How to buy Northwest Bancshares stock (NWBI)

Northwest Bancshares is a banks - regional business based in the US. Northwest Bancshares shares (NWBI) are listed on the NASDAQ and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Its last market close was $14.13 – a decrease of 2.01% over the previous week. Northwest Bancshares employs 1,975 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $487.9 million.

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Northwest Bancshares stock price (NASDAQ: NWBI)

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Northwest Bancshares shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2024-12-11.

Latest market close	$14.13
52-week range	$10.10 - $15.42
50-day moving average more info button	$13.93
200-day moving average more info button	$12.45
Wall St. target price	$14.10
PE ratio more info button	18.9737
Dividend yield more info button	$0.8 (5.55%)
Earnings per share (TTM) more info button	$0.76

Is it a good time to buy Northwest Bancshares stock?

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Northwest Bancshares price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $14.44 from 2024-12-16

1 week (2024-12-11)	0.14%
1 month (2024-11-18)	-1.16%
3 months (2024-09-18)	7.04%
6 months (2024-06-18)	32.84%

1 year (2023-12-18)	16.26%
2 years (2022-12-16)	20.35%
3 years (2021-12-17)	26.87%
5 years (2019-12-18)	18.82%

Is Northwest Bancshares stock undervalued or overvalued?

Valuing Northwest Bancshares stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Northwest Bancshares's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Northwest Bancshares's P/E ratio

Northwest Bancshares's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 19x. In other words, Northwest Bancshares shares trade at around 19x recent earnings.

That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.

Northwest Bancshares's PEG ratio

Northwest Bancshares's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 1.87. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Northwest Bancshares's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

Northwest Bancshares financials

Revenue TTM	$487.9 million
Operating margin TTM	34.94%
Gross profit TTM	$513.7 million
Return on assets TTM	0.67%
Return on equity TTM	6.25%
Profit margin	19.79%
Book value	$12.49
Market Capitalization more info button	$1.8 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Northwest Bancshares share dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 80% of net profits

Recently Northwest Bancshares has paid out, on average, around 100% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 0% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Northwest Bancshares shareholders could enjoy a 0% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Northwest Bancshares's case, that would currently equate to about $0.8 per share.

Northwest Bancshares's payout ratio would broadly be considered high, and as such this stock could appeal to those looking to generate an income. Bear in mind however that companies should normally also look to re-invest a decent amount of net profits to ensure future growth.

Northwest Bancshares's most recent dividend payout was on 17 November 2024. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 7 November 2024 (the "ex-dividend date").

Have Northwest Bancshares's shares ever split?

Northwest Bancshares's shares were split on a 225:100 basis on 17 December 2009 . So if you had owned 100 shares the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 225 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Northwest Bancshares shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 55.6% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for Northwest Bancshares shares which in turn could have impacted Northwest Bancshares's share price.

Northwest Bancshares share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Northwest Bancshares's shares have ranged in value from as little as $10.0978 up to $15.42. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NASDAQ average) beta is 1, while Northwest Bancshares's is 0.603. This would suggest that Northwest Bancshares's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).

Northwest Bancshares overview

Northwest Bancshares, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for Northwest Bank, a state-chartered savings bank that provides personal and business banking solutions. The company accepts various deposits, including checking, savings, money market deposit, term certificate, and individual retirement accounts. It also offers loan products comprising one-to-four-family residential real estate loans, shorter term consumer loans, and loans collateralized by multi-family residential and commercial real estate; home equity loans and lines of credit; commercial business and real estate loans; commercial loans; and consumer loans, including automobile loans, sales finance loans, unsecured personal loans, credit card loans, and loans secured by investment accounts, as well as investment management and trust services. The company operates community banking locations in Pennsylvania, Western New York, Eastern Ohio, and Indiana. Northwest Bancshares, Inc. was founded in 1896 and is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio.

Frequently asked questions

What percentage of Northwest Bancshares is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 1.038% of Northwest Bancshares shares are held by insiders and 68.402% by institutions. How many people work for Northwest Bancshares?
Latest data suggests 1,975 work at Northwest Bancshares. When does the fiscal year end for Northwest Bancshares?
Northwest Bancshares's fiscal year ends in December. Where is Northwest Bancshares based?
Northwest Bancshares's address is: 3 Easton Oval, Columbus, OH, United States, 43219 What is Northwest Bancshares's ISIN number?
Northwest Bancshares's international securities identification number is: US6673401039 What is Northwest Bancshares's CUSIP number?
Northwest Bancshares's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 667328108