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 Tuesday, October 23rd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, November 1st will be given a dividend of $0.17 per share on Thursday, November 15th. This represents a $0.68 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.79%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, October 31st. View Northwest Bancshares' Dividend History.

Northwest Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:NWBI) issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, January, 22nd. The savings and loans company reported $0.26 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.27 by $0.01. The savings and loans company earned $110.08 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $109.58 million. Northwest Bancshares had a return on equity of 8.27% and a net margin of 21.95%. 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 brokers have issued 12-month price objectives for Northwest Bancshares' shares. Their predictions range from $17.00 to $17.00. On average, they expect Northwest Bancshares' share price to reach $17.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 5.2%. 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 stories about NWBI stock have trended somewhat positive this week, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. The research group ranks the sentiment of media coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Northwest Bancshares earned a news impact score of 1.4 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media coverage about the savings and loans company a news buzz of 5.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is somewhat likely to have an impact on the company's share price in the immediate future.

Some companies that are related to Northwest Bancshares include Cullen/Frost Bankers (CFR), Akbank T.A.S. (AKBTY), BOK Financial (BOKF), Webster Financial (WBS), PacWest Bancorp (PACW), CIT Group (CIT), First Horizon National (FHN), Pinnacle Financial Partners (PNFP), Sterling Bancorp (STL), Synovus Financial (SNV), MB Financial (MBFI), F.N.B. (FNB), TCF Financial (TCF), UMB Financial (UMBF) and Community Bank System (CBU).

Northwest Bancshares' stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.05%), Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (0.04%), Verity & Verity LLC (0.02%), Fox Run Management L.L.C. (0.01%), Nisa Investment Advisors LLC (0.01%) and Bank of Montreal Can (0.01%). Company insiders that own Northwest Bancshares stock include Andrew Young, David E Westerburg, Gerald J Ritzert, John P Meegan, Jonathan P Scalise, 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 Louisiana State Employees Retirement System and Nisa Investment Advisors LLC. Company insiders that have sold Northwest Bancshares company stock in the last year include David E Westerburg, Gerald J Ritzert, Jonathan P Scalise, 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 purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Fox Run Management L.L.C., Verity & Verity LLC, State of Alaska Department of Revenue and Bank of Montreal Can. 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 $17.94.

Northwest Bancshares has a market capitalization of $1.85 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.

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.