Bankwell Financial Group Stock Forecast, Price & News

2 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Bankwell Financial Group in the last year. There are currently 2 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "buy" Bankwell Financial Group stock.
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Bankwell Financial Group saw a increase in short interest during the month of May. As of May 14th, there was short interest totaling 221,700 shares, an increase of 32.0% from the April 29th total of 168,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 30,700 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 7.2 days. Approximately 4.0% of the shares of the company are sold short.
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Bankwell Financial Group is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, July 27th 2021.
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Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:BWFG) announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April, 27th. The bank reported $0.71 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.59 by $0.12. The bank earned $16.61 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $16.50 million. Bankwell Financial Group had a net margin of 12.80% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 5.77%.
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Bankwell Financial Group's stock was trading at $19.99 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, BWFG shares have increased by 36.6% and is now trading at $27.30.
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Bankwell Financial Group announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, April 28th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 14th will be given a dividend of $0.14 per share on Monday, May 24th. This represents a $0.56 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.05%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 13th.
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Bankwell Financial Group pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 2.01%. Bankwell Financial Group does not yet have a strong track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio of Bankwell Financial Group is 74.67%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, Bankwell Financial Group will have a dividend payout ratio of 18.36% next year. This indicates that Bankwell Financial Group will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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2 analysts have issued 12-month price targets for Bankwell Financial Group's stock. Their forecasts range from $33.00 to $35.00. On average, they anticipate Bankwell Financial Group's share price to reach $34.00 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 24.5% from the stock's current price.
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Bankwell Financial Group trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "BWFG."

Bankwell Financial Group's stock is owned by a number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (5.71%), Banc Funds Co. LLC (3.80%), Renaissance Technologies LLC (2.71%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (2.14%), Geode Capital Management LLC (1.46%) and Northern Trust Corp (1.07%). Company insiders that own Bankwell Financial Group stock include Blake S Drexler, Christopher R Gruseke, Daniel S Jones, Eric J Dale, James M Garnett Jr, James M Garnett, Jr, Laura Waitz, Lawrence B Seidman, Penko Krassimir Ivanov, Richard Castiglioni and Todd Lampert.
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BWFG stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Kennedy Capital Management Inc., Northern Trust Corp, Acadian Asset Management LLC, Morgan Stanley, Rhumbline Advisers, and California State Teachers Retirement System. Company insiders that have sold Bankwell Financial Group company stock in the last year include Laura Waitz, and Todd Lampert.
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BWFG stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Banc Funds Co. LLC, BlackRock Inc., BHZ Capital Management LP, Sierra Capital LLC, Nuveen Asset Management LLC, Geode Capital Management LLC, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP, and Bourgeon Capital Management LLC. Company insiders that have bought Bankwell Financial Group stock in the last two years include Blake S Drexler, Christopher R Gruseke, Daniel S Jones, Eric J Dale, James M Garnett Jr, James M Garnett, Jr, Lawrence B Seidman, Penko Krassimir Ivanov, and Richard Castiglioni.
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One share of BWFG stock can currently be purchased for approximately $27.30.

Bankwell Financial Group has a market capitalization of $215.92 million and generates $80.37 million in revenue each year. The bank earns $5.90 million in net income (profit) each year or $0.75 on an earnings per share basis.

Bankwell Financial Group employs 123 workers across the globe.

The official website for Bankwell Financial Group is www.mybankwell.com.

Bankwell Financial Group is headquartered at 220 ELM STREET, NEW CANAAN CT, 06840.

Bankwell Financial Group's mailing address is 220 ELM STREET, NEW CANAAN CT, 06840. The bank can be reached via phone at 203-652-0166 or via email at [email protected]