Should I buy or sell Bankwell Financial Group stock right now?

2 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Bankwell Financial Group in the last twelve months. There are currently 2 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "buy" BWFG shares. View BWFG analyst ratings or view top-rated stocks .

What is Bankwell Financial Group's stock price target for 2024?

2 Wall Street analysts have issued 1 year price targets for Bankwell Financial Group's stock. Their BWFG share price targets range from $26.00 to $34.00. On average, they anticipate the company's share price to reach $30.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 27.0% from the stock's current price. View analysts price targets for BWFG or view top-rated stocks among Wall Street analysts .

How have BWFG shares performed in 2024?

Bankwell Financial Group's stock was trading at $30.18 on January 1st, 2024. Since then, BWFG shares have decreased by 21.7% and is now trading at $23.63. View the best growth stocks for 2024 here .

Are investors shorting Bankwell Financial Group?

Bankwell Financial Group saw a decrease in short interest in the month of March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 93,900 shares, a decrease of 10.7% from the March 15th total of 105,100 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 11,700 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 8.0 days. Currently, 1.6% of the company's shares are sold short. View Bankwell Financial Group's Short Interest .

When is Bankwell Financial Group's next earnings date?

The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, April 24th 2024. View our BWFG earnings forecast .

How were Bankwell Financial Group's earnings last quarter?

Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:BWFG) announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January, 24th. The bank reported $1.09 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The bank had revenue of $23.37 million for the quarter. Bankwell Financial Group had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 14.45% and a net margin of 18.97%.

How often does Bankwell Financial Group pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Bankwell Financial Group?

Bankwell Financial Group declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, January 24th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 13th will be given a dividend of $0.20 per share on Friday, February 23rd. This represents a $0.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.39%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, February 12th. Read our dividend analysis for BWFG .

Is Bankwell Financial Group a good dividend stock?

Bankwell Financial Group (NASDAQ:BWFG) pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 3.45%. The dividend payout ratio is 17.06%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Read our dividend analysis for BWFG .

What other stocks do shareholders of Bankwell Financial Group own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Bankwell Financial Group investors own include ONEOK (OKE) , NVIDIA (NVDA) , AT&T (T) , AbbVie (ABBV) , Philip Morris International (PM) , Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) , Algonquin Power & Utilities (AQN) , Carnival Co. & (CCL) , Cinemark (CNK) and CenterPoint Energy (CNP) .

Who are Bankwell Financial Group's major shareholders?

Bankwell Financial Group's stock is owned by a number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Bridge City Capital LLC (0.15%). Insiders that own company stock include Anahaita N Kotval, Blake S Drexler , Carl M Porto , Christine Chivily, Daniel S Jones , Darryl Demos, Eric J Dale , James M Garnett Jr , James M Garnett, Jr , Jeffrey R Dunne, Laura Waitz, Lawrence B Seidman , Matt Mcneill , Penko Krassimir Ivanov , Richard Castiglioni and Todd Lampert . View institutional ownership trends .

How do I buy shares of Bankwell Financial Group?

Shares of BWFG stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. Compare Top Brokerages Here .

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Bankwell Financial Group (BWFG) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$23.63

+0.17 (+0.72%)

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Today's Range: $23.44
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$23.75
50-Day Range: $23.19
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$26.47
52-Week Range: $21.22
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$30.83

Volume: 11,810 shs
Average Volume: 12,201 shs
Market Capitalization: $187.62 million

P/E Ratio: 5.04
Dividend Yield: 3.39%
Price Target: $30.00

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Bankwell Financial Group MarketRank™ Stock Analysis

Analyst Rating: Buy
3.00 Rating Score
Upside/Downside: 27.0% Upside
$30.00 Price Target
Short Interest: Healthy
1.62% of Float Sold Short
Dividend Strength: Weak
Based on Four Factors
Sustainability: N/A
News Sentiment: 1.47
Based on 2 Articles This Week
Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares
$14,876 Bought Last Quarter
Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Overall MarketRank^™

New Rank-Based ScoringMarketRank^™ is calculated by averaging available category scores (with extra weight given to analysis and valuation), then ranking the company's weighted average against that of other companies.

4.17 out of 5 stars

Finance Sector

274th out of 823 stocks

State Commercial Banks Industry

69th out of 172 stocks

3.5

Analyst's Opinion

Consensus Rating
Bankwell Financial Group has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 2 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.
Amount of Analyst Coverage
Bankwell Financial Group has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

4.0

Short Interest

Percentage of Shares Shorted
1.62% of the float of Bankwell Financial Group has been sold short.
Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover
Bankwell Financial Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 8.
Change versus previous month
Short interest in Bankwell Financial Group has recently decreased by 10.66%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

1.7

Dividend Strength

Dividend Yield
Bankwell Financial Group pays a meaningful dividend of 3.45%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.
Dividend Growth
Bankwell Financial Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth.
Dividend Coverage
The dividend payout ratio of Bankwell Financial Group is 17.06%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

N/A

Sustainability and ESG

Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) Score
There is no current Upright™ data available for BWFG.

3.0

News and Social Media Coverage

News Sentiment
Bankwell Financial Group has a news sentiment score of 1.47. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.57 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.
News Coverage This Week
MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Bankwell Financial Group this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.

3.3

Company Ownership

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling
In the past three months, Bankwell Financial Group insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $14,876.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.
Percentage Held by Insiders
25.77% of the stock of Bankwell Financial Group is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.
Percentage Held by Institutions
Only 35.80% of the stock of Bankwell Financial Group is held by institutions.

1.9

Earnings and Valuation

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market
The P/E ratio of Bankwell Financial Group is 5.04, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 141.94.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector
The P/E ratio of Bankwell Financial Group is 5.04, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 60.02.
Price to Book Value per Share Ratio
Bankwell Financial Group has a P/B Ratio of 0.70. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

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About Bankwell Financial Group Stock (NASDAQ:BWFG)

Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for Bankwell Bank that provides various banking services for individual and commercial customers. It offers various traditional depository products, including checking, savings, money market, and certificates of deposit. The company also provides first mortgage loans secured by one-to-four family owner occupied residential properties for personal use; home equity loans and home equity lines of credit secured by owner occupied one-to-four family residential properties; loans secured by commercial real estate, multi-family dwellings, owner-occupied commercial real estate, and investor-owned one-to-four family dwellings; commercial construction loans for commercial development projects, including apartment buildings and condominiums, as well as office buildings, retail, and other income producing properties; land loans; commercial business loans secured by assignments of corporate assets and personal guarantees of the business owners; loans to finance insurance premiums; overdraft lines of credit; and unsecured personal loans. It operates branches in New Canaan, Stamford, Fairfield, Westport, Darien, Norwalk, and Hamden, Connecticut. The company was formerly known as BNC Financial Group, Inc. and changed its name to Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. in September 2013. Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in New Canaan, Connecticut.

BWFG Stock Price History

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BWFG Stock News Headlines

April 15, 2024 | americanbankingnews.com

Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:BWFG) Short Interest Update

April 12, 2024 | finance.yahoo.com

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Bankwell Financial Group, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:BWFG) largest shareholders are individual investors with 37% ownership, institutions own 36%

October 25, 2023 | msn.com

Bankwell Financial GAAP EPS of $1.25 beats by $0.32, revenue of $23.48M beats by $0.96M

September 19, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

SEIDMAN LAWRENCE B Acquires Significant Stake in Bankwell Financial Group Inc

September 15, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

Insider Sell: Director Todd Lampert Sells 4,000 Shares of Bankwell Financial Group Inc

September 6, 2023 | technews.tmcnet.com

KBRA Releases Surveillance Report for Bankwell Financial Group, Inc.

August 6, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

Here's What We Like About Bankwell Financial Group's (NASDAQ:BWFG) Upcoming Dividend

August 5, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

Anahaita Kotval Buys Handful Of Shares In Bankwell Financial Group

July 25, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

Bankwell Hires Chief Innovation Officer

June 12, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

Bankwell Financial Group's (NASDAQ:BWFG) investors will be pleased with their favorable 73% return over the last three years

May 21, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

Retail investors account for 37% of Bankwell Financial Group, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:BWFG) ownership, while institutions account for 36%

April 26, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

Bankwell Financial Group Reports Operating Results for the First Quarter and Declares Second Quarter Dividend

April 6, 2023 | markets.businessinsider.com

KBW Keeps Their Buy Rating on Bankwell Financial Group (BWFG)

February 26, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

Here's Why Bankwell Financial Group (NASDAQ:BWFG) Has Caught The Eye Of Investors

February 5, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

Bankwell Financial Group (NASDAQ:BWFG) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of $0.20

January 27, 2023 | businesswire.com

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January 25, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

Bankwell Financial Group Reports Record Loan Growth for the Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2022; Declares First Quarter Dividend

January 18, 2023 | reuters.com

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Company Calendar

Last Earnings: 1/24/2024
Ex-Dividend for 2/23 Dividend: 2/12/2024
Dividend Payable: 2/23/2024
Today: 4/18/2024
Next Earnings (Estimated): 4/24/2024
Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2024

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Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
Sector: Finance
Industry: State commercial banks
Sub-Industry: N/A
Current Symbol: NASDAQ:BWFG
CUSIP: N/A
CIK: 1505732
Web: www.mybankwell.com
Phone: (203) 652-0166
Fax: N/A
Employees: 126
Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target: $30.00
High Stock Price Target: $34.00
Low Stock Price Target: $26.00
Potential Upside/Downside: +27.0%
Consensus Rating: Buy
Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $4.69
Trailing P/E Ratio: 5.04
Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
P/E Growth: N/A
Net Income: $36.66 million
Net Margins: 18.97%
Pretax Margin: 24.85%
Return on Equity: 14.45%
Return on Assets: 1.13%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.60
Current Ratio: 1.06
Quick Ratio: 1.06

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales: $193.30 million
Price / Sales: 0.97
Cash Flow: $5.27 per share
Price / Cash Flow: 4.48
Book Value: $33.89 per share
Price / Book: 0.70

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares: 7,940,000
Free Float: 5,892,000
Market Cap: $187.62 million
Optionable: Not Optionable
Beta: 0.78

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Key Executives

Mr. Blake S. Drexler (Age 67)
Executive Chairman
Comp: $129k
Mr. Christopher R. Gruseke (Age 64)
President, CEO & Director
Comp: $1.15M
Mr. Matthew J. McNeill (Age 48)
Executive VP & Chief Banking Officer
Comp: $775.45k
Mr. Todd H. Lampert (Age 61)
Independent Director & Corporate Secretary
Comp: $74.5k
Ms. Courtney E. Sacchetti (Age 47)
Executive VP & CFO
Steven Brunner
Executive VP, Chief Risk and Operations Officer
Mr. Angelo Fusaro CPA (Age 38)
Principal Accounting Officer

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BWFG Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Should I buy or sell Bankwell Financial Group stock right now?: 2 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Bankwell Financial Group in the last twelve months. There are currently 2 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "buy" BWFG shares.
View BWFG analyst ratings or view top-rated stocks.
What is Bankwell Financial Group's stock price target for 2024?: 2 Wall Street analysts have issued 1 year price targets for Bankwell Financial Group's stock. Their BWFG share price targets range from $26.00 to $34.00. On average, they anticipate the company's share price to reach $30.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 27.0% from the stock's current price.
View analysts price targets for BWFG or view top-rated stocks among Wall Street analysts.
How have BWFG shares performed in 2024?: Bankwell Financial Group's stock was trading at $30.18 on January 1st, 2024. Since then, BWFG shares have decreased by 21.7% and is now trading at $23.63.
View the best growth stocks for 2024 here.
Are investors shorting Bankwell Financial Group?: Bankwell Financial Group saw a decrease in short interest in the month of March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 93,900 shares, a decrease of 10.7% from the March 15th total of 105,100 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 11,700 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 8.0 days. Currently, 1.6% of the company's shares are sold short.
View Bankwell Financial Group's Short Interest.
When is Bankwell Financial Group's next earnings date?: The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, April 24th 2024.
View our BWFG earnings forecast.
How were Bankwell Financial Group's earnings last quarter?: Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:BWFG) announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January, 24th. The bank reported $1.09 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The bank had revenue of $23.37 million for the quarter. Bankwell Financial Group had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 14.45% and a net margin of 18.97%.

How often does Bankwell Financial Group pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Bankwell Financial Group?: Bankwell Financial Group declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, January 24th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 13th will be given a dividend of $0.20 per share on Friday, February 23rd. This represents a $0.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.39%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, February 12th.
Read our dividend analysis for BWFG.
Is Bankwell Financial Group a good dividend stock?: Bankwell Financial Group (NASDAQ:BWFG) pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 3.45%. The dividend payout ratio is 17.06%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.
Read our dividend analysis for BWFG.
What other stocks do shareholders of Bankwell Financial Group own?: Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Bankwell Financial Group investors own include ONEOK (OKE), NVIDIA (NVDA), AT&T (T), AbbVie (ABBV), Philip Morris International (PM), Wells Fargo & Company (WFC), Algonquin Power & Utilities (AQN), Carnival Co. & (CCL), Cinemark (CNK) and CenterPoint Energy (CNP).
Who are Bankwell Financial Group's major shareholders?: Bankwell Financial Group's stock is owned by a number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Bridge City Capital LLC (0.15%). Insiders that own company stock include Anahaita N Kotval, Blake S Drexler, Carl M Porto, Christine Chivily, Daniel S Jones, Darryl Demos, Eric J Dale, James M Garnett Jr, James M Garnett, Jr, Jeffrey R Dunne, Laura Waitz, Lawrence B Seidman, Matt Mcneill, Penko Krassimir Ivanov, Richard Castiglioni and Todd Lampert.
View institutional ownership trends.
How do I buy shares of Bankwell Financial Group?: Shares of BWFG stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
Compare Top Brokerages Here.

This page (NASDAQ:BWFG) was last updated on 4/18/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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