NASDAQ:NWBINorthwest Bancshares Stock Price, Forecast & News

Northwest Bancshares' stock was trading at $12.15 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus (COVID-19) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, NWBI stock has decreased by 20.6% and is now trading at $9.65. 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) posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, April, 27th. The savings and loans company reported $0.07 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.17 by $0.10. The savings and loans company earned $115.20 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $113.77 million. Northwest Bancshares had a net margin of 17.84% and a return on equity of 6.94%. View Northwest Bancshares' earnings history.

Northwest Bancshares declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, April 28th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 7th will be given a dividend of $0.19 per share on Friday, May 15th. This represents a $0.76 annualized dividend and a yield of 7.88%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, May 6th. View Northwest Bancshares' dividend history.

News articles about NWBI stock have trended positive this week, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research firm identifies positive and negative news coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Northwest Bancshares earned a media sentiment score of 2.4 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news coverage about the savings and loans company a news buzz of 3.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is unlikely to have an effect on the company'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 variety of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors 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, Russell Investments Group Ltd., UBS Group AG, Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V., Citigroup Inc., and Martingale Asset Management L P. 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 bought 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.

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, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of NWBI stock can currently be purchased for approximately $9.65.

Northwest Bancshares has a market capitalization of $1.23 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.