Northwest Bancshares Stock Today

NWBI Stock  USD 11.71  0.07  0.59%   

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Northwest Bancshares is trading at 11.71 as of the 3rd of November 2025. This is a 0.59 percent decrease since the beginning of the trading day. The stock's open price was 11.78. Northwest Bancshares has only a 6 % chance of going through financial distress over the next few years but had a somewhat weak performance during the last 90 days. The performance scores are derived for the period starting the 5th of August 2025 and ending today, the 3rd of November 2025. Click here to learn more.
Business Domain
Banks
IPO Date
8th of November 1994
Category
Financial Services
Classification
Financials
Northwest Bancshares, Inc. operates as the holding company for Northwest Bank, a state-chartered savings bank that provides personal and business banking solutions. Northwest Bancshares, Inc. was founded in 1896 and is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. The company has 146.1 M outstanding shares of which 4.91 M shares are now shorted by private and institutional investors with about 5.7 trading days to cover. More on Northwest Bancshares

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Northwest Stock Highlights

ESG Sustainability
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CEO PresidentLouis Torchio
Business ConcentrationRegional Banks, Banks - Regional, Financial Services, NASDAQ Composite, SP Small-Cap 600, Nasdaq Bank, NASDAQ Financial 100, NASDAQ Composite Total, Financials, Banks, Banks—Regional, Financial Services (View all Sectors)
Average Analyst Recommendation
Financial Strength
Current ValueLast YearChange From Last Year 10 Year Trend
Return On Assets0.00630.007
Moderately Down
Very volatile
Asset Turnover0.06250.0523
Fairly Up
Slightly volatile
Gross Profit Margin0.530.6577
Significantly Down
Very volatile
Total Current Liabilities6.6 B12.4 B
Way Down
Slightly volatile
Non Current Liabilities Total592.6 M459.5 M
Significantly Up
Slightly volatile
Total Assets8.3 B14.4 B
Way Down
Slightly volatile
Total Current Assets852.2 M1.4 B
Way Down
Pretty Stable
Total Cash From Operating Activities96.1 M127.7 M
Way Down
Slightly volatile
Debt Levels
Northwest Bancshares can leverage the use of borrowed funds to amplify returns from an investment. In general, analyzing the relationship between debt to total assets helps investors to understand Northwest Bancshares' financial leverage. It provides some insight into what part of Northwest Bancshares' total assets is financed by creditors.
Liquidity
Northwest Bancshares currently holds 444.7 M in liabilities with Debt to Equity (D/E) ratio of 6.7, indicating the company may have difficulties to generate enough cash to satisfy its financial obligations. Note, when we think about Northwest Bancshares' use of debt, we should always consider it together with its cash and equity.

Begin Period Cash Flow

116.15 Million
Northwest Bancshares (NWBI) is traded on NASDAQ Exchange in USA and employs 2,190 people. Northwest Bancshares is listed under Regional Banks category by Fama And French industry classification. The company currently falls under 'Mid-Cap' category with a current market capitalization of 1.71 B. Northwest Bancshares conducts business under Banks sector and is part of Financials industry. The entity has 146.1 M outstanding shares of which 4.91 M shares are now shorted by private and institutional investors with about 5.7 trading days to cover. Northwest Bancshares currently holds about 118.55 M in cash with 127.67 M of positive cash flow from operations. This results in cash-per-share (CPS) ratio of 0.93.
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Ownership Allocation
Northwest Bancshares maintains a total of 146.1 Million outstanding shares. Over half of Northwest Bancshares' outstanding shares are owned by institutional investors. These institutional investors are typically referred to as corporate investors that shop for positions in a given instrument to benefit from reduced trade commissions. Please note that no matter how many assets the company has, if the real value of the firm is less than the current market value, you may not be able to make money on it.
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Northwest Stock Institutional Holders

InstituionRecorded OnShares
Fmr Inc2025-06-30
999.9 K
Morgan Stanley - Brokerage Accounts2025-06-30
986.6 K
Nuveen, Llc2025-06-30
929 K
Millennium Management Llc2025-06-30
819.3 K
First Trust Advisors L.p.2025-06-30
807.3 K
Bridgeway Capital Management, Llc2025-06-30
721 K
Panagora Asset Management Inc2025-06-30
687.8 K
Qube Research & Technologies2025-06-30
684.2 K
Principal Financial Group Inc2025-06-30
633.3 K
Blackrock Inc2025-06-30
18.2 M
Vanguard Group Inc2025-06-30
14.6 M
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Northwest Bancshares Risk Profiles

Investors will always prefer to have the highest possible return on investment while minimizing volatility. Northwest Bancshares market risk premium is the additional return an investor will receive from holding Northwest Bancshares long position in a well-diversified portfolio.

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Northwest Bancshares Corporate Management

When determining whether Northwest Bancshares offers a strong return on investment in its stock, a comprehensive analysis is essential. The process typically begins with a thorough review of Northwest Bancshares' financial statements, including income statements, balance sheets, and cash flow statements, to assess its financial health. Key financial ratios are used to gauge profitability, efficiency, and growth potential of Northwest Bancshares Stock. Outlined below are crucial reports that will aid in making a well-informed decision on Northwest Bancshares Stock:
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Is Regional Banks space expected to grow? Or is there an opportunity to expand the business' product line in the future? Factors like these will boost the valuation of Northwest Bancshares. If investors know Northwest will grow in the future, the company's valuation will be higher. The financial industry is built on trying to define current growth potential and future valuation accurately. All the valuation information about Northwest Bancshares listed above have to be considered, but the key to understanding future value is determining which factors weigh more heavily than others.
Quarterly Earnings Growth
(0.92)
Dividend Share
0.8
Earnings Share
0.87
Revenue Per Share
4.334
Quarterly Revenue Growth
0.02
The market value of Northwest Bancshares is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of Northwest that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of Northwest Bancshares' value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is Northwest Bancshares' true underlying value. Investors use various methods to calculate intrinsic value and buy a stock when its market value falls below its intrinsic value. Because Northwest Bancshares' market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect Northwest Bancshares' underlying business (such as a pandemic or basic market pessimism), market value can vary widely from intrinsic value.
Please note, there is a significant difference between Northwest Bancshares' value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if Northwest Bancshares is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, Northwest Bancshares' price is the amount at which it trades on the open market and represents the number that a seller and buyer find agreeable to each party.