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Finward Bancorp

FNWD
38.790USD
+0.390+1.02%
Close 02/06, 16:00ETQuotes delayed by 15 min
167.83MMarket Cap
20.49P/E TTM

Finward Bancorp

38.790
+0.390+1.02%
TradingKey Stock Score
Overall Financial Health
Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
Risk Assessment
Peer Comparison
TradingKey Stock Score
Overall Financial Health
Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
Risk Assessment
Peer Comparison

TradingKey Stock Score of Finward Bancorp

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-02-06

Key Insights

Finward Bancorp's fundamentals are relatively stable, with an industry-leading ESG disclosure.and its growth potential is high.Its valuation is considered fairly valued, ranking 147 out of 397 in the Banking Services industry.Institutional ownership is very high.Over the past month, multiple analysts have rated it as Buy, with the highest price target at 38.00.In the medium term, the stock price is expected to trend up.Despite a good stock market performance and strong technicals over the past month, the fundamentals don't support the current trend.The stock price is trading sideways between the support and resistance levels, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Finward Bancorp's Score

Industry at a Glance

Industry Ranking
147 / 397
Overall Ranking
221 / 4521
Industry
Banking Services

Support & Resistance

Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Score Analysis

Current score
Previous score

Media Coverage

Last 24 hours
Coverage Level

Very Low
Very High
Neutral

Finward Bancorp Highlights

StrengthsRisks
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 0.96, at a high 3-year percentile range.
Held by The Vanguard
Star Investor The Vanguard holds 200.01K shares of this stock.
Higher Market Activity
The company has more investor interest, with a 20-day turnover ratio of 3.90.

Analyst Rating

Based on 2 analysts
Buy
Current Rating
38.000
Target Price
+0.37%
Upside Space
Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Financial Health

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-02-06

The current financial score of Finward Bancorp is 4.68, ranking 376 out of 397 in the Banking Services industry. Its financial status is weak, and its operating efficiency is low. Its latest quarterly revenue reached 15.96M, representing a year-over-year increase of 5.65%, while its net profit experienced a year-over-year increase of 5.57%.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
4.68
Change
0

Financials

4.74

Key Metrics

Cash and cash equivalents
Total assets
Total liabilities
Free cash flow
Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Quality of Earnings

3.94

Operational Efficiency

3.18

Growth Potential

6.84

Shareholder Returns

4.71

Finward Bancorp's Company Valuation

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-02-06

The current valuation score of Finward Bancorp is 8.32, ranking 111 out of 397 in the Banking Services industry. Its current P/E ratio is 20.49, which is 95.69% below the recent high of 40.09 and 71.97% above the recent low of 5.74.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
8.32
Change
0

Valuation Dimensions

P/E
P/B
P/S
P/CF
Industry Ranking 147/397
Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Earnings Forecast

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-02-06

The current earnings forecast score of Finward Bancorp is 8.00, ranking 63 out of 397 in the Banking Services industry. The average price target is 37.00, with a high of 38.00 and a low of 36.00.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
8.00
Change
0

Support & Resistance

Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Analyst Rating

Based on 2 analysts
Buy
Current Rating
38.000
Target Price
+0.37%
Upside Space
Strong Buy
Buy
Hold
Sell
Strong Sell

Peer Comparison

306
Total
4
Median
5
Average
Company name
Ratings
Analysts
Finward Bancorp
FNWD
2
JPMorgan Chase & Co
JPM
27
Wells Fargo & Co
WFC
27
Bank of America Corp
BAC
26
US Bancorp
USB
26
PNC Financial Services Group Inc
PNC
25
1
2
3
...
61

Financial Forecasting

EPS
Revenue
Net Profit
EBIT
Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Price Momentum

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-02-06

The current price momentum score of Finward Bancorp is 9.48, ranking 61 out of 397 in the Banking Services industry. Currently, the stock price is trading between the resistance level at 40.48 and the support level at 35.61, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
9.48
Change
0

Support & Resistance

Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Indicators

The Indicators feature provides value and direction analysis for various instruments under a selection of technical indicators, together with a technical summary.

This feature includes nine of the commonly used technical indicators: MACD, RSI, KDJ, StochRSI, ATR, CCI, WR, TRIX and MA. You may also adjust the timeframe depending on your needs.

Please note that technical analysis is only part of investment reference, and there is no absolute standard for using numerical values to assess direction. The results are for reference only, and we are not responsible for the accuracy of the indicator calculations and summaries.

Indicators
Sell(1)
Neutral(1)
Buy(2)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MACD(12,26,9)
0.604
Buy
RSI(14)
62.740
Neutral
STOCH(KDJ)(9,3,3)
89.166
Overbought
ATR(14)
1.183
High Vlolatility
CCI(14)
120.026
Buy
Williams %R
4.728
Overbought
TRIX(12,20)
0.160
Sell
StochRSI(14)
100.000
Overbought
Moving Average
Sell(0)
Neutral(0)
Buy(6)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MA5
38.064
Buy
MA10
37.138
Buy
MA20
36.537
Buy
MA50
37.014
Buy
MA100
35.110
Buy
MA200
32.250
Buy

Institutional Confidence

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-02-06

The current institutional shareholding score of Finward Bancorp is 3.00, ranking 252 out of 397 in the Banking Services industry. The latest institutional shareholding proportion is 36.73%, representing a quarter-over-quarter increase of 0.00%. The largest institutional shareholder is The Vanguard, holding a total of 200.01K shares, representing 4.62% of shares outstanding, with 18.76% increase in holdings.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
3.00
Change
0

Institutional Shareholding

Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Shareholder Activity

Name
Shares Held
Chg %
AllianceBernstein L.P.
403.70K
+14.47%
Bochnowski (Benjamin J.)
399.87K
+0.09%
PL Capital, LLC
395.72K
--
Bochnowski (David A)
334.00K
+3.76%
The Vanguard Group, Inc.
Star Investors
194.63K
-0.61%
Finward Bancorp
136.84K
-3.23%
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.
133.90K
+17.43%
Endeavour Capital Advisors Inc.
99.54K
--
Geode Capital Management, L.L.C.
81.25K
-0.52%
Gorelick (Joel)
51.30K
+0.85%
1
2

Risk Assessment

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-02-06

The U.S. Dollar Index is currently in a neutral state, which has a neutral effect on the Banking Services domestic-focused industry. The Dollar Index (DXY) measures the value of the U.S. dollar against a basket of major currencies, including the euro, yen, pound sterling, Canadian dollar, Swedish krona, and Swiss franc. The current risk assessment score of Finward Bancorp is 4.91, ranking 291 out of 397 in the Banking Services industry. The company's beta value is 0.35. This indicates that the stock tends to underperform the index during upward trending markets but experiences smaller declines during downward trending markets. with an industry-leading ESG disclosure.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
4.91
Change
0
Beta vs S&P 500 index
0.34
VaR
+2.55%
240-Day Maximum Drawdown
+14.90%
240-Day Volatility
+33.80%

Return

Best Daily Return
60 days
+4.95%
120 days
+4.95%
5 years
+10.02%
Worst Daily Return
60 days
-4.61%
120 days
-4.61%
5 years
-9.40%
Sharpe Ratio
60 days
+2.18
120 days
+2.20
5 years
+0.31

Risk Assessment

Maximum Drawdown
240 days
+14.90%
3 years
+41.85%
5 years
--
Return-to-Drawdown Ratio
240 days
+3.06
3 years
+0.20
5 years
--
Skewness
240 days
+0.78
3 years
+0.48
5 years
+0.54

Volatility

Realised Volatility
240 days
+33.80%
5 years
--
Standardised True Range
240 days
+2.25%
5 years
--
Downside Risk-Adjusted Return
120 days
+416.48%
240 days
+416.48%
Maximum Daily Upside Volatility
60 days
+25.45%
Maximum Daily Downside Volatility
60 days
+21.76%

Liquidity

Average Turnover Rate
60 days
+1.04%
120 days
+0.60%
5 years
--
Turnover Deviation
20 days
+390.28%
60 days
+311.39%
120 days
+139.41%

Peer Comparison

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Score
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Earnings Forecast
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8.81 /10
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