Headquartered in Columbus, OH Fiscal year ends December NASDAQ: NWBI northwest.bank
Northwest Bancshares, Inc. (Nasdaq: NWBI) is the bank holding company of Northwest Bank, a full-service financial institution founded in 1896.
The bank offers a complete line of business and personal banking products, along with employee benefits and wealth management services. As of September 30, 2026, it operated 153 full-service financial centers and eleven free-standing drive-up facilities in Pennsylvania, New York, Ohio and Indiana. The total of 164 banking offices includes its first two financial centers in the Columbus, Ohio market.
The loan book of about $13.4 billion includes:
- Commercial and industrial loans, a fast-growing portfolio spanning national specialty verticals and middle-market lending.
- Commercial real estate loans.
- Residential mortgage loans.
- Consumer loans.
- Home equity loans.
The bank is funded by about $14.3 billion of largely retail deposits spread across roughly 716,000 accounts. It also earns fee income from service charges, trust and wealth management, SBA loan sales and mortgage banking.
The company expanded its footprint through the acquisition of Penns Woods Bancorp, Inc. in the third quarter of 2025. Updated
Wintrust Financial leads today's dividend payments with about $37.1 million going to shareholders, at 55 cents a share, landing November 19. Northwest Bancshares is close behind at roughly $29.3 million.
Northwest Bancshares, Inc. (Nasdaq: NWBI) is the bank holding company of Northwest Bank, a full-service financial institution founded in 1896. The bank offers a complete line of business and personal banking products, along with employee benefits and wealth management services.
The Wall Street consensus 12-month price target for NWBI is $16.43.