Finward Bancorp (FNWD) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Finward Bancorp is a bank holding company headquartered in Munster, Indiana, and the parent company of Peoples Bank. Through the bank, it provides commercial and personal banking services to individuals, businesses and organizations.

Peoples Bank offers deposit accounts, lending, mortgage services and other financial products, along with wealth management services. Its branch network serves communities in Northwest Indiana and the greater Chicago area.

Finward Bancorp was formerly known as NorthWest Indiana Bancorp and adopted its current name in 2021.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $43.34 to $43.67
• 50-Day Range: $41.14 to $44.66
• 52-Week Range: $30.05 to $45.90
• Volume: 12,392 shs
• Average Volume: 13,657 shs
• Market Capitalization: $187.95 million
• P/E Ratio: 24.52
• Dividend Yield: 1.11%
• Price Target: $41.00
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Finward Bancorp Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Finward Bancorp scored higher than 52% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 626th out of 852 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Finward Bancorp has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.67, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 2 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Downside Risk

Finward Bancorp has a consensus price target of $41.00, representing about 6.1% downside from its current price of $43.66.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Finward Bancorp has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Finward Bancorp is 24.65, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.74.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Finward Bancorp is 24.65, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 19.67.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Finward Bancorp has a P/B Ratio of 1.08. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.84% of the float of Finward Bancorp has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Finward Bancorp has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 7.17.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Finward Bancorp has recently decreased by 5.14%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Finward Bancorp pays a meaningful dividend of 1.10%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Finward Bancorp does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Finward Bancorp is 27.12%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Finward Bancorp has a news sentiment score of 1.79. 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 0.64 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Finward Bancorp this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.6 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Cluster Insider Buying

4 insiders have purchased shares of Finward Bancorp in the last three months. Multiple insiders buying is a strong bullish signal.

Net Insider Buying

Over the last three months, insiders have purchased a net $3,652.00 in company stock, which represents 0.0019% of the company's market cap.

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Finward Bancorp insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $3,652.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

13.13% of the stock of Finward Bancorp is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

26.59% of the stock of Finward Bancorp is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 9/25 Dividend: 9/18/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/25 Dividend: 9/18/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/25/2026
• Last Earnings: 10/27/2026
• Today: 11/13/2026
• Record date for 12/2 Dividend: 11/18/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 12/2 Dividend: 11/18/2026
• Dividend Payable: 12/02/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 1/26/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Banks
• Sub-Industry: Regional Banks
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:FNWD
• Previous Symbol: OTCMKTS:FNWD
• CIK: 919864
• Web: www.ibankpeoples.com
• Phone: (219) 836-4400
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 318
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Finward Bancorp: $41.00
• High Price Target: $41.00
• Low Price Target: $41.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -6.4%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.67
• Research Coverage: 3 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.77
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 24.74
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $8.09 million
• Net Margins: 7.52%
• Pretax Margin: 10.32%
• Return on Equity: 4.39%
• Return on Assets: 0.38%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.36
• Current Ratio: 0.88
• Quick Ratio: 0.88

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $101.06 million
• Price / Sales: 1.88
• Cash Flow: $3.31 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 13.22
• Book Value: $40.37 per share
• Price / Book: 1.09

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 4,330,000
• Free Float: 3,762,000
• Market Cap: $189.71 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.13