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Northwest Bancshares, Inc. NWBI
Northwest Bancshares, Inc. (NWBI) earns a Piotroski F-score of 4/9 (mixed financial health). It pays a dividend yielding 4.96% (safety: at-risk).
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Analyst price target
Recent analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-29 | DA Davidson | Neutral (main) |
| 2026-04-29 | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Market Perform (main) |
| 2026-01-28 | DA Davidson | Neutral (main) |
| 2025-10-10 | Truist Securities | Buy (init) |
| 2024-12-04 | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Market Perform (main) |
| 2024-04-23 | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Market Perform (reit) |
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
How it ranks in Finance, Insurance & Real Estate · percentile among 1129 companies
Percentile vs other Finance, Insurance & Real Estate companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 4/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Sector peers · similar-size Finance, Insurance & Real Estate companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWBI | Northwest Bancshares, Inc. | 4/9 | — | 17.6 | — |
| MFG | MIZUHO FINANCIAL GROUP INC | 4/9 | — | — | +7.6% |
| JPM | JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | 2/9 | — | 15.5 | +2.8% |
| BAC | BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | 5/9 | — | 13.5 | +6.8% |
| C | CITIGROUP INC | 3/9 | — | 17 | +5.6% |
| COF | CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORP | 4/9 | — | 51.2 | +36.6% |
| USB | US BANCORP DE | 6/9 | — | 12.1 | +4.4% |
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About Northwest Bancshares, Inc.
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.
FAQ
Is NWBI financially healthy?
Northwest Bancshares, Inc.'s Piotroski F-score is 4/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak).
Does NWBI pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. Northwest Bancshares, Inc. pays a dividend yielding about 4.96% with a 87.2% payout ratio, rated “at-risk” for safety.
How profitable is NWBI?
In FY2025, Northwest Bancshares, Inc. had a return on equity of 6.7%.
Is NWBI overvalued or undervalued?
Northwest Bancshares, Inc. trades at about 17.1× trailing earnings — near its 10-year norm (10-year range 11.7×–34.8×, median 16.7×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for NWBI?
The average Wall-Street price target for Northwest Bancshares, Inc. is $15.00, about 4.6% below the recent price, from 7 analysts (consensus: hold).
Is NWBI a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on Northwest Bancshares, Inc.: a Piotroski F-score of 4/9, a P/E of about 17.6×, a dividend yield of 4.96%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.