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

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

Northwest Bancshares declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, April 19th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 3rd will be given a dividend of $0.17 per share on Thursday, May 17th. This represents a $0.68 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.79%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, May 2nd. View Northwest Bancshares' Dividend History.

Northwest Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:NWBI) announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, April, 23rd. The savings and loans company reported $0.24 EPS for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.24 by $0.00. The savings and loans company earned $103.56 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate 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 brokerages have issued 12 month price targets for Northwest Bancshares' stock. Their forecasts 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), CIT Group (CIT), Synovus Financial (SNV), BOK Financial (BOKF), Akbank T.A.S. (AKBTY), First Horizon National (FHN), Webster Financial (WBS), 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).

News headlines about NWBI stock have trended somewhat positive this week, according to Accern. The research group identifies negative and positive media coverage by reviewing more than 20 million blog and news sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Northwest Bancshares earned a coverage optimism score of 0.08 on Accern's scale. They also gave news coverage about the savings and loans company an impact score of 45.95 out of 100, meaning that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the near future.

Northwest Bancshares' stock is owned by a variety of 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 purchased 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 $17.92.

Northwest Bancshares has a market capitalization of $1.86 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.