Northwest Bancshares (NWBI) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Northwest Bancshares, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for Northwest Bank, a state-chartered savings bank that provides personal and business banking solutions. The company accepts various deposits, including checking, savings, money market deposit, term certificate, and individual retirement accounts. It also offers loan products comprising one-to-four-family residential real estate loans, shorter term consumer loans, and loans collateralized by multi-family residential and commercial real estate; home equity loans and lines of credit; commercial business and real estate loans; commercial loans; and consumer loans, including automobile loans, sales finance loans, unsecured personal loans, credit card loans, and loans secured by investment accounts, as well as investment management and trust services. The company operates community banking locations in Pennsylvania, Western New York, Eastern Ohio, and Indiana. Northwest Bancshares, Inc. was founded in 1896 and is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $12.57 to $12.77
• 50-Day Range: $11.50 to $13.53
• 52-Week Range: $10.75 to $15.42
• Volume: 621,916 shs
• Average Volume: 990,422 shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.85 billion
• P/E Ratio: 11.28
• Dividend Yield: 6.33%
• Price Target: $15.00
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Northwest Bancshares Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Northwest Bancshares scored higher than 84% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 243rd out of 934 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: 2.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

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.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 21.30%

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 11.28, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 27.18.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Northwest Bancshares is 11.28, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 18.77.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Northwest Bancshares has a P/B Ratio of 1.12. 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

2.88% 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 4.9.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Northwest Bancshares has recently decreased by 10.73%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

Northwest Bancshares is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 6.28%, 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.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.88% 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 4.9.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Northwest Bancshares has recently decreased by 10.73%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.93

News Sentiment

Northwest Bancshares has a news sentiment score of 0.93. 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 1.17 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

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

Search Interest

6 people have searched for NWBI on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

2 people have added Northwest Bancshares to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Northwest Bancshares insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $116,600.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 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.

NWBI Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have NWBI shares performed this year?

Northwest Bancshares' stock was trading at $13.19 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, NWBI stock has decreased by 4.2% and is now trading at $12.63.

How were Northwest Bancshares' earnings last quarter?

Northwest Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:NWBI) announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July, 29th. The savings and loans company reported $0.30 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.29 by $0.01. The savings and loans company had revenue of $150.38 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate 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.

Who are Northwest Bancshares' major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of Northwest Bancshares include State Street Corp (4.98%), Geode Capital Management LLC (2.47%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.14%) and Invesco Ltd. (0.94%). Insiders that own company stock include William W Harvey, Timothy M Hunter, John P Meegan, Louis J Torchio, 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.

How do I buy shares of Northwest Bancshares?

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.

What other stocks do shareholders of Northwest Bancshares own?

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

• Last Earnings: 7/29/2025
• Record date for 8/19 Dividend: 8/08/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 8/19 Dividend: 8/08/2025
• Dividend Payable: 8/19/2025
• Today: 8/28/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/04/2025
• 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
• Web: www.northwest.bank
• Phone: (814) 726-2140
• Fax: 814-728-7716
• Employees: 2,027
• Year Founded: 1896

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Northwest Bancshares: $15.00
• High Price Target: $15.00
• Low Price Target: $15.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +18.6%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.00
• Research Coverage: 1 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.12
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 11.28
• Forward P/E Ratio: 11.71
• 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: $597.41 million
• Price / Sales: 3.09
• Cash Flow: $1.22 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 10.38
• Book Value: $11.23 per share
• Price / Book: 1.13

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 146,212,000
• Free Float: 144,604,000
• Market Cap: $1.85 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.72