Bankwell Financial Group Stock Forecast, Price & News

2 Wall Street 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 analysts is that investors should "buy" Bankwell Financial Group stock.
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Bankwell Financial Group is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, October 27th 2021.
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Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:BWFG) released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July, 27th. The bank reported $0.79 EPS for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.73 by $0.06. The bank had revenue of $18.02 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $17 million. Bankwell Financial Group had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 8.36% and a net margin of 18.69%.
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Bankwell Financial Group's stock was trading at $19.99 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 (Coronavirus) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, BWFG shares have increased by 43.5% and is now trading at $28.68.
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Bankwell Financial Group announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, July 28th. Stockholders of record on Monday, August 16th will be given a dividend of $0.18 per share on Thursday, August 26th. This represents a $0.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.51%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 13th. This is an increase from Bankwell Financial Group's previous quarterly dividend of $0.14.
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Bankwell Financial Group pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 2.44%. The dividend payout ratio of Bankwell Financial Group is 96.00%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable. Based on earnings estimates, Bankwell Financial Group will have a dividend payout ratio of 22.15% next year. This indicates that Bankwell Financial Group will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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2 brokers have issued 1 year price objectives for Bankwell Financial Group's stock. Their forecasts range from $33.00 to $35.00. On average, they anticipate Bankwell Financial Group's stock price to reach $34.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 18.5% 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 retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Vanguard Group Inc. (3.81%), Banc Funds Co. LLC (3.32%), Renaissance Technologies LLC (2.96%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (2.39%), Millennium Management LLC (1.25%) and Geode Capital Management LLC (0.86%). Company insiders that own Bankwell Financial Group stock include Blake S Drexler, Carl M Porto, 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 State Street Corp, Northern Trust Corp, Geode Capital Management LLC, Vanguard Group Inc., Banc Funds Co. LLC, Bank of New York Mellon Corp, BHZ Capital Management LP, and JPMorgan Chase & Co.. 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 purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Millennium Management LLC, Bridgeway Capital Management LLC, Marshall Wace LLP, Marshall Wace LLP, Susquehanna Fundamental Investments LLC, Ergoteles LLC, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP, and Renaissance Technologies LLC. Company insiders that have bought Bankwell Financial Group stock in the last two years include Blake S Drexler, Carl M Porto, 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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Shares of BWFG 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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One share of BWFG stock can currently be purchased for approximately $28.68.

Bankwell Financial Group has a market capitalization of $224.94 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 125 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].