NASDAQ:NWBI - Northwest Bancshares Stock Price, Forecast & News

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

Northwest Bancshares declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, January 28th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, February 6th will be given a dividend of $0.19 per share on Friday, February 14th. This represents a $0.76 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.80%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, February 5th. This is a positive change from Northwest Bancshares's previous quarterly dividend of $0.18. View Northwest Bancshares' Dividend History.

Northwest Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:NWBI) posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, January, 27th. The savings and loans company reported $0.24 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.27 by $0.03. The savings and loans company earned $117.16 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $115.89 million. Northwest Bancshares had a return on equity of 8.35% and a net margin of 21.37%. View Northwest Bancshares' Earnings History.

Northwest Bancshares is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, April 15th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Northwest Bancshares.

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.

Headlines about NWBI stock have been trending very negative on Tuesday, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. The research group identifies positive and negative news coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Northwest Bancshares earned a daily sentiment score of -3.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media coverage about the savings and loans company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the near term. View News Stories for Northwest Bancshares.

Northwest Bancshares saw a decrease in short interest during the month of January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totalling 7,280,000 shares, a decrease of 10.6% from the January 15th total of 8,140,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 540,600 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 13.5 days. Approximately 7.3% of the shares of the company are short sold. View Northwest Bancshares' Current Options Chain.

Some companies that are related to Northwest Bancshares include People's United Financial (PBCT), TFS Financial (TFSL), New York Community Bancorp (NYCB), Radian Group (RDN), MGIC Investment (MTG), Lendingtree (TREE), Washington Federal (WAFD), Walker & Dunlop (WD), Simply Good Foods (SMPL), WSFS Financial (WSFS), Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN), Provident Financial Services (PFS), Berkshire Hills Bancorp (BHLB), Brookline Bancorp (BRKL) and OceanFirst Financial (OCFC).

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Northwest Bancshares investors own include New Mountain Finance (NMFC), AT&T (T), Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI), AGNC Investment (AGNC), Altria Group (MO), Verizon Communications (VZ), Firstmerit (FMER), AbbVie (ABBV), Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE) and General Electric (GE).

Northwest Bancshares' stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include First Trust Advisors LP (3.19%), State Street Corp (3.07%), Acadian Asset Management LLC (1.88%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.55%), Renaissance Technologies LLC (1.16%) and Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. (1.11%). Company insiders that own Northwest Bancshares stock include David E Westerburg, Gerald J Ritzert, John P Meegan, Jonathan P Scalise, Julia W Mctavish, Michael G Smelko, Philip M Tredway, Robert M Campana, Shawn O Walker, Sonia M Probst, 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 Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V., Renaissance Technologies LLC, Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC, PNC Financial Services Group Inc., State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D, Point72 Asset Management L.P., Institute for Wealth Management LLC. and KBC Group NV. Company insiders that have sold Northwest Bancshares company stock in the last year include John P Meegan, Julia W Mctavish, Michael G Smelko, Robert M Campana, Shawn O Walker and Sonia M Probst. View Insider Buying and Selling for Northwest Bancshares.

NWBI stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including First Trust Advisors LP, Marshall Wace LLP, Acadian Asset Management LLC, Russell Investments Group Ltd., State Street Corp, Bank of New York Mellon Corp, Spark Investment Management LLC and Great West Life Assurance Co. Can. 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, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of NWBI stock can currently be purchased for approximately $15.82.

Northwest Bancshares has a market capitalization of $1.69 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 2,258 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Northwest Bancshares.

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.