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Northwest Bancshares (NWBI) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$11.50 -0.14 (-1.20%)
Closing price 04:00 PM Eastern
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$11.52 +0.03 (+0.22%)
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About Northwest Bancshares Stock (NASDAQ:NWBI)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$11.39
$11.51
50-Day Range
$11.64
$13.53
52-Week Range
$10.75
$15.42
Volume
1.25 million shs
Average Volume
807,726 shs
Market Capitalization
$1.47 billion
P/E Ratio
10.27
Dividend Yield
6.96%
Price Target
$15.00
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

Northwest Bancshares Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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92nd Percentile Overall Score

NWBI MarketRank™: 

Northwest Bancshares scored higher than 92% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 175th out of 922 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Northwest Bancshares has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Northwest Bancshares has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Northwest Bancshares' stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Northwest Bancshares are expected to grow by 21.30% in the coming year, from $1.08 to $1.31 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Northwest Bancshares is 10.24, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.05.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Northwest Bancshares is 10.24, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 19.92.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Northwest Bancshares has a P/B Ratio of 0.89. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    3.86% of the float of Northwest Bancshares has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Northwest Bancshares has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.5.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Northwest Bancshares has recently decreased by 1.27%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • Dividend Leadership

    Northwest Bancshares is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 6.87%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

  • Dividend Growth

    Northwest Bancshares does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Northwest Bancshares is 71.43%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Northwest Bancshares will have a dividend payout ratio of 61.07% next year. This indicates that Northwest Bancshares will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Northwest Bancshares' dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    3.86% of the float of Northwest Bancshares has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Northwest Bancshares has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.5.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Northwest Bancshares has recently decreased by 1.27%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • News Sentiment

    Northwest Bancshares has a news sentiment score of 0.50. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.75 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for Northwest Bancshares this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 3 people have searched for NWBI on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    1 people have added Northwest Bancshares to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Northwest Bancshares insiders have bought 3.07% more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $116,600.00 in company stock and sold $113,129.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 1.10% of the stock of Northwest Bancshares is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    66.32% of the stock of Northwest Bancshares is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Northwest Bancshares' insider trading history.
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NWBI Stock News Headlines

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Northwest Bancshares Completes Merger with Penns Woods
Northwest Bancshares: Still A Solid Income Name
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NWBI Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Northwest Bancshares' stock was trading at $13.19 at the start of the year. Since then, NWBI shares have decreased by 13.1% and is now trading at $11.4650.

Northwest Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:NWBI) posted its earnings results on Tuesday, July, 29th. The savings and loans company reported $0.30 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.29 by $0.01. The savings and loans company earned $150.38 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $149 million. Northwest Bancshares had a net margin of 17.47% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 9.34%.
Read the conference call transcript
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Northwest Bancshares' top institutional shareholders include Geode Capital Management LLC (2.47%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.14%), Versor Investments LP (0.12%) and Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. (0.09%). Insiders that own company stock include William W Harvey, Timothy M Hunter, John P Meegan, Louis J Torchio, Sonia M Probst, Mark A Paup, Douglas M Schosser, Thomas K Iv Creal, Deborah J Esq Chadsey, Scott J Watson, Jeffrey J Maddigan, Mark T Reitzes, Timothy B Fannin, David M Tullio, James M Colestro, Devin T Cygnar and Carey A Barnum.
View institutional ownership trends
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Shares of NWBI stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Northwest Bancshares investors own include Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Gilead Sciences (GILD), UnitedHealth Group (UNH), Cuisine Solutions (CUSI), InnerScope Hearing Technologies (INND), Corning (GLW) and Tesla (TSLA).

Company Calendar

Record date for 5/20 Dividend
5/08/2025
Ex-Dividend for 5/20 Dividend
5/08/2025
Dividend Payable
5/20/2025
Last Earnings
7/29/2025
Today
8/08/2025
Record date for 8/19 Dividend
8/08/2025
Ex-Dividend for 8/19 Dividend
8/08/2025
Dividend Payable
8/19/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Sector
Finance
Industry
FIN - SVGS & LOAN
Sub-Industry
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:NWBI
Previous Symbol
NASDAQ:NWBI
CIK
1471265
Employees
2,027
Year Founded
1896

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$15.00
Low Price Target
$15.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+28.9%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.00
Research Coverage
1 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$1.12
Trailing P/E Ratio
10.39
Forward P/E Ratio
10.78
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$100.28 million
Net Margins
17.47%
Pretax Margin
22.70%
Return on Equity
9.34%
Return on Assets
1.05%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.27
Current Ratio
0.95
Quick Ratio
0.94

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$756.21 million
Price / Sales
1.97
Cash Flow
$1.21 per share
Price / Cash Flow
9.59
Book Value
$12.85 per share
Price / Book
0.91

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
127,750,000
Free Float
126,347,000
Market Cap
$1.49 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.72

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This page (NASDAQ:NWBI) was last updated on 8/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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