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After finishing at $11.04 in the prior trading day, Northwest Bancshares Inc (NASDAQ: NWBI) closed at $11.22, up 1.63%. In other words, the price has increased by $1.63 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.77 million shares were traded. NWBI stock price reached its highest trading level at $11.33 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $11.035.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of NWBI by taking a closer look at its different ratios. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.31 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.29.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Janney on September 29, 2022, initiated with a Neutral rating and assigned the stock a target price of $15.
On May 06, 2022, Piper Sandler Downgraded its rating to Underweight which previously was Neutral and also lowered its target price recommendation from $14 to $12.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Feb 04 ’25 when Paup Mark A bought 5,000 shares for $12.66 per share. The transaction valued at 63,300 led to the insider holds 54,989 shares of the business.
Hunter Timothy M bought 10,000 shares of NWBI for $131,300 on Jan 31 ’25. The Director now owns 171,474 shares after completing the transaction at $13.13 per share. On Jan 28 ’25, another insider, Fannin Timothy B, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 3,500 shares for $13.03 each. As a result, the insider received 45,588 and left with 23,264 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 1430718336 and an Enterprise Value of 1635032704. As of this moment, Northwest’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 14.30, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 8.62. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.89 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.90. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.283.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for NWBI is 0.68, which has changed by 0.047619104 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.07455289 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, NWBI has reached a high of $15.42, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $10.45. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -8.13%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -14.44%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 766.70K shares per day over the past 3-months and 1169290 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 127.51M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 120.52M. Insiders hold about 5.49% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 68.94% stake in the company. Shares short for NWBI as of 1743379200 were 2992807 with a Short Ratio of 3.90, compared to 1740700800 on 3114575. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2992807 and a Short% of Float of 3.2.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, NWBI’s forward annual dividend rate was 0.8, compared to 0.80 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.072463766The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 6.34. The current Payout Ratio is 102.00% for NWBI, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-02-03 with an ex-dividend date of 1738540800. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2009-12-18 when the company split stock in a 225:100 ratio.
