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
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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
Smart-money signal
Who's buying BWFG right now
Insider Form 4s, 13F institutional filings, and Congressional disclosures - at a glance.
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
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 surprise · last 4Q
1 of 1 beats
Estimate
Actual
Q3 26
+17.8%
Revenue trend · last 8Q
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-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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