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 paid 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 5.27%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, February 5th. This is an increase 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 Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.27 by $0.03. The savings and loans company had revenue of $117.16 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $115.89 million. Northwest Bancshares had a net margin of 21.37% and a return on equity of 8.35%. 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 extremely negative on Thursday, InfoTrie reports. The research group identifies positive and negative press coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Northwest Bancshares earned a news sentiment score of -4.2 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave press coverage about the savings and loans company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near term. View News Stories for Northwest Bancshares.

Northwest Bancshares saw a decrease in short interest in 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 short-interest ratio is presently 13.5 days. Approximately 7.3% of the company's stock 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), Verizon Communications (VZ), Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI), AGNC Investment (AGNC), Altria Group (MO), Firstmerit (FMER), AbbVie (ABBV), Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE) and General Electric (GE).

Northwest Bancshares' stock is owned by many different 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%), Geode Capital Management LLC (1.50%) and Renaissance Technologies LLC (1.16%). 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, Man Group plc, Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC, PNC Financial Services Group Inc., State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D, Point72 Asset Management L.P. and Institute for Wealth Management LLC.. 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 $14.42.

Northwest Bancshares has a market capitalization of $1.54 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.