NASDAQ:BWFGBankwell Financial Group Stock Price, Forecast & News Adding Choose a watchlist: Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat Daily Premium to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding Bankwell Financial Group Inc Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. Log In and Add $16.10 +0.11 (+0.69 %) (As of 08/13/2020 04:00 PM ET) Add Compare Share Today's Range$16.02Now: $16.10▼$16.1750-Day Range$14.66MA: $15.50▼$16.0052-Week Range$12.07Now: $16.10▼$30.00Volume14,600 shsAverage Volume21,718 shsMarket Capitalization$126.98 millionP/E Ratio12.48Dividend Yield3.48%Beta0.72 ProfileAnalyst RatingsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial Media Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for Bankwell Bank that provides a range of banking services to commercial and consumer customers in Connecticut. It accepts checking, savings, and money market accounts; and time, demand, and NOW deposits, as well as certificates of deposit. The company also provides commercial lending products, including residential real estate loans, owner-occupied commercial real estate loans, commercial real estate investment loans, business term loans, equipment financing, and lines of credit to small and mid-sized businesses, as well as real estate construction and development loans; and consumer loans, such as loans secured by savings or certificate accounts, or automobiles, as well as unsecured personal loans and overdraft lines of credit. As of June 9, 2018, it operated through a network of 12 branches. 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.Read More Beat the Market (BTM) Rank™ 0.0 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingThere is not enough analysis data for Bankwell Financial Group. Previous Next 2.3 Community Rank Outperform VotesBankwell Financial Group has received 158 “outperform” votes. (Add your “outperform” vote.)Underperform VotesBankwell Financial Group has received 190 “underperform” votes. (Add your “underperform” vote.)Community SentimentBankwell Financial Group has received 54.60% “underperform” votes from our community.MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about Bankwell Financial Group and other stocks. Vote “Outperform” if you believe BWFG will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote “Underperform” if you believe BWFG will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days. Previous Next 2.5 Dividend Strength Dividend YieldBankwell Financial Group pays a meaningful dividend of 3.48%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthBankwell Financial Group has only been increasing its dividend for 1 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Bankwell Financial Group is 24.24%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, Bankwell Financial Group will have a dividend payout ratio of 32.94% next year. This indicates that Bankwell Financial Group will be able to sustain or increase its dividend. Previous Next 4.0 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Bankwell Financial Group insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $20,746.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 16.58% of the stock of Bankwell Financial Group is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions43.74% of the stock of Bankwell Financial Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company. Previous Next 3.8 Earnings and Valuation Earnings GrowthEarnings for Bankwell Financial Group are expected to grow by 97.67% in the coming year, from $0.86 to $1.70 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Bankwell Financial Group is 12.48, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 17.46.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Bankwell Financial Group is 12.48, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 19.60.Price to Book Value per Share RatioBankwell Financial Group has a P/B Ratio of 0.69. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Previous Next Analyst Opinion: 0.0Community Rank: 2.3Dividend Strength: 2.5Insider Behavior: 4.0Valuation: 3.8 5 -4 -3 -2 -1 -Overall Beat the Market Rank™2.51 out of 5 stars Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock Exchange NASDAQ Industry State commercial banks Sub-IndustryN/A SectorFinance Current SymbolNASDAQ:BWFG Previous Symbol CUSIPN/A CIK1505732 Webwww.mybankwell.com Phone203-652-0166Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.88 Current Ratio1.05 Quick Ratio1.05Price-To-Earnings Trailing P/E Ratio12.48 Forward P/E Ratio18.72 P/E GrowthN/A Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$88.19 million Price / Sales1.44 Cash Flow$2.82 per share Price / Cash Flow5.70 Book Value$23.26 per share Price / Book0.69Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$2.31 Net Income$18.22 million Net Margins12.05% Return on Equity5.75% Return on Assets0.52%Miscellaneous Employees142 Outstanding Shares7,887,000Market Cap$126.98 million Next Earnings Date11/4/2020 (Estimated) OptionableNot Optionable $16.10 +0.11 (+0.69 %) (As of 08/13/2020 04:00 PM ET) 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | Advanced Chart Receive BWFG News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for BWFG and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Bankwell Financial Group (NASDAQ:BWFG) Frequently Asked Questions How has Bankwell Financial Group's stock been impacted by COVID-19? Bankwell Financial Group's stock was trading at $19.99 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, BWFG shares have decreased by 19.5% and is now trading at $16.10. View which stocks have been most impacted by COVID-19. When is Bankwell Financial Group's next earnings date? Bankwell Financial Group is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, November 4th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Bankwell Financial Group. How were Bankwell Financial Group's earnings last quarter? Bankwell Financial Group Inc (NASDAQ:BWFG) announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July, 28th. The bank reported $0.16 EPS for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.08 by $0.08. The bank earned $14.21 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $14.55 million. Bankwell Financial Group had a return on equity of 5.75% and a net margin of 12.05%. View Bankwell Financial Group's earnings history. How often does Bankwell Financial Group pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Bankwell Financial Group? Bankwell Financial Group announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, July 28th. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 14th will be given a dividend of $0.14 per share on Monday, August 24th. This represents a $0.56 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.48%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, August 13th. View Bankwell Financial Group's dividend history. Has Bankwell Financial Group been receiving favorable news coverage? Press coverage about BWFG stock has trended negative recently, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. The research group scores the sentiment of press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Bankwell Financial Group earned a news impact score of -2.4 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media stories about the bank a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near future. View the latest news about Bankwell Financial Group. Are investors shorting Bankwell Financial Group? Bankwell Financial Group saw a decrease in short interest during the month of February. As of February 15th, there was short interest totaling 81,100 shares, a decrease of 16.0% from the January 31st total of 96,500 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 10,800 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 7.5 days. Currently, 1.2% of the company's shares are sold short. View Bankwell Financial Group's Short Interest. Who are some of Bankwell Financial Group's key competitors? Some companies that are related to Bankwell Financial Group include Central Pacific Financial (CPF), Bank of Marin Bancorp (BMRC), Franklin Financial Network (FSB), Heritage Commerce (HTBK), Peoples Bancorp (PEBO), Tristate Capital (TSC), First Mid-Illinois Bancshares (FMBH), Customers Bancorp (CUBI), Century Bancorp (CNBKA), Cambridge Bancorp (CATC), Peoples Utah Bancorp (PUB), Mercantile Bank (MBWM), MetroCity Bankshares (MCBS), First Community Bankshares (FCBC) and HBT Financial (HBT). View all competitors. 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), Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH), AT&T (T), AbbVie (ABBV), Philip Morris International (PM), Amplify Energy (AMPY), Amplify Energy (AMPY), Franklin Resources (BEN) and Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS). Who are Bankwell Financial Group's key executives? Bankwell Financial Group's management team includes the following people: Mr. Christopher R. Gruseke, Pres, CEO & Director (Age 59)Mr. Penko Krassimir Ivanov, Exec. VP & CFO (Age 50)Mr. Todd H. Lampert, Director & Corp. Sec. (Age 56)Ms. Heidi S. DeWyngaert, Exec. VP & Chief Lending Officer (Age 63)Scott Messina, First VP & Chief Information Officer What is Bankwell Financial Group's stock symbol? Bankwell Financial Group trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "BWFG." Who are Bankwell Financial Group's major shareholders? Bankwell Financial Group's stock is owned by a variety of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Banc Funds Co. LLC (3.50%), Siena Capital Partners GP LLC (1.40%), BHZ Capital Management LP (0.68%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.66%), California Public Employees Retirement System (0.17%) and Strs Ohio (0.16%). Company insiders that own Bankwell Financial Group stock include David P Dineen, Eric J Dale, Heidi Dewyngaert, James M Garnett Jr, Laura Waitz, Richard Castiglioni and Todd Lampert. View institutional ownership trends for Bankwell Financial Group. Which major investors are selling Bankwell Financial Group stock? BWFG stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Banc Funds Co. LLC, Siena Capital Partners GP LLC, Perritt Capital Management Inc., UBS Group AG, and Commonwealth Equity Services LLC. Company insiders that have sold Bankwell Financial Group company stock in the last year include Laura Waitz, and Todd Lampert. View insider buying and selling activity for Bankwell Financial Group. Which major investors are buying Bankwell Financial Group stock? BWFG stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including BHZ Capital Management LP, Bank of New York Mellon Corp, Beese Fulmer Investment Management Inc., California Public Employees Retirement System, and Strs Ohio. Company insiders that have bought Bankwell Financial Group stock in the last two years include Eric J Dale, James M Garnett Jr, and Richard Castiglioni. View insider buying and selling activity for Bankwell Financial Group. How do I buy shares of Bankwell Financial Group? Shares of BWFG can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab. What is Bankwell Financial Group's stock price today? One share of BWFG stock can currently be purchased for approximately $16.10. How big of a company is Bankwell Financial Group? Bankwell Financial Group has a market capitalization of $126.98 million and generates $88.19 million in revenue each year. The bank earns $18.22 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.31 on an earnings per share basis. Bankwell Financial Group employs 142 workers across the globe. What is Bankwell Financial Group's official website? The official website for Bankwell Financial Group is www.mybankwell.com. How can I contact Bankwell Financial Group? Bankwell Financial Group's mailing address is 220 ELM STREET, NEW CANAAN CT, 06840. 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