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Stock Evaluator: Northwest Bancshares, Inc. (NWBI)

Northwest Bancshares, Inc. NWBI

$15.27 -0.37 -2.37%
August 19, 2026 4:00:00 PM EST November 10, 2021 Volume: 921,448
After Hours: $120.37   0.15  |  0.12% November 10, 2021 7:59 PM EST Volume: 72,713
USD NASD | DELAYED PRICE
SECTOR INDUSTRY
Financials Banks

A+ Stock Grade Summary:

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COMPANY SUMMARY
Northwest Bancshares, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for Northwest Bank, a state-chartered savings bank that provides personal and commercial banking solutions in Pennsylvania, New York, Ohio, and Indiana in the United States. 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, as well as commercial business loans; residential mortgage loans; home equity loans and lines of credit; commercial real estate loans; commercial loans and financing solutions; and other consumer loans, including auto refinance loans, indirect automobile and recreational loans, unsecured personal loans, credit card loans, and loans secured by investment accounts. In addition, the company offers investment and cash management; estate and trust services; digital and online banking; certificates of deposit; credit cards; student and small business loans; private banking, planning, and investments; retirement plans; liquidity management for commercial checking and savings; treasury and wealth management; insurance; employee benefit plans; and financial planning services. It serves individuals, businesses, and charitable institutions. Northwest Bancshares, Inc. was founded in 1896 and is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio.

Commentary & Analysis

Financial Summary

Share Statistics NWBI Industry
Median		 Percentile
(All Stocks)
Market Cap (Mil) $2,242.3 $751.0 55%
Shares Out (Mil) 146.3 15.4 70%
Institutional Ownership 98.3% 83.2% 78%
Float (Mil) 144.6 21.8 68%
Beta 0.67 0.43 40%
Avg Daily Volume (000s) 714 42 64%
Price Change
(52-week)		 27.1% 94.6% 67%
Growth NWBI Industry
Median		 Percentile
(All Stocks)
Sales (5yr) 6.4% 7.7% 43%
Net Income (5yr) 11.0% 11.1% 57%
EPS (5yr) 8.2% 10.1% 43
Dividends (5yr) 1.0% 3.6% 75%
Cash Flow (5yr) (15.7%) (17.1%) 47%
Estimates Qtrly Current
Fiscal
Year		 Next
Fiscal
Year
# of Estimates 8 7 8
Current EPS $0.344 $1.409 $1.449
Month Ago EPS $0.345 $1.377 $1.440
# Rev Up 1 5 3
# Rev Down 2 0 1
Three Months Ago EPS $0.345 $1.379 $1.443
Year/Year Chg (4.4%) 53.2% na
Financials NWBI Industry
Median		 Percentile
(All Stocks)
Sales (TTM) (Mil) $654 $196 44%
Net Income (TTM) (Mil) $153 $55 65%
EPS (TTM) $1.056 $2.600 61%
Operating Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) $154 $36 56%
Net Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) ($19) $2 26%
Long-Term Debt (Q1) (Mil) $245 $101 52%
Enterprise Value (Q1) (Mil) na $0 na
Valuation NWBI Industry
Median		 Percentile
(All Stocks)
P/B 1.16 1.25 27%
P/E 14.6 12.5 36%
Dividend Yield 5.2% 2.2% 94%
PEG (5yr hist) 1.8 1.1 65%
Ratios NWBI Industry
Median		 Percentile
(All Stocks)
Gross Margin na 63.7% na
Net Margin 23.4% 29.1% 82%
ROA 1.0% 1.1% 46%
ROE 8.6% 11.3% 53%
Liabilities to Assets 88.8% 89.7% 83%
F-Score 5 4 50%

Passing Stock Screens

As of 8/20/2026, from a list of 60 stock screening strategies, NWBI meetings the criteria of 2 screen:
Stock Screen
GURU STRATEGY

Lakonishok Screen

Factors: Value, Momentum
Identifying stocks trading at a discount to their industry norms but showing recent price strength and upward earnings revisions. 
Performance Since Inception: 13.2%
+/- S&P 500: +5.7

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FACTOR STRATEGY

P/E Relative Screen

Factors: Value, Earnings Estimates
A screen that looks at the relationship of a stock's price-earnings ratio to that of the industry and market. 
Performance Since Inception: 13.7%
+/- S&P 500: +6.2

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