Northwest Bancshares Inc (NASDAQ: NWBI): Is It A Buying Opportunity Again?

After Hours

After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility. The stock was recently discussed on Yahoo Finance as it revealed that Northwest Bancshares, Inc. and Northwest Bank Name Douglas M. Schosser Chief Financial Officer.

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Stocks Info

NWBI belongs to the Financial sector of the NASDAQ while operating in the Banks – Regional industry. The current market capitalization of Northwest Bancshares Inc is $1.48B. A total of 0.51 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 810.64K shares.

In the most recent transaction, Watson Scott J bought 5,000 shares of NWBI for 12.90 per share on Jan 24 ’24. After the transaction, the EVP, Chief Information Officer now owns 35,282 company shares. In a previous transaction on Dec 13 ’23, Fannin Timothy B sold 6,110 shares at 12.14 per share. NWBI shares that Director owns now total 22,608.

Among the insiders who bought shares, Cygnar Devin T acquired of 13,692 shares on Nov 07 ’23 at a per-share price of $10.96. This resulted in the EVP, Chief Mktg/Comm. Officer holding 13,692 shares of NWBI after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Maddigan Jeffrey J bought 9,600 shares at $10.47 per share on Sep 13 ’23. Company shares held by the EVP, Corporate Treasurer now total 35,126.

Dividend

Paying dividends generates immediate cash flow for investors and indicates a positive outlook for the company. Northwest Bancshares Inc pays an annual dividend of $0.80, resulting in a dividend yield of 6.87%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 11.00. NWBI’s most recent ex-dividend date was 2/1/2024 when it declared a $0.20 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 2/14/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 11/14/2023 with an ex-dividend date of 11/1/2023. The NWBI stock dividend was $0.20 per share in cash.

While price targets are rarely accurate, they tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often taken into account by investors. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, NWBI has a high of $13.94 and a low of $9.80.

As of this writing, NWBI has an earnings estimate of $0.23 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 6 estimates, with a high estimate of $0.24 per share and a lower estimate of $0.21. The company reported an EPS of $0.31 in the last quarter, which was 29.20% higher than expectations of $0.24.

Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly

An organization’s balance sheet depicts the assets and liabilities it has, as well as the amount of equity invested. Investors can measure a company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios using this information. Its Book Value Per Share was $12.20, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $1.58B.

Analysts Opinion

There is a slight risk associated with trading before and after the market open. Due to lower liquidity and higher volatility, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads on particular security due to the release of critical financial information after regular trading hours. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for NWBI is Buy with a score of 2.67.

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