Northwest Bancshares Stock Forecast, Price & News

4 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Northwest Bancshares in the last year. There are currently 3 hold ratings and 1 buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "hold" Northwest Bancshares stock. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in NWBI, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
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Northwest Bancshares is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, July 26th 2021.
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Northwest Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:NWBI) posted its earnings results on Sunday, April, 25th. The savings and loans company reported $0.32 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.28 by $0.04. The savings and loans company earned $132.41 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $135.17 million. Northwest Bancshares had a net margin of 18.54% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 9.57%.
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Northwest Bancshares' stock was trading at $12.15 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, NWBI stock has increased by 15.1% and is now trading at $13.99.
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Northwest Bancshares declared a quarterly dividend on Monday, April 26th. Investors of record on Thursday, May 6th will be paid a dividend of $0.20 per share on Monday, May 17th. This represents a $0.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.72%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, May 5th. This is an increase from Northwest Bancshares's previous quarterly dividend of $0.19.
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Northwest Bancshares pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 5.55%. NWBI has a dividend yield higher than 75% of all dividend-paying stocks, making it a leading dividend payer. Northwest Bancshares does not yet have a strong track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio of Northwest Bancshares is 73.39%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on EPS estimates, Northwest Bancshares will have a dividend payout ratio of 80.00% in the coming year. This indicates that Northwest Bancshares may not be able to sustain their current dividend.
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4 Wall Street analysts have issued 1 year target prices for Northwest Bancshares' stock. Their forecasts range from $10.00 to $16.00. On average, they anticipate Northwest Bancshares' stock price to reach $12.33 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 11.8%.
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16 employees have rated Northwest Bancshares CEO Ronald J. Seiffert on Glassdoor.com. Ronald J. Seiffert has an approval rating of 50% among Northwest Bancshares' employees. This puts Ronald J. Seiffert in the bottom 25% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies.

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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 investors include BlackRock Inc. (14.84%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (6.19%), Geode Capital Management LLC (1.81%), Northern Trust Corp (1.49%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.49%) and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (1.01%). Company insiders that own Northwest Bancshares stock include David M Tullio, John P Meegan, Julia W Mctavish, Louis J Torchio, Mark T Reitzes, Michael G Smelko, Shawn O Walker, Sonia M Probst, Thomas K Iv Creal, Timothy B Fannin, Timothy M Hunter, William F Mcknight and William W Harvey.
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NWBI stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Acadian Asset Management LLC, Northern Trust Corp, PL Capital Advisors LLC, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP, Renaissance Technologies LLC, Royal Bank of Canada, Minerva Advisors LLC, and Russell Investments Group Ltd.. Company insiders that have sold Northwest Bancshares company stock in the last year include John P Meegan, Julia W Mctavish, Louis J Torchio, Shawn O Walker, Thomas K Iv Creal, and William W Harvey.
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NWBI stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Millennium Management LLC, Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund, Geode Capital Management LLC, Brandywine Global Investment Management LLC, HRT Financial LP, Holocene Advisors LP, and Tudor Investment Corp Et Al. Company insiders that have bought Northwest Bancshares stock in the last two years include David M Tullio, Mark T Reitzes, Timothy B Fannin, Timothy M Hunter, and William F Mcknight.
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Shares of NWBI can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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One share of NWBI stock can currently be purchased for approximately $13.99.

Northwest Bancshares has a market capitalization of $1.78 billion and generates $566.33 million in revenue each year. The savings and loans company earns $74.85 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.09 on an earnings per share basis.

Northwest Bancshares employs 2,523 workers across the globe.

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

Northwest Bancshares is headquartered at 100 LIBERTY STREET, WARREN PA, 16365.

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.