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 Tuesday, October 23rd. Investors of record on Thursday, November 1st will be paid a dividend of $0.17 per share on Thursday, November 15th. This represents a $0.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.94%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, October 31st. View Northwest Bancshares' Dividend History.

Northwest Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:NWBI) announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, October, 22nd. The savings and loans company reported $0.27 EPS for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.26 by $0.01. The savings and loans company earned $108.37 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $109.30 million. Northwest Bancshares had a net margin of 21.95% and a return on equity of 8.27%. View Northwest Bancshares' Earnings History.

Northwest Bancshares is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, January 28th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Northwest Bancshares.

2 equities research analysts have issued 12-month target prices for Northwest Bancshares' stock. Their forecasts range from $17.00 to $17.00. On average, they expect Northwest Bancshares' share price to reach $17.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 1.6%. View Analyst Price Targets for Northwest Bancshares.

2 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Northwest Bancshares in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Northwest Bancshares.

News stories about NWBI stock have trended somewhat positive this week, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. The research firm identifies negative and positive press coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. 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 media sentiment score of 1.8 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media headlines about the savings and loans company a news buzz of 2.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is very unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near future.

Some companies that are related to Northwest Bancshares include Cullen/Frost Bankers (CFR), BOK Financial (BOKF), Webster Financial (WBS), First Horizon National (FHN), Akbank T.A.S. (AKBTY), PacWest Bancorp (PACW), CIT Group (CIT), Synovus Financial (SNV), Sterling Bancorp (STL), Pinnacle Financial Partners (PNFP), F.N.B. (FNB), MB Financial (MBFI), TCF Financial (TCF), UMB Financial (UMBF) and Community Bank System (CBU).

Northwest Bancshares' stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (14.29%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (8.40%), Renaissance Technologies LLC (2.53%), First Trust Advisors LP (1.67%), Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. (1.64%) and Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. (1.64%). Company insiders that own Northwest Bancshares stock include Andrew Young, David E Westerburg, Gerald J Ritzert, John P Meegan, Jonathan P Scalise, Michael G Smelko, Philip M Tredway, Richard K Laws, Ronald J Seiffert, Shawn O Walker, Steven G Fisher, 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 JPMorgan Chase & Co., JPMorgan Chase & Co., Credit Suisse AG, Renaissance Technologies LLC, American Century Companies Inc., Russell Investments Group Ltd., Bessemer Group Inc. and Vantage Investment Advisors LLC. Company insiders that have sold Northwest Bancshares company stock in the last year include David E Westerburg, Gerald J Ritzert, Jonathan P Scalise, 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 purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including BlackRock Inc., Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V., Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V., First Trust Advisors LP, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP, Acadian Asset Management LLC, Bank of New York Mellon Corp and Ontario Teachers Pension Plan Board. 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 $17.28.

Northwest Bancshares has a market capitalization of $1.78 billion and generates $469.34 million in revenue each year. The savings and loans company earns $94.46 million in net income (profit) each year or $0.84 on an earnings per share basis. Northwest Bancshares employs 2,254 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.