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Northwest Bancshares NWBI

US equityMarket cap rank #2707
$15.04 −$0.15 (-0.99%)
Market closed · Oct 5, 10:20 pm ET · Last extended-hours $15.05 +0.07%
Open$15.17
Prev close$15.19
Day range$14.99 – $15.19
Volume1.03M
Market cap$2.20B
P/E (TTM)14.6
Dividend yield5.32%

Ownership & positioning

Who holds it, who is betting against it, and where the big money is moving

Institutional ownership71.1%+0.55 pts vs. prior quarter
Institutions holding364+0 vs. prior quarter
Insider trades (recent)21 buys / 28 sellsNet selling
Short interest5.94% of floatDays to cover 9.4 · as of 15 Sep 2026
Short-sale volume share31.6%5-day average of daily volume

Short-sale volume as % of daily volume

24%31%37%44%Sep '26Sep '26Oct '26

Large-order net flow, last 20 sessions

Net of large-order buying minus selling, in USD. Over this window: −$877.8K (11 inflow days, 9 outflow days).

The five largest holders on file together own 39.5% of shares outstanding.

Largest holders

  • BlackRock14.42%
  • State Street Global Advisors7.41%
  • Dimensional Fund Advisors6.23%
  • Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC6.20%
  • Vanguard Capital Management, LLC5.24%
  • Geode Capital Management, LLC2.72%
  • First Trust Advisors L.P.2.54%
  • Charles Schwab Investment Management1.31%

By investor type

  • Mutual Fund62.53%
  • Hedge Fund3.75%
  • Public Company2.13%
  • Individual/Insider1.21%
  • Insurance Company1.13%
  • Government Pension Fund0.85%
  • Private Company0.56%
  • Family Office/Trust0.11%

Reported short interest has risen from 4.67% to 5.94% of float over the last 6 biweekly reports (30 Jun 2026 to 15 Sep 2026).

Short interest, by report

Report dateShares short% of floatDays to cover
15 Sep 2026 8,694,449 5.9% 9.4
31 Aug 2026 7,783,824 5.3% 10.3
14 Aug 2026 7,102,759 4.8% 8.6
31 Jul 2026 7,387,629 5.0% 5.9
15 Jul 2026 7,311,257 5.0% 7.5
30 Jun 2026 6,827,784 4.7% 3.9

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