NWBI vs. FFBC, FRME, FULT, PPBI, STBA, UBSI, CBU, FCF, PFS, and PRK
Should you be buying Northwest Bancshares stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Northwest Bancshares include First Financial Bancorp. (FFBC), First Merchants (FRME), Fulton Financial (FULT), Pacific Premier Bancorp (PPBI), S&T Bancorp (STBA), United Bankshares (UBSI), Community Financial System (CBU), First Commonwealth Financial (FCF), Provident Financial Services (PFS), and Park National (PRK). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.
Northwest Bancshares vs. Its Competitors
First Financial Bancorp. (NASDAQ:FFBC) and Northwest Bancshares (NASDAQ:NWBI) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, valuation and dividends.
In the previous week, Northwest Bancshares had 3 more articles in the media than First Financial Bancorp.. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Northwest Bancshares and 0 mentions for First Financial Bancorp.. Northwest Bancshares' average media sentiment score of 0.50 beat First Financial Bancorp.'s score of 0.00 indicating that Northwest Bancshares is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
First Financial Bancorp. has higher revenue and earnings than Northwest Bancshares. First Financial Bancorp. is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Northwest Bancshares, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
First Financial Bancorp. has a beta of 0.96, suggesting that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Northwest Bancshares has a beta of 0.7, suggesting that its share price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500.
77.2% of First Financial Bancorp. shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.3% of Northwest Bancshares shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of First Financial Bancorp. shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Northwest Bancshares shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
First Financial Bancorp. has a net margin of 18.65% compared to Northwest Bancshares' net margin of 14.75%. First Financial Bancorp.'s return on equity of 10.44% beat Northwest Bancshares' return on equity.
First Financial Bancorp. currently has a consensus price target of $28.75, indicating a potential upside of 11.69%. Northwest Bancshares has a consensus price target of $15.00, indicating a potential upside of 10.86%. Given First Financial Bancorp.'s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe First Financial Bancorp. is more favorable than Northwest Bancshares.
First Financial Bancorp. pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Northwest Bancshares pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.9%. First Financial Bancorp. pays out 39.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Northwest Bancshares pays out 88.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. First Financial Bancorp. has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years.
Summary
First Financial Bancorp. beats Northwest Bancshares on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:NWBI) was last updated on 7/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff