Finward Bancorp is a financial holding company for Peoples Bank, an Indiana-chartered commercial bank (the Bank). The Bank provides a range of personal, business, electronic and wealth management financial services from its 26 locations in Lake and Porter Counties in Northwest Indiana and Chicagoland. The Bank is primarily engaged in the business of attracting deposits from the general public and the origination of loans, mostly upon the security of single-family residences and commercial real estate, as well as construction loans and various types of consumer loans, commercial business loans and municipal loans, within its primary market areas. In addition, its Wealth Management Group provides estate and retirement planning, guardianships, land trusts, profit sharing and 401(k) retirement plans, IRA and Keogh accounts, investment agency accounts, and serves as the personal representative of estates and acts as trustee for revocable and irrevocable trusts.
Growing
The company is in a growing phase, with the latest annual income totaling USD 64.50M.
High Dividend
The company is a high dividend payer, with the latest dividend payout ratio of 17.06%.
Stable Dividend
The company has regularly paid dividends over the past 5 years, with the latest dividend payout ratio of 17.06%.
Overvalued
The company’s latest PB is 0.92, at a high 3-year percentile range.
Institutional Buying
The latest institutional holdings are 2.10M shares, increasing 1.91% quarter-over-quarter.
Held by ETHSX
Star Investor ETHSX holds 11.22K shares of this stock.
Higher Market Activity
The company has more investor interest, with a 20-day turnover ratio of 1.05.