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

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

Northwest Bancshares declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, January 23rd. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 1st will be paid a dividend of $0.18 per share on Thursday, February 14th. This represents a $0.72 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.86%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, January 31st. This is a positive change from Northwest Bancshares's previous quarterly dividend of $0.17. View Northwest Bancshares' Dividend History.

Northwest Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:NWBI) issued its earnings results on Tuesday, January, 22nd. The savings and loans company reported $0.26 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.27 by $0.01. The savings and loans company earned $110.08 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $109.58 million. Northwest Bancshares had a return on equity of 8.59% and a net margin of 22.57%. View Northwest Bancshares' Earnings History.

Northwest Bancshares is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, April 17th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Northwest Bancshares.

2 analysts have issued 12-month price objectives for Northwest Bancshares' stock. Their predictions range from $17.00 to $17.00. On average, they anticipate Northwest Bancshares' stock price to reach $17.00 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 8.7%. View Analyst Price Targets for Northwest Bancshares.

2 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Northwest Bancshares in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Northwest Bancshares.

Media headlines about NWBI stock have trended somewhat positive this week, according to InfoTrie. The research firm identifies negative and positive news coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Northwest Bancshares earned a daily sentiment score of 0.8 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media coverage about the savings and loans company a news buzz of 1.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the next few days.

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Northwest Bancshares' stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (14.64%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (8.20%), Northern Trust Corp (2.45%), First Trust Advisors LP (1.76%), Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. (1.72%) and Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.44%). Company insiders that own Northwest Bancshares stock include Andrew Young, David E Westerburg, Gerald J Ritzert, John P Meegan, Jonathan P Scalise, Julia W Mctavish, Philip M Tredway, Ronald J Seiffert, Shawn O Walker, 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 Bessemer Group Inc., Dimensional Fund Advisors LP, Barclays PLC, Bank of New York Mellon Corp, California Public Employees Retirement System, Unigestion Holding SA, Stone Ridge Asset Management LLC and Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC. Company insiders that have sold Northwest Bancshares company stock in the last year include David E Westerburg, Gerald J Ritzert, Jonathan P Scalise, Julia W Mctavish, Philip M Tredway, Shawn O Walker, Thomas J Townsend, William J Wagner and William W Harvey. View Insider Buying and Selling for Northwest Bancshares.

NWBI stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund, Acadian Asset Management LLC, BlackRock Inc., Bank of America Corp DE, PNC Financial Services Group Inc., First Trust Advisors LP, Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. and Chicago Equity Partners LLC. 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 $18.63.

Northwest Bancshares has a market capitalization of $1.92 billion and generates $467.48 million in revenue each year. The savings and loans company earns $105.49 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.02 on an earnings per share basis. Northwest Bancshares employs 2,254 workers across the globe.

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.