0.90 per diluted share compared to $26.2 million, or $0.71 per diluted share for the year ended December 31, 2024, an increase of 26.8%. Adjusted pre-tax, pre-provision net income grew 20% year over year from $34.8 million1 for the year ended December 31, 2024 to $41.8 million1 for the year ended December 31, 2025. 15.7% Year over Year Increase in Tangible Book Value. Book value per share increased to $8.18 at December 31, 2025 compared to $8.16 at September 30, 2025 and $7.50 at December 31, 2024. Tangible book value per share increased to $6.201 at December 31, 2025 compared to $6.151 at September 30, 2025 and $5.361 at December 31, 2024. Ex...

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — Burke & Herbert Financial Services Corp. (BHRB) on Thursday reported fourth-quarter earnings of $30.3 million. The Alexandria, Virginia-based company said it had profit of $1.98 per share. The bank holding company posted revenue of $122.8 million in the period. Its adjusted revenue was $86.6 million. For the year, the company reported profit of $117.3 million, or $7.72 per share. Revenue was reported as $342 million. Burke & Herbert shares have climbed almost 8% since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Thursday, shares hit $67.10, a climb of roughly 10% in the last 12 months. _____ This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on BHRB at https://www.zacks.com/ap/BHRB

Burke & Herbert Financial Services (BHRB) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.98 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.91 per share. This compares to earnings of $1.77 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items. This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of +3.67%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this bank holding company would post earnings of $1.88 per share when it actually produced earnings of $1.97, delivering a surprise of +4.79%. Over the last four quarters, the company has surpassed consensus EPS estimates four times. Burke & Herbert, which belongs to the Zacks Financial - Miscellaneous Services industry, posted revenues of $86.56 million for the quarter ended December 2025, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 0.07%. This compares to year-ago revenues of $82.5 million. The company has topped consensus revenue estimates two times over the last four quarters. The sustainability of the stock's immediate price movement based on the recently-released numbers and future earnings expectations will mostly depend on management's commentary on the earnings call. Burke & Herbert shares have added about 5.9% since the beginning of the year versus the S&P 500's gain of 0.4%. While Burke & Herbert has outperformed the market so far this year, the question that comes to investors' minds is: what's next for the stock? There are no easy answers to this key question, but one reliable measure that can help investors address this is the company's earnings outlook. Not only does this include current consensus earnings expectations for the coming quarter(s), but also how these expectations have changed lately. Empirical research shows a strong correlation between near-term stock movements and trends in earnings estimate revisions. Investors can track such revisions by themselves or rely on a tried-and-tested rating tool like the Zacks Rank, which has an impressive track record of harnessing the power of earnings estimate revisions. Ahead of this earnings release, the estimate revisions trend for Burke & Herbert was favorable. While the magnitude and direction of estimate revisions could change following the company's just-released earnings report, the current status translates into a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) for the stock. So, the shares are expected to outperform the market in the near future. You can see...

Burke & Herbert Financial Services (BHRB) reported Q4 adjusted earnings late Thursday of $1.98 per s

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 22, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Burke & Herbert Financial Services Corp. (the “Company” or “Burke & Herbert”) (Nasdaq: BHRB) reported financial results for the quarter and the year ended December 31, 2025. In addition, at its meeting on January 22, 2026, the board of directors declared a $0.55 per share regular cash dividend to be paid on March 2, 2026, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on February 13, 2026. From David P. Boyle, Company Chair and Chief Executive Officer “Our fourth quarter 2025 results are a fitting cap to a year marked by disciplined execution. Our balance sheet remains strong and well-positioned, asset quality metrics improved, and we once again delivered top quartile returns compared to our peers. At the beginning of the year, we set goals to achieve a more granular, diverse and relationship-based loan portfolio, to grow our core deposits and non-interest income by delivering our full suite of products and services, and to continue our expansion into new and existing markets. We accomplished those goals and I am incredibly proud of the teamwork demonstrated across the Company to deliver what we said we would. By staying true to our core values of serving & leading, delivering more, elevating everyone, and always being invested in the long-term success of those around us, the foundation as we enter 2026 is solid. I’m grateful for the support of our shareholders and look forward to delivering increased value for them, our customers, our employees, and our communities.” Q4 2025 Highlights For the quarter, net income applicable to common shares totaled $30.0 million, and diluted earnings per common share (“EPS”) was $1.98. For the quarter, the annualized return on average assets was 1.49% and the annualized return on average equity was 14.14%. For the twelve months ended December 31, 2025, net income applicable to common shares totaled $116.4 million, and diluted earnings per common share was $7.72. For the twelve months ended December 31, 2025, the return on average assets was 1.48% and the return on average equity was 14.76%. Ending total gross loans were $5.4 billion and ending total deposits were $6.4 billion; ending loan-to-deposit ratio was 84.1%. The net interest margin (non-GAAP1) was 4.11% for the three months ended December 31, 2025 and 4.14% for the twelve months ended December 31, 2025. The b...

If you buy and hold a stock for many years, you'd hope to be making a profit. Furthermore, you'd generally like to see the share price rise faster than the market. Unfortunately for shareholders, while the Burke & Herbert Financial Services Corp. (NASDAQ:BHRB) share price is up 49% in the last five years, that's less than the market return. However, if you include the dividends then the return is market beating. Unfortunately the share price is down 9.7% in the last year. The past week has proven to be lucrative for Burke & Herbert Financial Services investors, so let's see if fundamentals drove the company's five-year performance. Trump has pledged to "unleash" American oil and gas and these 15 US stocks have developments that are poised to benefit. In his essay The Superinvestors of Graham-and-Doddsville Warren Buffett described how share prices do not always rationally reflect the value of a business. One imperfect but simple way to consider how the market perception of a company has shifted is to compare the change in the earnings per share (EPS) with the share price movement. During five years of share price growth, Burke & Herbert Financial Services achieved compound earnings per share (EPS) growth of 27% per year. This EPS growth is higher than the 8% average annual increase in the share price. So one could conclude that the broader market has become more cautious towards the stock. This cautious sentiment is reflected in its (fairly low) P/E ratio of 8.98. You can see how EPS has changed over time in the image below (click on the chart to see the exact values). It's probably worth noting we've seen significant insider buying in the last quarter, which we consider a positive. On the other hand, we think the revenue and earnings trends are much more meaningful measures of the business. This free interactive report on Burke & Herbert Financial Services' earnings, revenue and cash flow is a great place to start, if you want to investigate the stock further. As well as measuring the share price return, investors should also consider the total shareholder return (TSR). Whereas the share price return only reflects the change in the share price, the TSR includes the value of dividends (assuming they were reinvested) and the benefit of any discounted capital raising or spin-off. It's fair to say that the TSR gives a more complete picture for stocks that pay a...

Burke & Herbert Financial Services (BHRB) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.97 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.88 per share. This compares to earnings of $1.98 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items. This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of +4.79%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this bank holding company would post earnings of $1.85 per share when it actually produced earnings of $1.97, delivering a surprise of +6.49%. Over the last four quarters, the company has surpassed consensus EPS estimates three times. Burke & Herbert, which belongs to the Zacks Financial - Miscellaneous Services industry, posted revenues of $85.36 million for the quarter ended September 2025, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 1.78%. This compares to year-ago revenues of $83.79 million. The company has topped consensus revenue estimates just once over the last four quarters. The sustainability of the stock's immediate price movement based on the recently-released numbers and future earnings expectations will mostly depend on management's commentary on the earnings call. Burke & Herbert shares have lost about 1.9% since the beginning of the year versus the S&P 500's gain of 13.9%. While Burke & Herbert has underperformed the market so far this year, the question that comes to investors' minds is: what's next for the stock? There are no easy answers to this key question, but one reliable measure that can help investors address this is the company's earnings outlook. Not only does this include current consensus earnings expectations for the coming quarter(s), but also how these expectations have changed lately. Empirical research shows a strong correlation between near-term stock movements and trends in earnings estimate revisions. Investors can track such revisions by themselves or rely on a tried-and-tested rating tool like the Zacks Rank, which has an impressive track record of harnessing the power of earnings estimate revisions. Ahead of this earnings release, the estimate revisions trend for Burke & Herbert was mixed. While the magnitude and direction of estimate revisions could change following the company's just-released earnings report, the current status translates into a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) for the stock. So, the shares are expected to perform in line with the market in the near future. You...

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — Burke & Herbert Financial Services Corp. (BHRB) on Thursday reported third-quarter earnings of $30 million. The Alexandria, Virginia-based company said it had profit of $1.97 per share. The bank holding company posted revenue of $122.8 million in the period. Its adjusted revenue was $85.4 million. Burke & Herbert shares have fallen slightly more than 2% since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Thursday, shares hit $60.92, a fall of 3.5% in the last 12 months. _____ This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on BHRB at https://www.zacks.com/ap/BHRB

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Burke & Herbert Financial Services Corp. (the "Company" or "Burke & Herbert") (Nasdaq: BHRB) reported financial results for the quarter year ended September 30, 2025, and disclosed that, at its meeting on October 23, 2025, the board of directors declared a $0.55 per share regular cash dividend to be paid on December 1, 2025, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on November 14, 2025. Q3 2025 Highlights For the quarter, net income applicable to common shares totaled $29.7 million, and diluted earnings per common share ("EPS") was $1.97. For the quarter ended June 30, 2025, net income applicable to common shares totaled $29.7 million, and diluted EPS was $1.97. For the quarter, the annualized return on average assets was 1.50% and the annualized return on average equity was 14.88%. Ending total gross loans were $5.6 billion and ending total deposits were $6.4 billion; ending loan-to-deposit ratio was 86.7%. The net interest margin (non-GAAP1) was 4.08% for the three months ended September 30, 2025. The balance sheet remains strong with ample liquidity. Total liquidity, including all available borrowing capacity with cash and cash equivalents, totaled $4.3 billion at the end of the third quarter. Asset quality metrics remain within the Company's moderate risk profile with adequate reserve coverage. The Company continues to be well-capitalized, ending the quarter with 12.7%2 Common Equity Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets, 15.4%2 Total risk-based capital to risk-weighted assets, and a leverage ratio of 10.7%.2 From David P. Boyle, Company Chair and Chief Executive Officer "Our solid results reflect the teamwork in executing our strategy to be trusted advisors to our customers and to expand into attractive markets where we deliver our full suite of products and services. Our loan originations were strong, and we increased our deposits during the quarter. We recently opened our first branch in Bethesda, Maryland and our newer markets in Virginia, including Fredericksburg and Richmond, are exceeding our expectations. Our balance sheet remains well positioned with ample liquidity, solid capital ratios, and adequate loss reserves. We are looking forward to a strong close to 2025 and delivering increased value for our customers, employees, communities, and shareholders." Results of Operations Third Qu...