NASDAQ:BWFG

Bankwell Financial Group - BWFG Stock Forecast, Price & News

$29.91

-0.72 (-2.35%)

(As of 10/5/2022 12:00 AM ET)

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Today's Range: $29.68
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$30.51
50-Day Range: $29.11
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$34.29
52-Week Range: $29.11
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$36.87

Volume: 8,680 shs
Average Volume: 32,534 shs
Market Capitalization: $232.13 million

P/E Ratio: 6.72
Dividend Yield: 2.61%
Price Target: N/A

Bankwell Financial Group MarketRank™ Forecast

Analyst Rating: N/A
Upside/Downside: N/A
Short Interest: Healthy
2.54% of Float Sold Short
Dividend Strength: Moderate
Based on Four Factors
Sustainability: N/A
News Sentiment: N/A
Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares
$89,727 Bought Last Quarter
Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Overall MarketRank^™

MarketRank is calculated as an average of available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

2.86 out of 5 stars

Finance Sector

176th out of 887 stocks

State Commercial Banks Industry

32nd out of 186 stocks

N/A

Analyst's Opinion

Consensus Rating
There is not enough analysis data for Bankwell Financial Group.

5.0

Short Interest

Percentage of Shares Shorted
2.54% 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 3.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
Change versus previous month
Short interest in Bankwell Financial Group has recently decreased by 13.97%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

2.5

Dividend Strength

Dividend Yield
Bankwell Financial Group pays a meaningful dividend of 2.61%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.
Dividend Growth
Bankwell Financial Group has been increasing its dividend for 5 years.
Dividend Coverage
The dividend payout ratio of Bankwell Financial Group is 17.98%. 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.

3.8

News and Social Media Coverage

News Sentiment
Bankwell Financial Group has a news sentiment score of 1.84. 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 0.71 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.
News Coverage This Week
MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Bankwell Financial Group this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.
MarketBeat Follows
1 people have added Bankwell Financial Group to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

3.3

Company Ownership

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling
In the past three months, Bankwell Financial Group insiders have bought 13.66% more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $89,727.00 in company stock and sold $78,945.00 in company stock.
Percentage Held by Insiders
28.00% 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 35.06% of the stock of Bankwell Financial Group is held by institutions.

1.3

Earnings and Valuation

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market
The P/E ratio of Bankwell Financial Group is 6.72, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 117.25.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector
The P/E ratio of Bankwell Financial Group is 6.72, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 159.37.
Price to Book Value per Share Ratio
Bankwell Financial Group has a P/B Ratio of 1.16. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

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About Bankwell Financial Group (NASDAQ:BWFG) Stock

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, 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 secured by savings or certificate accounts and automobiles; and unsecured personal loans and overdraft lines of credit. It operates branches in New Canaan, Stamford, Fairfield, Wilton, 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.

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BWFG Stock News Headlines

September 23, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. (BWFG)

September 23, 2022 | seekingalpha.com

Bankwell Financial: Growth Of Loan Volume To Counter Margin Compression

September 2, 2022 | nasdaq.com

Insider Buying: The Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:BWFG) Director Just Bought 162% More Shares

August 29, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

If EPS Growth Is Important To You, Bankwell Financial Group (NASDAQ:BWFG) Presents An Opportunity

July 23, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

Investing in Bankwell Financial Group (NASDAQ:BWFG) a year ago would have delivered you a 15% gain

July 10, 2022 | seekingalpha.com

Bankwell Financial: Strong Loan Growth To Drive The Bottom Line

June 30, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

Trade Alert: The Independent Director Of Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:BWFG), James Garnett, Has Just Spent US$305k Buying 61% More Shares

June 13, 2022 | nasdaq.com

Bankwell Financial Group (BWFG) Shares Cross Below 200 DMA

June 1, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

Darryl Demos Elected to the Board of Directors of Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. and Bankwell Bank

May 8, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:BWFG) Looks Like A Good Stock, And It's Going Ex-Dividend Soon

April 28, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. (BWFG) Q1 Earnings and Revenues Beat Estimates

April 20, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. (BWFG) Earnings Expected to Grow: What to Know Ahead of Q1 Release

April 6, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. (BWFG) is a Top Dividend Stock Right Now: Should You Buy?

April 1, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

Bullish insiders at Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:BWFG) loaded up on US$850k of stock earlier this year

March 24, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

Is Preferred Apartment Communities (APTS) Outperforming Other Finance Stocks This Year?

March 9, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

Is Bankwell (BWFG) Stock a Solid Choice Right Now?

January 30, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

Bankwell Financial Group (NASDAQ:BWFG) Is Increasing Its Dividend To US$0.20

January 28, 2022 | seekingalpha.com

Bankwell Financial GAAP EPS of $0.99, revenue of $19.75M

January 27, 2022 | benzinga.com

Bankwell Financial: Q4 Earnings Insights

January 26, 2022 | seekingalpha.com

Bankwell Financial declares $0.20 dividend

January 26, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

Bankwell Financial Group Reports Record Net Income for the Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2021; Increases Dividend by 11%; Provides Guidance For 2022

December 2, 2021 | finance.yahoo.com

What Type Of Shareholders Own The Most Number of Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:BWFG) Shares?

November 10, 2021 | benzinga.com

EVP And Chief Banking Officer Of Bankwell Finl Gr Purchased $345K In Stock

October 27, 2021 | finance.yahoo.com

Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. (BWFG) Q3 Earnings and Revenues Top Estimates

October 27, 2021 | finance.yahoo.com

Bankwell Financial Group Reports Record Net Income for the Third Quarter; Declares Fourth Quarter Dividend; and Authorizes an Additional 200 Thousand Shares for Its Share Repurchase Program

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BWFG Company Calendar

Last Earnings: 7/27/2022
Ex-Dividend for 8/25 Dividend: 8/12/2022
Dividend Payable: 8/25/2022
Today: 10/06/2022
Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/26/2022
Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2022

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Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
Industry: State commercial banks
Sub-Industry: N/A
Sector: Finance
Current Symbol: NASDAQ:BWFG
CUSIP: N/A
CIK: 1505732
Web: www.mybankwell.com
Phone: (203) 652-0166
Fax: N/A
Employees: 124
Year Founded: N/A

Profitability

EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $4.45
Trailing P/E Ratio: 6.72
Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
P/E Growth: N/A
Net Income: $26.59 million
Net Margins: 36.53%
Pretax Margin: 46.47%
Return on Equity: 15.28%
Return on Assets: 1.33%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.62
Current Ratio: 1.07
Quick Ratio: 1.07

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales: $87.03 million
Price / Sales: 2.67
Cash Flow: $3.93 per share
Price / Cash Flow: 7.62
Book Value: $25.75 per share
Price / Book: 1.16

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares: 7,761,000
Free Float: 5,588,000
Market Cap: $232.13 million
Optionable: Not Optionable
Beta: 0.74

Key Executives

Mr. Christopher R. Gruseke (Age 62)
Pres, CEO & Director
Comp: $1.02M

Ms. Christine A. Chivily (Age 63)
Exec. VP, Chief Risk Officer & Chief Credit Officer
Comp: $444.82k

Mr. Matthew J. McNeill (Age 47)
Exec. VP & Chief Banking Officer
Comp: $723.46k

Mr. Todd H. Lampert (Age 59)
Independent Director & Corp. Sec.
Comp: $75.6k

Mr. Penko Krassimir Ivanov (Age 53)
Exec. VP & CFO

Ms. Laura J. Waitz (Age 59)
Exec. VP & COO

Scott Messina
Sr. VP & Chief Information Officer

Ms. Shawn T. Gelin
Sr. VP & Director of Community Banking Operations

Mr. Robert J. Palermo
Sr. VP & CRE Team Leader

Robert E. Mallozzi
Sr. VP & Bus. Devel. Officer

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Insiders & Institutions

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BWFG Stock - Frequently Asked Questions

How have BWFG shares performed in 2022?: Bankwell Financial Group's stock was trading at $32.84 on January 1st, 2022. Since then, BWFG shares have decreased by 8.9% and is now trading at $29.91.
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When is Bankwell Financial Group's next earnings date?: The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, October 26th 2022.
View our BWFG earnings forecast.
How were Bankwell Financial Group's earnings last quarter?: Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:BWFG) announced its earnings results on Wednesday, July, 27th. The bank reported $1.15 EPS for the quarter. The bank had revenue of $24.98 million for the quarter. Bankwell Financial Group had a net margin of 36.53% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 15.28%.
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, July 27th. Shareholders of record on Monday, August 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.20 per share on Thursday, August 25th. This represents a $0.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.67%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 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 2.61%. The company has been increasing its dividend for 5 consecutive years, indicating the company has a new, but growing committment to grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio is 17.98%. 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).
What is Bankwell Financial Group's stock symbol?: Bankwell Financial Group trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "BWFG."
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 WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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What is Bankwell Financial Group's stock price today?: One share of BWFG stock can currently be purchased for approximately $29.91.
How much money does Bankwell Financial Group make?: Bankwell Financial Group (NASDAQ:BWFG) has a market capitalization of $232.13 million and generates $87.03 million in revenue each year. The bank earns $26.59 million in net income (profit) each year or $4.45 on an earnings per share basis.
How many employees does Bankwell Financial Group have?: The company employs 124 workers across the globe.
How can I contact Bankwell Financial Group?: Bankwell Financial Group's mailing address is 220 ELM STREET, NEW CANAAN CT, 06840. The official website for the company is www.mybankwell.com. The bank can be reached via phone at (203) 652-0166 or via email at ir@mybankwell.com.

This page (NASDAQ:BWFG) was last updated on 10/6/2022 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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Bankwell Financial Group - BWFG Stock Forecast, Price & News

Bankwell Financial Group MarketRank™ Forecast

Overall MarketRank™

Analyst's Opinion

Short Interest

Percentage of Shares Shorted

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Change versus previous month

Dividend Strength

Sustainability and ESG

Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) Score

News and Social Media Coverage

News Sentiment

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat Follows