Northwest Bancshares Inc [NWBI] stock prices are up 1.21% to $13.39 at the moment. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The NWBI shares have gain 3.00% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 2.45%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Northwest Bancshares Inc [NASDAQ: NWBI] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on September 29, 2022, when Janney initiated its Neutral rating and assigned the stock a price target of $15. Previously, Piper Sandler downgraded its rating to Underweight on May 06, 2022, and dropped its price target to $12. B. Riley Securities downgraded its rating to a Neutral and decreased its price target to $14 on July 27, 2021. B. Riley Securities downgraded its rating to a Neutral. Piper Sandler upgraded its rating to Neutral for this stock on October 27, 2020, but kept the price target unchanged to $10. In a note dated October 15, 2020, Stephens initiated an Equal-Weight rating and provided a target price of $11 on this stock.
The stock price of Northwest Bancshares Inc [NWBI] has been fluctuating between $10.45 and $15.42 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $14 within the next 12 months. Northwest Bancshares Inc [NASDAQ: NWBI] shares were valued at $13.39 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 4.56% based on the average NWBI price forecast.
Analyzing the NWBI fundamentals
The Northwest Bancshares Inc [NASDAQ:NWBI] reported sales of 755.93M for trailing twelve months, representing a surge of 12.70%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.97% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.16%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.2%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.15%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.01, Equity is 0.06 and Total Capital is 0.01.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 13.22 points at the first support level, and at 13.06 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 13.49, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 13.60.
Ratios To Look Out For
It’s worth pointing out that Northwest Bancshares Inc [NASDAQ:NWBI]’s Current Ratio is 0.05. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 2.26, the price to book ratio is 1.07 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 16.99.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Paup Mark A, Director, that happened on Feb 04 ’25 when 5000.0 shares were purchased. Director, Hunter Timothy M completed a deal on Jan 31 ’25 to buy 10000.0 shares. Meanwhile, Director Fannin Timothy B sold 3500.0 shares on Jan 28 ’25.
