Northwest Bancshares (NWBI) Competitors $12.09 -0.07 (-0.58%) As of 03/25/2025 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock NWBI vs. MTG, RDN, TFSL, SMPL, WSFS, WD, WAFD, BANC, PFS, and AGMShould you be buying Northwest Bancshares stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Northwest Bancshares include MGIC Investment (MTG), Radian Group (RDN), TFS Financial (TFSL), Simply Good Foods (SMPL), WSFS Financial (WSFS), Walker & Dunlop (WD), WaFd (WAFD), Banc of California (BANC), Provident Financial Services (PFS), and Federal Agricultural Mortgage (AGM). These companies are all part of the "thrifts & mortgage finance" industry. Northwest Bancshares vs. MGIC Investment Radian Group TFS Financial Simply Good Foods WSFS Financial Walker & Dunlop WaFd Banc of California Provident Financial Services Federal Agricultural Mortgage MGIC Investment (NYSE:MTG) and Northwest Bancshares (NASDAQ:NWBI) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, risk, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends and community ranking. Is MTG or NWBI a better dividend stock? MGIC Investment pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Northwest Bancshares pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.6%. MGIC Investment pays out 17.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Northwest Bancshares pays out 101.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Does the media favor MTG or NWBI? In the previous week, MGIC Investment had 6 more articles in the media than Northwest Bancshares. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for MGIC Investment and 2 mentions for Northwest Bancshares. MGIC Investment's average media sentiment score of 1.25 beat Northwest Bancshares' score of 0.93 indicating that MGIC Investment is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment MGIC Investment 7 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Northwest Bancshares 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has preferable valuation & earnings, MTG or NWBI? MGIC Investment has higher revenue and earnings than Northwest Bancshares. MGIC Investment is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Northwest Bancshares, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioMGIC Investment$1.21B4.88$762.99M$2.908.38Northwest Bancshares$520.47M2.96$100.28M$0.7915.30 Is MTG or NWBI more profitable? MGIC Investment has a net margin of 63.18% compared to Northwest Bancshares' net margin of 13.26%. MGIC Investment's return on equity of 14.86% beat Northwest Bancshares' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets MGIC Investment63.18% 14.86% 11.69% Northwest Bancshares 13.26%8.44%0.92% Do institutionals & insiders believe in MTG or NWBI? 95.6% of MGIC Investment shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.3% of Northwest Bancshares shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of MGIC Investment shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Northwest Bancshares shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has more volatility & risk, MTG or NWBI? MGIC Investment has a beta of 1.28, suggesting that its share price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Northwest Bancshares has a beta of 0.64, suggesting that its share price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend MTG or NWBI? MGIC Investment presently has a consensus price target of $26.75, suggesting a potential upside of 10.08%. Northwest Bancshares has a consensus price target of $12.50, suggesting a potential upside of 3.39%. Given MGIC Investment's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe MGIC Investment is more favorable than Northwest Bancshares.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score MGIC Investment 1 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.13Northwest Bancshares 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.50 Does the MarketBeat Community favor MTG or NWBI? MGIC Investment received 210 more outperform votes than Northwest Bancshares when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.39% of users gave MGIC Investment an outperform vote while only 57.20% of users gave Northwest Bancshares an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformMGIC InvestmentOutperform Votes48466.39% Underperform Votes24533.61% Northwest BancsharesOutperform Votes27457.20% Underperform Votes20542.80% SummaryMGIC Investment beats Northwest Bancshares on 17 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Northwest Bancshares News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for NWBI and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart NWBI vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricNorthwest BancsharesNational commercial banks IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$1.54B$22.84B$11.48B$8.30BDividend Yield6.67%3.40%5.57%4.02%P/E Ratio15.3012.6122.8719.25Price / Sales2.962.9125.7294.10Price / Cash11.9111.1617.6134.64Price / Book0.961.192.804.46Net Income$100.28M$2.17B$1.03B$247.07M7 Day Performance-0.33%0.46%1.17%1.77%1 Month Performance-2.50%-2.90%496.64%-3.31%1 Year Performance8.33%19.27%540.12%5.26% Northwest Bancshares Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NWBINorthwest Bancshares3.2502 of 5 stars$12.09-0.6%$12.50+3.4%+8.0%$1.54B$520.47M15.302,165MTGMGIC Investment3.577 of 5 stars$24.08+2.2%$26.75+11.1%+11.2%$5.84B$1.21B8.30680Positive NewsRDNRadian Group2.7607 of 5 stars$32.49+1.5%$36.80+13.3%0.0%$4.71B$1.29B8.271,400Positive NewsTFSLTFS Financial3.3019 of 5 stars$12.43+2.5%$14.50+16.7%-0.9%$3.49B$302.58M44.391,000Positive NewsSMPLSimply Good Foods2.6986 of 5 stars$33.40+1.2%$39.56+18.4%+0.0%$3.37B$1.36B23.69260Analyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsWSFSWSFS Financial4.4888 of 5 stars$53.32+2.4%$64.75+21.4%+22.0%$3.12B$1.04B12.062,160Positive NewsWDWalker & Dunlop2.2769 of 5 stars$87.75+2.3%$107.50+22.5%-8.3%$2.98B$1.13B27.511,326WAFDWaFd4.6175 of 5 stars$28.82+4.2%$33.75+17.1%+3.3%$2.35B$725.16M13.282,130Positive NewsBANCBanc of California4.4683 of 5 stars$14.75+4.7%$18.18+23.2%-1.0%$2.34B$985.89M26.34680Gap UpPFSProvident Financial Services4.5217 of 5 stars$17.41+2.9%$24.00+37.9%+16.8%$2.27B$694.73M16.581,150Positive NewsAGMFederal Agricultural Mortgage4.414 of 5 stars$194.82+1.7%$230.00+18.1%+2.1%$2.12B$375.18M11.84160Positive News Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies MTG Competitors RDN Competitors TFSL Competitors SMPL Competitors WSFS Competitors WD Competitors WAFD Competitors BANC Competitors PFS Competitors AGM Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:NWBI) was last updated on 3/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersDOGE could send 6 AI stocks through the roofStay alert for Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency's next move … Expect an announcement f...Weiss Ratings | SponsoredNew “Trump” currency proposed in DCAccording to one of the most connected men in Washington… A surprising new bill was just introduced in Wash...Paradigm Press | SponsoredThe Dirty Secret About Gold Mining Stocks...Here's something most gold analysts won't tell you: 90% of gold mining companies actually destroy sharehold...Golden Portfolio | SponsoredDOGE officially begins retirement transformationElon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency ("DOGE") just announced the first-ever "fully digital retireme...Altimetry | SponsoredCollect $7k per month from Tesla’s SECRET dividendTesla doesn't pay a traditional dividend.... 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