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Northwest Bancshares, Inc.

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Northwest Bancshares, Inc.

NWBI·NASDAQ·Finance·CIK 0001471265

Northwest Bancshares, Inc. is a Maryland corporation that serves as the holding company for Northwest Bank, a Pennsylvania-chartered savings bank. The company was established in 2009 following the conversion of Northwest Bancorp, MHC from a mutual to a stock holding company. In 2009, Northwest Bancshares, Inc. sold 68,878,267 shares of common stock at $10.00 per share. As of December 31, 2025, the company had 146,107,964 shares outstanding and a market capitalization of approximately $1.753 billion. Northwest Bank, headquartered in Warren, Pennsylvania, is a community-oriented financial institution. It offers personal and commercial banking solutions, investment management, and trust services. The bank's predecessor was founded in 1896. As of December 31, 2025, Northwest Bank operated 161 community-banking locations across its market area, which includes Pennsylvania, western New York, northeastern Ohio, and Indiana. The company's executive offices are located at 3 Easton Oval, Suite 500, Columbus, Ohio 43219, with administrative offices at 100 Liberty Street, Warren, Pennsylvania 16365.

Northwest Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:NWBI) is a publicly traded company in the Finance sector. Wiseek has independently scored 8 items for NWBI at importance 7 or higher on its 1–10 market-impact scale. Its most recent item scored 7 or higher is dated 2026-07-27, rated 8/10. Across its 8 most recent items scored 7 or higher, the top rating is 8/10, with 2 rated 8 or above. Recent SEC coverage for NWBI spans 8-K, 10-Q, DEF 14A, S-3ASR.

Recent high-impact activity:

  • Northwest Bancshares Q2 Net Income Soars 59% to Record $54M on Margin Expansion
  • Northwest Bancshares Posts Record Q2 Net Income of $54M as NIM Expands to 3.75%
  • Northwest Bancshares Reports Strong Q1 Net Income and Reduced Nonperforming Assets
  • Northwest Bancshares Reports Record Q1 Net Income, Initiates $50M Share Repurchase Program
  • Northwest Bancshares Seeks Shareholder Approval for New Equity Incentive Plan and Director Elections

Financial Snapshot

Fiscal year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
$654.67M
Net Income
$126.01M
Diluted EPS
$0.92
Op. Cash Flow
$153.41M
Free Cash Flow
$141.78M
Cash & Equivalents
$233.65M
Debt / Equity
0.00×
Net Margin
19.2%
Shares Outstanding
146.11M sh
Source: 10-K · filed 2026-02-25 · accession 0001471265-26-000008

Short Interest & Short Volume

9.37 days to cover

FINRA reported short interest of 8,694,449 shares in NWBI as of the September 15, 2026 settlement, a 11.7% increase from the prior period — about 9.4 days to cover at its recent average daily volume. On October 2, 2026, 57.7% of NWBI volume reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities was marked short.

Short interest (bi-monthly positions)8,694,449 shares as of September 15, 2026
Change vs prior period▲ 11.7%
Days to cover9.37 at avg daily volume of 928,036
Daily short volume (FINRA facilities)57.7% of 231,240 shares on October 2, 2026
5-day average short volume59.2%

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.

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$15.18 -0.01% today
52-week range · as of 2026-07-27 $11.25 – $15.71
Market cap
$2.22B
Volume
1M (1.0× avg)
3-mo avg 1.1M
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NWBI
Jul 27, 2026, 4:20 PM EDT
Source: Reuters
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $15.60
Real-time Price: $15.18 info
Change: -$0.420 (-3%) info
Market Cap: $2.225B info
NWBI
Jul 27, 2026, 4:05 PM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $15.41
Real-time Price: $15.18 info
Change: -$0.230 (-1%) info
Market Cap: $2.225B info
NWBI
May 07, 2026, 4:09 PM EDT
Filing Type: 10-Q
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $13.83
Real-time Price: $15.18 info
Change: +$1.35 (+10%) info
Market Cap: $2.225B info
NWBI
Apr 27, 2026, 4:05 PM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $13.50
Real-time Price: $15.18 info
Change: +$1.68 (+12%) info
Market Cap: $2.225B info
NWBI
Apr 09, 2026, 9:00 AM EDT
Filing Type: DEF 14A
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $13.51
Real-time Price: $15.18 info
Change: +$1.67 (+12%) info
Market Cap: $2.225B info
NWBI
Mar 02, 2026, 4:21 PM EST
Filing Type: S-3ASR
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $12.58
Real-time Price: $15.18 info
Change: +$2.60 (+21%) info
Market Cap: $2.225B info
NWBI
Feb 25, 2026, 5:27 PM EST
Filing Type: 10-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $12.87
Real-time Price: $15.18 info
Change: +$2.31 (+18%) info
Market Cap: $2.225B info
NWBI
Jan 26, 2026, 4:06 PM EST
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $12.66
Real-time Price: $15.18 info
Change: +$2.52 (+20%) info
Market Cap: $2.225B info
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