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BWFG

Bankwell Financial Group, Inc.

BWFG

NASDAQ·Financial Services·Banks - Regional·Mkt cap $537.3M

$67.39

+1.87%

P/E

12.57

Mkt Cap

$537.3M

52-Wk Range

$40.45–$69.59

52-Week Range

$40.45 - $69.59

P/E

12.57

Fwd P/E

11.68

Beta

0.57

Div Yield

1.19%

Avg Vol

65.3K

Shares Out

8.0M

Mkt Cap

$537.3M

Price action

Price chart

Up 53.6% over the trailing year

Total returns

Price performance

Total return across standard periods - splits & dividends adjusted by FMP. Periods longer than 1Y show annualized in the tooltip.

Why we rate it this way

The thesis at a glance

Bull and bear case · plain-English context across the five lenses we evaluate.

Bull Case

5 reasons

  • Regional market expertise and local decision-making in affluent Fairfield County communities
  • Diversified loan portfolio reducing concentration risk across residential, commercial, and construction segments
  • Personalized customer service and relationship banking that differentiates from large national competitors
  • Established branch network in high-income Connecticut markets with strong deposit bases
  • Specialized lending capabilities in commercial real estate and construction financing

Bear Case

1 risk

  • Low volatility (beta 0.6).

Growth

Revenue decline expected

Expansion of commercial real estate and construction lending in growing Connecticut markets

Value

Fairly valued vs Commercial Banking peers

Momentum

Hot

+24.8% over 3m

Quality

Strong

Excellent business quality

Dividend

Modest

1.19% yield

Earnings track record

Latest print - beat on both lines

AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.

Next: Oct 22, 2026

Q3 26 RECAP

JUL 23, 2026

Reported EPS of $1.52 vs $1.29 consensus (+17.8% surprise). Revenue of $32.8M vs $30.6M expected (+7.0%). Beat on both top and bottom lines.

EPS beat +17.8%
Rev beat +7.0%
Double beat

EPS surprise · last 4Q

1 of 1 beats

Estimate

Actual

Q3 26

+17.8%

Revenue trend · last 8Q

-9%

+7%

+18%

+30%

+155%

+8%

+10%

Q3 24

Q4 24

Q1 25

Q2 25

Q3 25

Q4 25

Q1 26

Q2 26

$21.9M

$21.2M

$50.0M

$50.7M

$53.1M

$54.0M

$54.1M

$55.5M

Margins · last 8Q

Gross

56.8%

Operating

29.4%

Profit

22.3%

Wall Street consensus

Analyst coverage

Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.

vs Industry

How BWFG stacks vs Banks - Regional

Stock metrics vs industry averages. Green = better than industry.

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