The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. Northwest Bancshares Inc shares valued at $64,512 were purchased by Watson Scott J on Jan 24 ’24. At $12.90 per share, Watson Scott J acquired 5,000 shares. The insider’s holdings grew to 35,282 shares worth approximately $0.38 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Fannin Timothy B sold 6,110 shares, netting a total of over 74,175 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $12.14 each, the insider now holds 22,608 shares.
Before that, Cygnar Devin T had added 13,692 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $150,000, the EVP, Chief Mktg/Comm. Officer bought Northwest Bancshares Inc shares for $10.96 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings increased to 13,692 shares, worth approximately $0.15 million.
As published in their initiating research note from Janney on September 29, 2022, Northwest Bancshares Inc [NWBI] has been a Neutral and the price target has been revised to $15. Analysts at Piper Sandler downgraded the stock from ‘”a Neutral”‘ to ‘”an Underweight”‘ outlook in a report released in early May. Earlier on July 27, 2021, B. Riley Securities downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Neutral” for NWBI stock which previously was a “a Buy”.
Analyzing NWBI Stock Performance
During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -0.74%. Over the course of the year, Northwest Bancshares Inc shares have dropped approximately -14.18%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $13.07 on 01/25/24 and a 52-week low of $10.64 on 04/16/24. A 50-day SMA is recorded $11.37, while a 200-day SMA reached $11.36. Nevertheless, trading volume fell to 0.54 million shares from 0.58 million shares the previous day.
Support And Resistance Levels for Northwest Bancshares Inc (NWBI)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 10.65, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 10.58. In the upper region, resistance lies at 10.83. The next price resistance is at 10.94. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 36.57 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment. Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) is at -0.33, which suggests the price will decrease in the coming days. Percent R is at 92.75%, indicating bearish price movement. Stochastics %K at buying indicates that the stock is to be held.
