Northwest Bancshares (NWBI)
Personal and commercial banking across four states, with specialty lending nationwide.
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Provides personal and business deposits, residential and consumer credit, commercial and commercial-real-estate loans, treasury management, and wealth services through Northwest Bank. Its branch franchise spans Pennsylvania, New York, Ohio, and Indiana, while specialty commercial teams originate selected credits nationwide.
Operates Northwest Bank, a community-oriented savings bank providing checking and savings accounts, residential mortgages, home-equity and consumer loans, and business banking across Pennsylvania, western New York, northeastern Ohio, and Indiana. The Penns Woods acquisition broadened its Pennsylvania network, while the holding company remains based in Columbus and the bank in Warren.
Commercial banking covers business and commercial-real-estate credit, treasury management, and nationally originated specialty finance, including SBA, equipment, restaurant and franchise, sponsor, sports, and corporate lending. Investment management, trust, employee-benefit, and wealth services add fee-based offerings alongside lending and deposits.
Earnings depend chiefly on interest collected from loans and securities versus the cost of deposits and borrowings. Credit quality, access to deposits, regulatory capital requirements, and the integration of acquired banks shape the balance sheet.
Company facts
Target rangeAs of Sep 22, 2026
Latest analyst notes
| Date | Firm | Action | Prior | Current |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 4, 2026 | Truist Financial | Target | Target: $16 | Target: $18 |
| Jul 29, 2026 | DA Davidson | Reiterate | Rating: —Target: $15 | Target: $17 |
| May 1, 2026 | Truist Financial | Target | Target: $15 | Target: $16 |
| Apr 29, 2026 | DA Davidson | Reiterate | Rating: —Target: $14 | Target: $15 |
| Dec 17, 2025 | Piper Sandler | Target | Target: $10 | Target: $13 |
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RevenueReportedEstimate
Balance sheet, Jun 30, 2026Cash & short-term investments $2.08B · Total debt $857.1M · Total assets $17.21B · Shareholders' equity $1.93B
- Revenue
- $142.7M
- Operating income
- $3.5M
- Net income
- $53.5M
HistoryDividendAnnual yield
| Institutions | 71.24% | 104.33M shares | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 316 holders · as of Jun 30, 2026 | |||
| Insiders | 1.28% | 1.88M shares | |
| 29 holders · as of Aug 20, 2026 | |||
| Other | 27.48% | 40.24M shares | |
| remainder | |||
146.46M company shares as of Sep 22, 2026 · institutions as of Jun 30, 2026 · holders as of their latest filing
Top shareholders13F · 13D/G · Form 4
| Holder | Stake | Shares | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
BlackRock, Inc.Institution | 14.42% | 21.12M | as of Jun 30, 2026 |
State Street CorpInstitution | 7.41% | 10.86M | as of Jun 30, 2026 |
Dimensional Fund Advisors LPInstitution | 6.23% | 9.12M | as of Jun 30, 2026 |
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLCInstitution | 6.20% | 9.09M | as of Jun 30, 2026 |
Vanguard Capital Management LLCInstitution | 4.58% | 6.71M | as of Jun 30, 2026 |
Insider tradesForm 4
| Date | Insider | Role | Shares | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 20, 2026 | Charles E. Kranich | director | +1,635 | $15.28 |
| Jul 30, 2026 | James M. Colestro | officer: Chief Retail Lending Officer | −13,274 | $15.77 |
| May 27, 2026 | Timothy M. Hunter | director | +10,000 | $13.97 |
| Apr 30, 2026 | Carey A. Barnum | officer: Chief Auditor | −1,351 | $13.97 |
| May 1, 2026 | Urich T. Bowers | officer: Chief Cons. Banking /Strat Off | +7,000 | $13.98 |
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CompareAfter hours
| Company | Price | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwest Bancshares | $12.26 | −19.42% | $2.24B | 14.8 | 10.8 | 2.7 | +21.2% |
| F.N.B. | $17.62 | −0.06% | $6.38B | 10.7 | 9.9 | 2.4 | +5.6% |
| First Commonwealth Financial | $20.74 | −0.02% | $2.14B | 12.9 | 11.1 | 3.4 | +6.5% |
| KeyCorp | $20.53 | +0.24% | $22.53B | 12.1 | 10.5 | 2.1 | +7.3% |
| Huntington Bancshares | $15.74 | +0.35% | $32.41B | 12.0 | 9.2 | 2.2 | +47.4% |
| S&T Bancorp | $49.25 | 0.00% | $1.75B | 13.3 | 12.4 | 3.1 | +5.2% |
| Citizens Financial Group | $65.02 | −0.73% | $28.49B | 14.6 | 11.1 | 2.5 | +12.1% |
| Old National Bancorp | $25.03 | +0.02% | $9.66B | 11.1 | 9.2 | 2.4 | +12.3% |
| Median | 12.1 | 10.5 | 2.4 | +7.3% |