NASDAQ:NWBI - Northwest Bancshares Stock Price, News, & Analysis

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

Northwest Bancshares declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, January 23rd. Investors of record on Friday, February 1st will be given a dividend of $0.18 per share on Thursday, February 14th. This represents a $0.72 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.27%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, January 31st. This is a boost from Northwest Bancshares's previous quarterly dividend of $0.17. View Northwest Bancshares' Dividend History.

Northwest Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:NWBI) released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, January, 22nd. The savings and loans company reported $0.26 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.27 by $0.01. The savings and loans company earned $110.08 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $109.58 million. Northwest Bancshares had a net margin of 22.57% and a return on equity of 8.54%. View Northwest Bancshares' Earnings History.

Northwest Bancshares is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, April 17th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Northwest Bancshares.

1 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Northwest Bancshares in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Northwest Bancshares.

News coverage about NWBI stock has trended somewhat positive this week, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. The research firm identifies negative and positive media coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Northwest Bancshares earned a news sentiment score of 1.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media stories about the savings and loans company a news buzz of 4.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the next few days.

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Northwest Bancshares' stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (14.64%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (8.20%), Northern Trust Corp (2.45%), First Trust Advisors LP (1.76%), Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. (1.72%) and Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.44%). Company insiders that own Northwest Bancshares stock include Andrew Young, David E Westerburg, Gerald J Ritzert, John P Meegan, Jonathan P Scalise, Julia W Mctavish, Philip M Tredway, Ronald J Seiffert, Shawn O Walker, Thomas J Townsend, Timothy M Hunter, 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 Bessemer Group Inc., Dimensional Fund Advisors LP, Barclays PLC, Bank of New York Mellon Corp, California Public Employees Retirement System, Unigestion Holding SA, Stone Ridge Asset Management LLC and Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC. Company insiders that have sold Northwest Bancshares company stock in the last year include David E Westerburg, Jonathan P Scalise, Julia W Mctavish, Philip M Tredway, Shawn O Walker, Thomas J Townsend, William J Wagner and William W Harvey. View Insider Buying and Selling for Northwest Bancshares.

NWBI stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Norges Bank, Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund, Acadian Asset Management LLC, BlackRock Inc., Bank of America Corp DE, PNC Financial Services Group Inc., First Trust Advisors LP and Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V.. Company insiders that have bought Northwest Bancshares stock in the last two years include John P Meegan, Ronald J Seiffert and Timothy M Hunter. View Insider Buying and Selling for Northwest Bancshares.

Shares of NWBI can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of NWBI stock can currently be purchased for approximately $16.86.

Northwest Bancshares has a market capitalization of $1.75 billion and generates $467.48 million in revenue each year. The savings and loans company earns $105.49 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.02 on an earnings per share basis. Northwest Bancshares employs 2,258 workers across the globe.

The official website for Northwest Bancshares is http://www.northwest.com.

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.