Finward Bancorp (NASDAQ:FNWD) Director Carolyn M. Burke Acquires 800 Shares

Finward Bancorp (NASDAQ:FNWDGet Free Report) Director Carolyn M. Burke purchased 800 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, February 7th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $26.50 per share, for a total transaction of $21,200.00. Following the purchase, the director now directly owns 2,300 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $60,950. This represents a 53.33 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink.

Finward Bancorp Trading Up 0.7 %

Shares of FNWD stock opened at $26.50 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a current ratio of 0.86. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $28.42 and a 200-day moving average of $29.33. Finward Bancorp has a 52-week low of $22.82 and a 52-week high of $33.50. The stock has a market cap of $114.22 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.36 and a beta of 0.54.

Finward Bancorp (NASDAQ:FNWDGet Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The company reported $0.49 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.18 by $0.31. Finward Bancorp had a net margin of 10.85% and a return on equity of 7.91%. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Finward Bancorp will post 0.9 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Finward Bancorp Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, February 3rd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, January 21st were paid a dividend of $0.12 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, January 21st. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.81%. Finward Bancorp’s dividend payout ratio is currently 16.96%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. PL Capital Advisors LLC grew its stake in Finward Bancorp by 0.3% during the fourth quarter. PL Capital Advisors LLC now owns 355,716 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,999,000 after buying an additional 894 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Finward Bancorp by 7.9% in the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 38,662 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,237,000 after buying an additional 2,825 shares during the period. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC acquired a new position in shares of Finward Bancorp during the fourth quarter valued at $221,000. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP bought a new position in Finward Bancorp in the second quarter valued at about $329,000. 26.59% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

About Finward Bancorp

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Finward Bancorp operates as the holding company for Peoples Bank that provides various banking products and services. The company’s deposit products include non-interest- and interest-bearing demand accounts, savings accounts, money market deposit accounts, certificate accounts, and retirement savings plans.

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