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NWBI

Northwest Bancshares, Inc.

NWBI

NASDAQ·Financial Services·Banks - Regional·Mkt cap $2.2B

$15.09

-1.73%

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Our plain-language verdict, the thesis, risk factors, and what is changing about the business.

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52-Week Range

$11.25 - $15.47

P/E

16.01

Fwd P/E

10.95

Beta

0.68

Div Yield

5.21%

Avg Vol

1.2M

Shares Out

146.1M

Mkt Cap

$2.2B

Price action

Price chart

Up 15.1% over the trailing year

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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

  • Established 128-year heritage with deep community relationships and local market expertise
  • Diversified geographic footprint across four states reducing concentration risk
  • Comprehensive product suite from deposits to wealth management services
  • Community-focused banking model enabling personalized service versus national competitors
  • Strong deposit base from 170 branch locations providing stable funding

Bear Case

2 risks

  • Low volatility (beta 0.7).
  • Growth premium of 1.0x vs Commercial Banking peers. Reasonable for this growth rate.

Growth

Revenue decline expected

Organic loan portfolio expansion in underserved mid-market segments

Value

Growth premium of 1.0x vs Commercial Banking peers. Reasonable for this growth rate.

Momentum

Strong

+18.7% over 3m

Quality

Excellent

High-growth business (66% revenue growth, 69% gross margin). Profitable with strong growth momentum.

Dividend

High yield

5.21% yield

Earnings track record

Latest print - beat on both lines

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

Next: Aug 4, 2026

Q2 26 RECAP

APR 27, 2026

Reported EPS of $0.35 vs $0.30 consensus (+16.7% surprise). Revenue of $175.1M vs $173.5M expected (+0.9%). Beat on both top and bottom lines.

EPS beat +16.7%
Rev beat +0.9%
Double beat

EPS surprise · last 4Q

1 of 1 beats

Q2 26

+16.7%

Next: Aug 4, 2026

Revenue trend · last 8Q

+13%

+19%

+53%

+21%

+17%

+50%

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Q3 24

Q4 24

Q1 25

Q2 25

Q3 25

Q4 25

Q1 26

$97.6M

$138.7M

$153.4M

$155.8M

$201.7M

$226.1M

$240.6M

$234.1M

Margins · last 8Q

Gross

Operating

Profit

21.6%

Wall Street consensus

2 analysts · 0% Buy

Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.

Buy

0%

Hold

2

100%

Sell

0%

Median Price Target

$15.50

+2.8% vs $15.09

Low $15.00
Median $15.50
High $16.00

Latest: Truist · $16.00 · May 1, 2026

2 analysts covering

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How NWBI stacks vs Banks - Regional

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

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