Northwest Bancshares

NWBI

Market cap $2.02B

Northwest Bancshares (NWBI) has been upgraded to a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), reflecting growing optimism about the company's earnings prospects. This might drive the stock higher in the near term.

Northwest Bancshares, Inc. delivers strong Q1 results, combining a near 6% yield with sequential earnings and margin improvement. Q1 saw 12% year-over-year revenue growth, improved asset quality, and an efficiency ratio dropping to 59.43%, the best in a year. NWBI's asset quality metrics strengthened, with nonperforming loans to total loans falling to 0.70% and net charge-offs improving by 24 basis points.

Northwest Bancshares, Inc. (NWBI) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

While the top- and bottom-line numbers for Northwest Bancshares (NWBI) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended March 2026, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.

Northwest Bancshares (NWBI) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.35 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.3 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.35 per share a year ago.

Adjusted net income (non-GAAP) of $51 million, or $0.35 per diluted share Net interest margin continues to expand to 3.70% 28% average commercial and industrial loan growth from prior year Credit quality remained strong with annualized net charge-offs of 0.16% and nonperforming assets of 0.70% COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Northwest Bancshares, Inc., (the "Company"), (Nasdaq: NWBI) announced net income for the quarter ended March 31, 2026 of $51 million, or $0.34 per diluted share. This represents an increase of $7 million compared to the same quarter last year, when net income was $43 million, or $0.34 per diluted share, and an increase of $5 million compared to the prior quarter, when net income was $46 million, or $0.31 per share.

COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Northwest Bancshares, Inc. (Nasdaq: NWBI) will host a conference call to review first quarter 2026 financial results on Tuesday, April 28 at 9:00 a.m. (EST). The financial results and supporting financial data are scheduled to be released after market close on Monday, April 27.

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 26, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Northwest Bancshares, Inc. (Nasdaq: NWBI) will participate in the 2026 Raymond James & Associates 47th Annual Institutional Investors Conference on Wednesday, March 4, 2026. Louis Torchio, President, Chief Executive Officer & Director, and Douglas Schosser, Chief Financial Officer, are scheduled to present to analysts and investors at 8:05 AM (Eastern Time).

From a technical perspective, Northwest Bancshares, Inc. (NWBI) is looking like an interesting pick, as it just reached a key level of support. NWBI's 50-day simple moving average crossed above its 200-day simple moving average, which is known as a "golden cross" in the trading world.

Northwest Bancshares, Inc. remains a compelling income play, offering a robust 6.3% dividend yield with strong Q4 earnings momentum. NWBI's Q4 results showed 16% revenue growth, improved margins (3.69%), and sequential gains in both loans and deposits, driven by the Penns Woods merger. Asset quality metrics remain solid overall, with nonperforming assets declining and return metrics rebounding sharply post-merger integration.