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The price of Northwest Bancshares Inc (NASDAQ: NWBI) closed at $12.38 in the last session, up 2.06% from day before closing price of $12.13. In other words, the price has increased by $2.06 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.82 million shares were traded. NWBI stock price reached its highest trading level at $12.46 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $12.1.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at NWBI’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.33 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.13.
On October 10, 2025, Truist started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $15.
On October 03, 2025, Hovde Group started tracking the stock assigning a Market Perform rating and target price of $13.50.Hovde Group initiated its Market Perform rating on October 03, 2025, with a $13.50 target price.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Dec 08 ’25 when Tullio David M bought 1,500 shares for $12.27 per share. The transaction valued at 18,398 led to the insider holds 30,051 shares of the business.
Hunter Timothy M bought 4,000 shares of NWBI for $48,738 on Dec 05 ’25. The Director now owns 189,751 shares after completing the transaction at $12.18 per share. On Dec 01 ’25, another insider, Meegan John P, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 1,500 shares for $12.10 each. As a result, the insider paid 18,150 and bolstered with 21,500 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, NWBI now has a Market Capitalization of 1810100864 and an Enterprise Value of 2145013632. As of this moment, Northwest’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 14.07, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 9.45. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.92. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.13 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.97. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.799.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for NWBI is 0.67, which has changed by -0.078267455 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.15507638 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, NWBI has reached a high of $13.62, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $10.75. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 2.10%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 0.76%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, NWBI traded on average about 871.29K shares per day over the past 3-months and 723860 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 146.10M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 139.09M. Insiders hold about 4.79% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 68.60% stake in the company. Shares short for NWBI as of 1767139200 were 4727402 with a Short Ratio of 5.43, compared to 1764288000 on 4991635. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4727402 and a Short% of Float of 4.22.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for NWBI is 0.80, which was 0.8 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.06595218. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 6.26. The current Payout Ratio is 102.00% for NWBI, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-11-06 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-11-06. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2009-12-18 when the company split stock in a 225:100 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
A comprehensive evaluation of Northwest Bancshares Inc (NWBI) is underway, with the input of 8.0 analysts contributing to its current rating.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.3, with high estimates of $0.32 and low estimates of $0.28.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $1.26 and $1.23 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $1.25. EPS for the following year is $1.31, with 8.0 analysts recommending between $1.35 and $1.22.
Revenue Estimates
According to 5 analysts,. The current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $174.18M. It ranges from a high estimate of $176.7M to a low estimate of $172.6M. As of. The current estimate, Northwest Bancshares Inc’s year-ago sales were $154.26MFor the next quarter, 5 analysts are estimating revenue of $171.84M. There is a high estimate of $174M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $169.63M.
A total of 5 analysts have provided revenue estimates for NWBI’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $651.83M, while the lowest revenue estimate was $650M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $651.05M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $522.59MBased on 6 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $707.49M in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $723M and the low estimate is $698M.
