NASDAQ:BWFGBankwell Financial Group Stock Price, Forecast & News

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 stock has decreased by 26.5% and is now trading at $14.70. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

1 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Bankwell Financial Group in the last year. There are currently 1 buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View analyst ratings for Bankwell Financial Group.

Bankwell Financial Group is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, August 4th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Bankwell Financial Group.

Bankwell Financial Group Inc (NASDAQ:BWFG) posted its earnings results on Wednesday, April, 29th. The bank reported $0.17 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.31 by $0.14. The bank earned $14.36 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $14.85 million. Bankwell Financial Group had a net margin of 16.75% and a return on equity of 8.22%. View Bankwell Financial Group's earnings history.

Bankwell Financial Group announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, April 29th. Shareholders of record on Monday, May 18th will be given a dividend of $0.14 per share on Thursday, May 28th. This represents a $0.56 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.81%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 15th. View Bankwell Financial Group's dividend history.

1 equities research analysts have issued 1 year price targets for Bankwell Financial Group's stock. Their forecasts range from $34.00 to $34.00. On average, they anticipate Bankwell Financial Group's stock price to reach $34.00 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 131.3% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Bankwell Financial Group.

Press coverage about BWFG stock has trended somewhat positive this week, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. InfoTrie identifies positive and negative news coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Bankwell Financial Group earned a coverage optimism score of 1.4 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news stories about the bank a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the next few days. View the latest news aboutBankwell Financial Group.

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Bankwell Financial Group trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "BWFG."

Bankwell Financial Group's stock is owned by many different institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (4.90%), Banc Funds Co. LLC (4.12%), State Street Corp (1.42%), Elizabeth Park Capital Advisors Ltd. (1.35%), Geode Capital Management LLC (1.28%) and Wellington Management Group LLP (1.24%). Company insiders that own Bankwell Financial Group stock include David P Dineen, Heidi Dewyngaert, James M Garnett Jr, Laura Waitz, Richard Castiglioni and Todd Lampert. View institutional ownership trends for Bankwell Financial Group.

BWFG stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Banc Funds Co. LLC, Wellington Management Group LLP, Buckingham Asset Management LLC, Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan Chase & Co., State Street Corp, UBS Group AG, and BHZ Capital Management LP. 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.

BWFG stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including BlackRock Inc., Russell Investments Group Ltd., Acadian Asset Management LLC, Elizabeth Park Capital Advisors Ltd., Rhumbline Advisers, Geode Capital Management LLC, Key Financial Inc, and Wells Fargo & Company MN. Company insiders that have bought Bankwell Financial Group stock in the last two years include James M Garnett Jr, and Richard Castiglioni. View insider buying and selling activity for Bankwell Financial Group.

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One share of BWFG stock can currently be purchased for approximately $14.70.

Bankwell Financial Group has a market capitalization of $115.70 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.

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

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]