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Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. operates as a bank holding company for Berkshire Bank that provides commercial and consumer banking services to individuals, businesses, not-for-profit organizations, and municipalities in western Massachusetts, southern Vermont, and northeastern New York. The company accepts various deposit accounts, including interest-bearing checking, non interest-bearing checking, regular savings, money market savings, time certificates of deposit, and checking and NOW accounts. Its loan portfolio comprises fixed-rate and adjustable-rate residential mortgage loans; commercial mortgages on properties used for business purposes, such as small office buildings, industrial, healthcare, lodging, recreation, and retail facilities; commercial business loans, including revolving loans, lines of credit, letters of credit, time notes, and small business administration guaranteed loans; and consumer loans comprising prime indirect automobile loans and home equity loans. In addition, the company offers electronic banking, cash management, and other transaction and reporting services; interest rate swap contracts to commercial customers; and wealth management services including trust, financial planning, and investment services, as well as operates as an agent for lines of property and casualty, life, disability, and health insurance. As of December 31, 2008, it operated 39 banking offices and 10 insurance offices. The company was founded in 1846 and is headquartered in Pittsfield, Massachusetts.

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Key Statistics

Closing Price	22.14
Volume	34027
Volume Avg	48275
52 Week High	24.49
52 Week Low	17.11
PE	22.73
PE (group average)	27
EPS Year	0.98
EPS change Q/Q	-23.08%
EPS change Q/Q Yr ago	-16.67%
EPS change Q/Q next Q est	-56.52%
EPS change Y/Y	1000%
REV change Q/Q	0.55%
REV change Q/Q Yr ago	1.11%
EPS next Q est	0.46
EPS next Y est	2.18
Divident Annual	0.66
Dividend Yield	2.98%