NASDAQ:NWBI - Northwest Bancshares Stock Price, Price Target & More

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

Northwest Bancshares announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, April 19th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 3rd will be paid a dividend of $0.17 per share on Thursday, May 17th. This represents a $0.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.77%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, May 2nd. View Northwest Bancshares' Dividend History.

Northwest Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:NWBI) released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, April, 23rd. The savings and loans company reported $0.24 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.24 by $0.00. The savings and loans company had revenue of $103.56 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $106.47 million. Northwest Bancshares had a return on equity of 7.78% and a net margin of 21.53%. View Northwest Bancshares' Earnings History.

Northwest Bancshares is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, July, 23rd 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Northwest Bancshares.

2 equities research analysts have issued 1-year price objectives for Northwest Bancshares' shares. Their predictions range from $17.00 to $17.00. On average, they expect Northwest Bancshares' stock price to reach $17.00 in the next year. View Analyst Ratings for Northwest Bancshares.

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

Media stories about NWBI stock have been trending somewhat positive this week, Accern reports. The research group identifies positive and negative news coverage by reviewing more than 20 million blog and news sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Northwest Bancshares earned a coverage optimism score of 0.17 on Accern's scale. They also assigned headlines about the savings and loans company an impact score of 45.51 out of 100, meaning that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near future.

Northwest Bancshares' stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (12.90%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (8.41%), Northern Trust Corp (2.38%), Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. (1.17%), Schwab Charles Investment Management Inc. (0.98%) and Denver Investment Advisors LLC (0.83%). 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, Timothy M Hunter 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 Denver Investment Advisors LLC, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Russell Investments Group Ltd., BNP Paribas Arbitrage SA, American International Group Inc., California Public Employees Retirement System, Teacher Retirement System of Texas and PNC Financial Services Group Inc.. Company insiders that have sold Northwest Bancshares company stock in the last year include Andrew Young, David E Westerburg, Gerald J Ritzert, Jonathan P Scalise, Philip M Tredway, Shawn O Walker and William W Harvey. View Insider Buying and Selling for Northwest Bancshares.

NWBI stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V., Schwab Charles Investment Management Inc., Dean Investment Associates LLC, BlackRock Inc., Her Majesty the Queen in Right of the Province of Alberta as represented by Alberta Investment Management Corp, GSA Capital Partners LLP, Citadel Advisors LLC and Northern Trust Corp. 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 $18.04.

Northwest Bancshares has a market capitalization of $1.84 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.

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.