NASDAQ:NWBINorthwest Bancshares Stock Price, Forecast & News

Northwest Bancshares' stock was trading at $12.15 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 (Coronavirus) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, NWBI shares have decreased by 17.9% and is now trading at $9.97. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

3 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Northwest Bancshares in the last year. There are currently 3 hold ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View analyst ratings for Northwest Bancshares.

Northwest Bancshares is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, July 27th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Northwest Bancshares.

Northwest Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:NWBI) announced its earnings results on Monday, April, 27th. The savings and loans company reported $0.07 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.17 by $0.10. The savings and loans company earned $115.20 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $113.77 million. Northwest Bancshares had a return on equity of 6.94% and a net margin of 17.84%. View Northwest Bancshares' earnings history.

Northwest Bancshares announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, April 28th. Investors of record on Thursday, May 7th will be paid a dividend of $0.19 per share on Friday, May 15th. This represents a $0.76 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 7.62%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, May 6th. View Northwest Bancshares' dividend history.

News articles about NWBI stock have trended somewhat positive recently, according to InfoTrie. The research group scores the sentiment of news coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Northwest Bancshares earned a media sentiment score of 0.7 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned headlines about the savings and loans company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the next few days. View the latest news aboutNorthwest Bancshares.

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Northwest Bancshares trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "NWBI."

Northwest Bancshares' stock is owned by a number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (14.65%), Wellington Management Group LLP (4.39%), State Street Corp (3.83%), First Trust Advisors LP (3.60%), Acadian Asset Management LLC (2.13%) and Invesco Ltd. (1.36%). Company insiders that own Northwest Bancshares stock include David E Westerburg, David M Tullio, John P Meegan, Jonathan P Scalise, Julia W Mctavish, Mark T Reitzes, Michael G Smelko, Philip M Tredway, Robert M Campana, Shawn O Walker, Sonia M Probst, Thomas J Townsend, Timothy M Hunter, William F Mcknight, William J Wagner and William W Harvey. View institutional ownership trends for Northwest Bancshares.

NWBI stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Balyasny Asset Management LLC, Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo & Co. LLC, Morgan Stanley, Morgan Stanley, Russell Investments Group Ltd., UBS Group AG, Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V., and Citigroup Inc.. Company insiders that have sold Northwest Bancshares company stock in the last year include John P Meegan, Julia W Mctavish, Michael G Smelko, and Sonia M Probst. View insider buying and selling activity for Northwest Bancshares.

NWBI stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including State Street Corp, First Trust Advisors LP, Acadian Asset Management LLC, JPMorgan Chase & Co., BlackRock Inc., Wellington Management Group LLP, Squarepoint Ops LLC, and Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC. Company insiders that have bought Northwest Bancshares stock in the last two years include David M Tullio, Mark T Reitzes, Timothy M Hunter, and William F Mcknight. View insider buying and selling activity for Northwest Bancshares.

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One share of NWBI stock can currently be purchased for approximately $9.97.

Northwest Bancshares has a market capitalization of $1.27 billion and generates $516.79 million in revenue each year. The savings and loans company earns $110.43 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.05 on an earnings per share basis. Northwest Bancshares employs 2,333 workers across the globe.

The official website for Northwest Bancshares is www.northwest.bank.

Northwest Bancshares' mailing address is 100 LIBERTY STREET, WARREN PA, 16365. The savings and loans company can be reached via phone at 814-726-2140.