Northwest Bancshares, Inc. (NWBI) stock: analyst price target and their real reliability

Live quote · data updated Oct 14, 2026

Northwest Bancshares, Inc. · Financials · ref. ETF XLF · 27 calls · price $14.7

What the company does: 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.

📈 Northwest Bancshares, Inc. (NWBI) stock price

$14.7+16.1% over range

Oct 14, 25low $11.3 · high $16.01Oct 13, 26

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Hold

33% recommend buying · 3 analysts

📊 JPI status : Northwest Bancshares, Inc. has never appeared in a JPI ranking (Fair or Risk +) — our methods haven't picked it to date. See the selected stocks →

🎯 NWBI price target & analyst consensus — price $14.70

The price target · all analysts combined (3 targets)

Highest target · 1 firm of 3$18+22.4%

Median target · of 3 targets$17+15.6%

Lowest target · 1 firm of 3$16+8.8%

Current price$14.7

⭐ What the most reliable analysts say · those who beat their sector, targets replayed on real prices

⭐ The most reliable of them, either direction: Truist Securities — 72% of its targets hit on this sector (61 calls tested). It aims for $18 (+22 %), call made on August 5, 2026, maturing on August 5, 2027 (70 d ago).

The 3 reliable analysts $17+16 %

How to read it: the 3 reliable firms are not filtered by optimism — 3 aim above the price, 0 below, hence their $17 median.

The consensus · 3 ratings (last 6 months)

Strong Buy00%

Buy133%

Hold267%

Sell00%

Strong Sell00%

Go deeper on the analysts

🎯 NWBI price target all

All 27 calls, one by one, with our verdict on each firm.

→ See all 27 targets, analyst by analyst

💡 The best analysts on NWBI most reliable

Their real reliability on NWBI, firm by firm: who was right, who was wrong.

→ See their reliability on NWBI

All analysts (the consensus) · vs · the best (those who've been right)

💬 A question about Northwest Bancshares, Inc.? The JPI assistant answers using our backtest data.

🏛️ Northwest Bancshares, Inc. insider buying: who's buying and how much › open the full page

3 insiders bought3 buys / 6 mo $307k👥 Cluster buy

🔎 Detailed analyses

📊 Returns & performance 🏛️ Insider buying

🏛️ Which US Congress members hold Northwest Bancshares, Inc. (NWBI)?

1 Congress member has disclosed NWBI buys. Click a highlighted name to see their track record (do they beat the S&P 500?).

Christopher Jacobs 1× · 21%

→ Full members ranking (who beats the market)

✅ Historical analyst reliability on NWBI

Hit rate measured on targets already matured (12 months), replayed against real prices. Click a header to sort.

Firm ↕	% right i ↕	Gain vs sector i ↕	Calls i ↕
Piper Sandler ↗	50%	+4.9%	2

📊 What $1,000 invested in Northwest Bancshares, Inc. would be worth › open the full page

In short — $1,000 invested in Northwest Bancshares, Inc. 10 years ago would be worth $1,128 today, i.e. +1%/yr on average. Best year: 2016 (+35%), worst: 2020 (-23%). Price performance, excluding dividends.

If I'd invested $1,000 in Northwest Bancshares, Inc.

Investment	Worth today	Gain
1 years ago	$1,146	+15%
3 years ago	$1,081	+8%
5 years ago	$1,186	+19%

→ See Northwest Bancshares, Inc.'s full return history + gain calculator

Return by year (Northwest Bancshares, Inc.)

Year	Return	$1,000 invested at year start
2026 (YTD)	+26%	$1,259 (+26%)
2025	-9%	$1,146 (+15%)
2024	+6%	$1,211 (+21%)

→ See Northwest Bancshares, Inc.'s full return history + gain calculator

⚠️ Past performance, not predictive nor advice. Prices in $, excluding dividends. Yahoo Finance data.

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📋 All analyst calls on NWBI

Truist Securities ↗

Aug 4, 26

▲ Buy · 🎯$18

Price at call : $15.96 — upside +13%

Today : $14.7 — upside +22%

🎯 on NWBI : 100% (1 call matured) · 📊 on Finance : 44.3% · -0.8% (61 calls)

in progress (365j)
matures : Aug 4, 27

Keefe, Bruyette & Woods ↗

Aug 3, 26

■ Market Perform neutral · not a buy · 🎯$16

Price at call : $16.01 — gap to target -0%

Today : $14.7 — gap to target +9%

🎯 on NWBI : no call matured yet · 📊 on Finance : 43.9% · +0.7% (296 calls)

in progress (365j)
matures : Aug 3, 27

DA Davidson ↗

Jul 29, 26

■ Neutral neutral · not a buy · 🎯$17

Price at call : $15.69 — gap to target +8%

Today : $14.7 — gap to target +16%

🎯 on NWBI : no call matured yet · 📊 on Finance : 52.9% · +4.3% (102 calls)

in progress (365j)
matures : Jul 29, 27

DA Davidson ↗

Apr 29, 26

■ Neutral neutral · not a buy · 🎯$15

Price at call : $13.83 — gap to target +8%

Today : $14.7 — gap to target +2%

🎯 on NWBI : no call matured yet · 📊 on Finance : 52.9% · +4.3% (102 calls)

in progress (365j)
matures : Apr 29, 27

Keefe, Bruyette & Woods ↗

Apr 29, 26

■ Market Perform neutral · not a buy · 🎯$15

Price at call : $13.83 — gap to target +8%

Today : $14.7 — gap to target +2%

🎯 on NWBI : no call matured yet · 📊 on Finance : 43.9% · +0.7% (296 calls)

in progress (365j)
matures : Apr 29, 27

DA Davidson ↗

Jan 28, 26

■ Neutral neutral · not a buy · 🎯$13

Price at call : $12.79 — gap to target +2%

Today : $14.7 — gap to target -12%

🎯 on NWBI : no call matured yet · 📊 on Finance : 52.9% · +4.3% (102 calls)

in progress (365j)
matures : Jan 28, 27

Truist Securities ↗

Oct 10, 25

▲ Buy · 🎯$15

Price at call : $12.09 — upside +24%

Today : $14.7 — upside +2%

Expected +24% · Actual +23% · Reason (≥ +15%) : ✓ Yes

🎯 on NWBI : 100% (1 call matured) · 📊 on Finance : 44.3% · -0.8% (61 calls)

+22.9%

stock +23% · XLF +6%

matured Oct 10, 26

Keefe, Bruyette & Woods ↗

Dec 4, 24

■ Market Perform neutral · not a buy · 🎯$15

Price at call : $14.47 — gap to target +4%

Today : $14.7 — gap to target +2%

🎯 on NWBI : no call matured yet · 📊 on Finance : 43.9% · +0.7% (296 calls)

in progress (365j)
matures : Dec 4, 25

See the other 19 calls, newest to oldest

Keefe, Bruyette & Woods ↗

Apr 23, 24

■ Market Perform neutral · not a buy · 🎯$12

Price at call : $11 — gap to target +9%

Today : $14.7 — gap to target -18%

🎯 on NWBI : no call matured yet · 📊 on Finance : 43.9% · +0.7% (296 calls)

in progress (365j)
matures : Apr 23, 25

Piper Sandler ↗

Apr 23, 24

▼ Underweight · 🎯$10

Price at call : $11 — upside -9%

Today : $14.7 — upside -32%

Expected -9% · Actual +6% · Reason (≤ −15%) : ✗ No

🎯 on NWBI : 50% (2 calls matureds) · 📊 on Finance : 51.7% · +3.7% (327 calls)

-6.1%

stock +6% · XLF +16%

matured Apr 23, 25

Keefe, Bruyette & Woods ↗

Jan 23, 24

■ Market Perform neutral · not a buy · 🎯$13

Price at call : $12.8 — gap to target +2%

Today : $14.7 — gap to target -12%

🎯 on NWBI : no call matured yet · 📊 on Finance : 43.9% · +0.7% (296 calls)

in progress (365j)
matures : Jan 22, 25

Keefe, Bruyette & Woods ↗

Apr 6, 23

■ Market Perform neutral · not a buy · 🎯$12

Price at call : $11.75 — gap to target +2%

Today : $14.7 — gap to target -18%

🎯 on NWBI : no call matured yet · 📊 on Finance : 43.9% · +0.7% (296 calls)

in progress (365j)
matures : Apr 5, 24

Janney Montgomery Scott

Sep 29, 22

■ Neutral neutral · not a buy · 🎯$15

Price at call : $13.75 — gap to target +9%

Today : $14.7 — gap to target +2%

🎯 on NWBI : no call matured yet · 📊 on Finance : 45.7% · -2.7% (35 calls)

in progress (365j)
matures : Sep 29, 23

Piper Sandler ↗

May 6, 22

▼ Underweight · 🎯$12

Price at call : $12.35 — upside -3%

Today : $14.7 — upside -18%

Expected -3% · Actual -16% · Reason (≤ −15%) : ✓ Yes

🎯 on NWBI : 50% (2 calls matureds) · 📊 on Finance : 51.7% · +3.7% (327 calls)

+15.9%

stock -16% · XLF -7%

matured May 6, 23

B. Riley Securities ↗

Jul 27, 21

■ Neutral neutral · not a buy · 🎯$14

Price at call : $13 — gap to target +8%

Today : $14.7 — gap to target -5%

🎯 on NWBI : 100% (1 call matured) · 📊 on Finance : 56% · +30.8% (84 calls)

in progress (365j)
matures : Jul 27, 22

Stephens & Co. ↗

Oct 15, 20

■ Equal-Weight neutral · not a buy · 🎯$11

Price at call : $10.19 — gap to target +8%

Today : $14.7 — gap to target -25%

🎯 on NWBI : no call matured yet · 📊 on Finance : 48.6% · -0.4% (109 calls)

in progress (365j)
matures : Oct 15, 21

B. Riley Securities ↗

Jun 19, 20

▲ Buy · 🎯$12.5

Price at call : $10.3 — upside +21%

Today : $14.7 — upside -15%

Expected +21% · Actual +34% · Reason (≥ +15%) : ✓ Yes

🎯 on NWBI : 100% (1 call matured) · 📊 on Finance : 56% · +30.8% (84 calls)

+34.0%

stock +34% · XLF +50%

matured Jun 19, 21

Raymond James ↗

Nov 20, 19

■ Market Perform neutral · not a buy

🎯 on NWBI : no call matured yet · 📊 on Finance : 40.2% · -2.5% (356 calls)

in progress (365j)
matures : Nov 19, 20

DA Davidson ↗

Mar 7, 17

■ Neutral neutral · not a buy · 🎯$18

Price at call : $17.79 — gap to target +1%

Today : $14.7 — gap to target +22%

🎯 on NWBI : no call matured yet · 📊 on Finance : 52.9% · +4.3% (102 calls)

in progress (365j)
matures : Mar 7, 18

Keefe, Bruyette & Woods ↗

Sep 13, 16

■ Market Perform neutral · not a buy · 🎯$15

Price at call : $15.47 — gap to target -3%

Today : $14.7 — gap to target +2%

🎯 on NWBI : no call matured yet · 📊 on Finance : 43.9% · +0.7% (296 calls)

in progress (365j)
matures : Sep 13, 17

FBR Capital

Jun 2, 16

■ Market Perform neutral · not a buy

🎯 on NWBI : no call matured yet · 📊 unranked overall

in progress (365j)
matures : Jun 2, 17

FBR Capital

Jun 1, 16

■ Market Perform neutral · not a buy · 🎯$14

Price at call : $14.82 — gap to target -6%

Today : $14.7 — gap to target -5%

🎯 on NWBI : no call matured yet · 📊 unranked overall

in progress (365j)
matures : Jun 1, 17

Boenning & Scattergood

Sep 30, 14

▲ Outperform · 🎯$14

Price at call : $12.1 — upside +16%

Today : $14.7 — upside -5%

Expected +16% · Actual +7% · Reason (≥ +15%) : ✗ No

🎯 on NWBI : 100% (1 call matured) · 📊 unranked overall

+7.2%

stock +7% · XLF -1%

matured Sep 30, 15

Keefe, Bruyette & Woods ↗

Jul 23, 13

■ Market Perform neutral · not a buy

🎯 on NWBI : no call matured yet · 📊 on Finance : 43.9% · +0.7% (296 calls)

in progress (365j)
matures : Jul 23, 14

Sterne Agee

Oct 23, 12

■ Neutral neutral · not a buy

🎯 on NWBI : no call matured yet · 📊 unranked overall

in progress (365j)
matures : Oct 23, 13

FBR Capital

Jun 4, 12

■ Market Perform neutral · not a buy · 🎯$12

Price at call : $11.21 — gap to target +7%

Today : $14.7 — gap to target -18%

🎯 on NWBI : no call matured yet · 📊 unranked overall

in progress (365j)
matures : Jun 4, 13

Stifel ↗

Apr 25, 12

▲ Buy · 🎯$13.5

Price at call : $12.36 — upside +9%

Today : $14.7 — upside -8%

Expected +9% · Actual +1% · Reason (≥ +15%) : ✗ No

🎯 on NWBI : 100% (1 call matured) · 📊 on Finance : 55.6% · +10.5% (18 calls)

+1.2%

stock +1% · XLF +21%

matured Apr 25, 13

Frequently asked questions

Should I buy Northwest Bancshares, Inc. stock?

This isn't buy advice. For Northwest Bancshares, Inc., the analyst consensus is "Hold", with an average price target of $17.00 (+16% vs the current price). What matters is their past reliability on this stock: the most reliable one is right 50% of the time (2 calls tracked on Northwest Bancshares, Inc.). We show the numbers — you decide.

Is it too late to buy Northwest Bancshares, Inc.? How high can it go?

The most bullish analyst target on Northwest Bancshares, Inc. is $18.00 (+22% above today's price); the average is $17.00. That's the upside they see. Check how reliable those analysts have actually been on Northwest Bancshares, Inc. on our site before trusting it.

Is Northwest Bancshares, Inc. still a good buy?

The most useful "opinion" isn't an opinion — it's a track record: 1 analyst have a real record on Northwest Bancshares, Inc., the best hitting 50% over 2 calls. Current consensus: "Hold". Make your call on data, not noise.

What has Northwest Bancshares, Inc.'s past performance been?

Historical returns and a "how much if I had invested" calculator: NWBI performance & returns.

Are insiders buying NWBI stock?

Executives' and large holders' buys and sells, decoded: insider buying on NWBI.