Skip to main content

Bankwell Financial Group, Inc.

corporate_fare Company Profile

Bankwell Financial Group, Inc.

BWFG·NASDAQ·Finance·CIK 0001505732

Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. operates as the holding company for Bankwell Bank, offering a range of banking services to individual and commercial clients. The company provides traditional deposit products such as checking, savings, money market accounts, and certificates of deposit. Its lending services include first mortgage loans for owner-occupied one-to-four family residential properties, as well as home equity loans and lines of credit secured by similar properties. Bankwell also offers loans secured by commercial real estate, multi-family dwellings, owner-occupied commercial real estate, and investor-owned one-to-four family dwellings. Additionally, it provides commercial construction loans for various development projects, including apartment buildings, condominiums, office buildings, retail spaces, and other income-producing properties. The company's loan portfolio also includes land loans, commercial business loans secured by corporate assets and personal guarantees, loans to finance insurance premiums, overdraft lines of credit, and personal loans. Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. operates branches in New Canaan, Stamford, Fairfield, Westport, Darien, Norwalk, and Hamden, Connecticut. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in New Canaan, Connecticut, having changed its name from BNC Financial Group, Inc. in September 2013.

Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:BWFG) is a publicly traded company in the Finance sector. Wiseek has independently scored 9 items for BWFG at importance 7 or higher on its 1–10 market-impact scale. Its most recent item scored 7 or higher is dated 2026-07-23, rated 8/10. Across its 9 most recent items scored 7 or higher, the top rating is 9/10, with 5 rated 8 or above. Recent SEC coverage for BWFG spans 8-K, 10-Q, DEF 14A, 10-K.

Recent high-impact activity:

  • Bankwell Q2 Earnings Beat, Raises Full-Year Guidance on Strong Loan Growth and Margin Expansion
  • Bankwell Q2 Net Income Rises to $12.4M, Raises Full-Year Guidance
  • Bankwell Financial Group Reports Strong Q1 2026 Earnings with 63.7% Net Income Growth
  • Bankwell Financial Group Reports Strong Q1 Earnings, Raises Non-Interest Income Guidance, and Declares Dividend
  • Bankwell Financial Q1 EPS Jumps to $1.41, Raises Non-Interest Income Guidance

Financial Snapshot

Fiscal year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
$2.83M
Net Income
$35.2M
Diluted EPS
$4.45
Op. Cash Flow
$28.27M
Free Cash Flow
$27.13M
Cash & Equivalents
$224.92M
Debt / Equity
0.00×
Net Margin
12.46×
Shares Outstanding
7.9M sh
Source: 10-K · filed 2026-03-04 · accession 0001505732-26-000046

Short Interest & Short Volume

7.38 days to cover

FINRA reported short interest of 522,281 shares in BWFG as of the September 15, 2026 settlement, a 9.1% increase from the prior period — about 7.4 days to cover at its recent average daily volume. On October 2, 2026, 78.0% of BWFG volume reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities was marked short.

Short interest (bi-monthly positions)522,281 shares as of September 15, 2026
Change vs prior period▲ 9.1%
Days to cover7.38 at avg daily volume of 70,751
Daily short volume (FINRA facilities)78.0% of 37,283 shares on October 2, 2026
5-day average short volume53.4%

Daily short sale volume covers trades reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities and is not the same as short interest (bi-monthly reported positions). Source: FINRA — FINRA is the owner and source of this short interest and short sale volume data; it may not be redistributed.

Browse all tickers starting with B →
$66.65
52-week range · as of 2026-07-23 $36.23 – $66.65
Market cap
$531.33M
Volume
91.6K (1.2× avg)
3-mo avg 74.4K
Live data · 2026-10-05 04:25 UTC · Market overnight

show_chartPrice Chart

Loading chart...

feed BWFG - Latest Insights

BWFG
Jul 23, 2026, 8:04 AM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $59.50
Real-time Price: $66.65 info
Change: +$7.15 (+12%) info
Market Cap: $531.332M info
BWFG
Jul 23, 2026, 8:00 AM EDT
Source: Dow Jones Newswires
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $59.50
Real-time Price: $66.65 info
Change: +$7.15 (+12%) info
Market Cap: $531.332M info
BWFG
May 06, 2026, 12:49 PM EDT
Filing Type: 10-Q
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $52.37
Real-time Price: $66.65 info
Change: +$14.29 (+27%) info
Market Cap: $531.332M info
BWFG
Apr 22, 2026, 4:09 PM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $49.54
Real-time Price: $66.65 info
Change: +$17.11 (+35%) info
Market Cap: $531.332M info
BWFG
Apr 22, 2026, 4:01 PM EDT
Source: Dow Jones Newswires
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $49.54
Real-time Price: $66.65 info
Change: +$17.11 (+35%) info
Market Cap: $531.332M info
BWFG
Apr 07, 2026, 9:10 AM EDT
Filing Type: DEF 14A
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $49.87
Real-time Price: $66.65 info
Change: +$16.78 (+34%) info
Market Cap: $531.332M info
BWFG
Mar 04, 2026, 3:33 PM EST
Filing Type: 10-K
Importance Score:
9
Price at Filing: $48.27
Real-time Price: $66.65 info
Change: +$18.38 (+38%) info
Market Cap: $531.332M info
BWFG
Feb 26, 2026, 9:58 AM EST
Filing Type: 4/A
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $48.32
Real-time Price: $66.65 info
Change: +$18.33 (+38%) info
Market Cap: $531.332M info
BWFG
Jan 29, 2026, 8:02 AM EST
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $47.30
Real-time Price: $66.65 info
Change: +$19.35 (+41%) info
Market Cap: $531.332M info
Research tools: Filing Impact Index Dilution Tracker Split Calendar Open Datasets