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. Its loan products portfolio comprises residential mortgage loans that enable borrowers to purchase existing homes, refinance existing homes, or construct new homes; construction loans primarily to individuals and contractors; commercial real estate loans; consumer loans to individuals for personal, household, or family purposes; home equity line of credit; home improvement loans and equity loans; commercial business loans; government loans; and loans to municipalities. The company also offers estate and retirement planning services, guardianships, land trusts, profit sharing and 401(k) retirement plans, IRA and Keogh accounts, and investment agency accounts, as well as serves as the personal representative of estates, and acts as trustee for revocable and irrevocable trusts. In addition, it provides insurance and annuity investments to wealth management customers; holds real estate properties; and operates as a real estate investment trust. As of March 1, 2021, the company operated through twenty-two locations in Lake and Porter counties in Northwest Indiana and South Chicagoland. The company was formerly known as NorthWest Indiana Bancorp and changed its name to Finward Bancorp in May 2021. Finward Bancorp was incorporated in 1994 and is headquartered in Munster, Indiana.
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| Date | Price Target | Rating | Analyst |
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| 9/6/2024 | $31.00 | Outperform | Hovde Group |
| 9/6/2024 | Market Perform → Outperform | Hovde Group | |
| 4/27/2023 | $30.00 | Outperform → Market Perform | Hovde Group |
| 1/13/2022 | $56.00 | Overweight | Stephens |
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MUNSTER, Ind., Sept. 05, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Finward Bancorp (NASDAQ:FNWD) (the "Bancorp" or "Finward"), the holding company for Peoples Bank, an Indiana state-chartered commercial bank (the "Bank"), today announced that the Boards of the Bancorp and the Bank have appointed Martin P. Alwin, Jennifer R. Evans, and Carolyn M. Burke to serve as directors of the Bancorp and the Bank, effective as of September 9, 2024. Mr. Alwin, Ms. Evans, and Ms. Burke each have a wealth of experience in the financial institutions industry, including in the areas of balance sheet management, enterprise risk management, legal and regulatory compliance, strategic initiatives, and finance. Mr. Alwin and M
Munster, Ind, Feb. 21, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Finward Bancorp (NASDAQ:FNWD) (the "Bancorp" or "Finward") and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Peoples Bank (the "Bank" or "Peoples"), announced today the appointment of Benjamin Schmitt as the Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer of the Bancorp and the Bank, effective February 20, 2024. Mr. Schmitt brings a wealth of experience and expertise to his new role, having spent nearly two decades in the investment banking and corporate advisory industry covering financial institutions primarily within the community banking sector. Most recently, he served as President of Rally Consulting LLC, advising on special projects an
MUNSTER, Ind., June 23, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Finward Bancorp (NASDAQ:FNWD) (the "Bancorp" or "Finward") and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Peoples Bank (the "Bank" or "Peoples"), today announced the appointment of David J. Kwait as the Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary, and Chief Risk Officer of the Bancorp and the Bank, with the appointment to be effective as of June 30, 2023. Mr. Kwait joined the Bank in 2011, when he was hired as an Assistant Vice President, Staff Attorney, Legal Counsel, and Wealth Management Officer. Since then, he has quickly risen through the ranks, holding titles of Assistant Corporate Secretary of the Bancorp and Peoples Bank; Vic
MUNSTER, Ind., Jan. 30, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Finward Bancorp (NASDAQ:FNWD) (the "Bancorp" or "Finward"), the holding company for Peoples Bank, today announced that David A. Bochnowski, the Executive Chairman of the Bancorp's Board of Directors, has informed the Board of his decision to retire as Executive Chairman and as a member of the Board, with his retirement to be effective as of June 30, 2023. The Board has appointed Benjamin J. Bochnowski, currently the Bancorp's President and Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Bancorp's Board of Directors, to succeed David Bochnowski as the Chairman of the Board. The appointment of Benjamin Bochnowski as Chairman is the result of the i
Munster, Ind., April 28, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On April 27th, 2022, the Boards of Directors of Finward Bancorp (NASDAQ:FNWD) (the "Bancorp" or "Finward") and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Peoples Bank (the "Bank" or "Peoples"), announced the appointment of Todd M. Scheub as Bank President and Executive Vice President, Chief Revenue Officer of the Bancorp. Mr. Scheub joined Peoples in 1996 and previously held positions in the commercial lending group. Most recently, Mr. Scheub has served as the Executive Vice President, Chief Banking Officer, for the Bancorp and the Bank, where he was responsible for the Bank's Wealth Management, Retail Banking, Marketing, Commercial, and Retail Lending
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Munster, Ind., March 02, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Finward Bancorp (NASDAQ:FNWD) (the "Bancorp" or "Finward"), the holding company for Peoples Bank (the "Bank" or "Peoples"), today announced the independent directors of the Bancorp's Board of Directors have appointed Dr. Anthony M. Puntillo, D.D.S., M.S.D., to the newly created position of Lead Independent Director, effective as of February 25, 2022. Dr. Puntillo was selected unanimously by the independent directors of the Board in recognition of his leadership skills, integrity, in-depth knowledge of the Bancorp and the Bank, and his commitment to good governance and the lead independent director role. As Lead Ind
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MUNSTER, Ind., Oct. 29, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Finward Bancorp (NASDAQ:FNWD) (the "Bancorp"), the holding company for Peoples Bank (the "Bank"), today announced that net income available to common stockholders was $10.0 million, or $2.35 per diluted share, for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, as compared to $6.9 million, or $1.60 per diluted share, for the corresponding prior year period. For the quarter ended September 30, 2024, the Bancorp's net income totaled $606 thousand, or $0.14 per diluted share, as compared to $143 thousand, or $0.03 per diluted share, for the three months ended June 30, 2024, and as compared to $2.2 million, or $0.51 per diluted share, for the three mo
MUNSTER, Ind., Oct. 11, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- – Finward Bancorp (NASDAQ:FNWD) (the "Bancorp" or "Finward"), the holding company for Peoples Bank (the "Bank"), today announced that on September 20, 2024 the Board of Directors of Finward declared a dividend of $0.12 per share on Finward's common stock payable on October 31, 2024 to shareholders of record at the close of business on October 18, 2024. About Finward Bancorp Finward Bancorp is a locally managed and independent financial holding company headquartered in Munster, Indiana, whose activities are primarily limited to holding the stock of Peoples Bank. Peoples Bank provides a wide range of personal, business, electronic and wealt
MUNSTER, Ind., Sept. 05, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Finward Bancorp (NASDAQ:FNWD) (the "Bancorp" or "Finward"), the holding company for Peoples Bank, an Indiana state-chartered commercial bank (the "Bank"), today announced that the Boards of the Bancorp and the Bank have appointed Martin P. Alwin, Jennifer R. Evans, and Carolyn M. Burke to serve as directors of the Bancorp and the Bank, effective as of September 9, 2024. Mr. Alwin, Ms. Evans, and Ms. Burke each have a wealth of experience in the financial institutions industry, including in the areas of balance sheet management, enterprise risk management, legal and regulatory compliance, strategic initiatives, and finance. Mr. Alwin and M
MUNSTER, Ind., July 30, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Finward Bancorp (NASDAQ:FNWD) (the "Bancorp"), the holding company for Peoples Bank (the "Bank"), today announced corrections to its press release issued on July 24, 2024. Specifically, the following press release (i) corrects the "Performance Ratios" table set forth in the rear portion of the original press release to include line items for return on equity, return on assets, tax adjusted net interest margin, noninterest income / average assets, noninterest expense / average assets, and efficiency ratio which were inadvertently not included in the version of the original press release issued through the Bancorp's press release distribution
MUNSTER, Ind., July 24, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Finward Bancorp (NASDAQ:FNWD) (the "Bancorp"), the holding company for Peoples Bank (the "Bank"), today announced that net income available to common stockholders was $9.4 million, or $2.21 per diluted share, for the six months ended June 30, 2024, as compared to $4.7 million, or $1.10 per diluted share, for the corresponding prior year period. For the quarter ended June 30, 2024, the Bancorp's net income totaled $143 thousand, or $0.03 per diluted share, as compared to $2.4 million, or $0.57 per diluted share, for the three months ended June 30, 2023. Selected performance metrics are as follows for the periods presented: Performance
MUNSTER, Ind., June 26, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Finward Bancorp (NASDAQ:FNWD) (the "Bancorp" or "Finward"), the holding company for Peoples Bank (the "Bank"), today announced that on June 21, 2024 the Board of Directors of Finward declared a dividend of $0.12 per share on Finward's common stock payable on August 1, 2024 to shareholders of record at the close of business on July 19, 2024. Finward's President and Chief Executive Officer, Benjamin J. Bochnowski remarked, "Finward's Board of Directors has announced a dividend of $0.12 per share for the second quarter of 2024." Bochnowski continued that, "Peoples Bank remains well-capitalized and continues to build capital, with a significan
MUNSTER, Ind., April 24, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Finward Bancorp (NASDAQ:FNWD) (the "Bancorp"), the holding company for Peoples Bank (the "Bank"), today announced that net income available to common stockholders was $9.3 million, or $2.17 per diluted share, for the quarter ended March 31, 2024, as compared to $2.2 million, or $0.51 per diluted share, for the corresponding prior year period. Increases to our profitability results and performance ratio increases reported for quarter ended March 31, 2024 were primarily attributable to the pre-tax non-interest income gain of approximately $11.8 million from the previously-announced sale-leaseback transaction completed on February 22, 2024. Se
Munster, Ind, Feb. 21, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Finward Bancorp (NASDAQ:FNWD) (the "Bancorp" or "Finward") and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Peoples Bank (the "Bank" or "Peoples"), announced today the appointment of Benjamin Schmitt as the Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer of the Bancorp and the Bank, effective February 20, 2024. Mr. Schmitt brings a wealth of experience and expertise to his new role, having spent nearly two decades in the investment banking and corporate advisory industry covering financial institutions primarily within the community banking sector. Most recently, he served as President of Rally Consulting LLC, advising on special projects an
MUNSTER, Ind., Jan. 30, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Finward Bancorp (NASDAQ:FNWD) (the "Bancorp"), the holding company for Peoples Bank (the "Bank"), today announced that net income available to common stockholders was $8.4 million, or $1.96 per diluted share, for the twelve months ended December 31, 2023, as compared to $15.1 million, or $3.60 per diluted share, for the year ended December 31, 2022. For the quarter ended December 31, 2023, the Bancorp's net income totaled $1.5 million, or $0.35 per diluted share, as compared to $4.0 million, or $0.93 per share, for the quarter ending December 31, 2022. Selected performance metrics are as follows for the periods presented: Performance Ratios
MUNSTER, Ind., Dec. 26, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Finward Bancorp (NASDAQ:FNWD) (the "Bancorp" or "Finward"), the holding company for Peoples Bank (the "Bank"), today announced that on December 22, 2023 the Board of Directors of Finward declared a dividend of $0.12 per share on Finward's common stock payable on February 5, 2024 to shareholders of record at the close of business on January 23, 2024. "Finward's Board of Directors has announced a dividend of $0.12 per share for the fourth quarter of 2023," said Benjamin Bochnowski, chairman and chief executive officer. "While this is lower than the dividend for the third quarter, we understand the importance of the dividend to our shar
MUNSTER, Ind., Oct. 29, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Finward Bancorp (NASDAQ:FNWD) (the "Bancorp"), the holding company for Peoples Bank (the "Bank"), today announced that net income available to common stockholders was $10.0 million, or $2.35 per diluted share, for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, as compared to $6.9 million, or $1.60 per diluted share, for the corresponding prior year period. For the quarter ended September 30, 2024, the Bancorp's net income totaled $606 thousand, or $0.14 per diluted share, as compared to $143 thousand, or $0.03 per diluted share, for the three months ended June 30, 2024, and as compared to $2.2 million, or $0.51 per diluted share, for the three mo
MUNSTER, Ind., Oct. 11, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- – Finward Bancorp (NASDAQ:FNWD) (the "Bancorp" or "Finward"), the holding company for Peoples Bank (the "Bank"), today announced that on September 20, 2024 the Board of Directors of Finward declared a dividend of $0.12 per share on Finward's common stock payable on October 31, 2024 to shareholders of record at the close of business on October 18, 2024. About Finward Bancorp Finward Bancorp is a locally managed and independent financial holding company headquartered in Munster, Indiana, whose activities are primarily limited to holding the stock of Peoples Bank. Peoples Bank provides a wide range of personal, business, electronic and wealt
MUNSTER, Ind., July 30, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Finward Bancorp (NASDAQ:FNWD) (the "Bancorp"), the holding company for Peoples Bank (the "Bank"), today announced corrections to its press release issued on July 24, 2024. Specifically, the following press release (i) corrects the "Performance Ratios" table set forth in the rear portion of the original press release to include line items for return on equity, return on assets, tax adjusted net interest margin, noninterest income / average assets, noninterest expense / average assets, and efficiency ratio which were inadvertently not included in the version of the original press release issued through the Bancorp's press release distribution
MUNSTER, Ind., July 24, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Finward Bancorp (NASDAQ:FNWD) (the "Bancorp"), the holding company for Peoples Bank (the "Bank"), today announced that net income available to common stockholders was $9.4 million, or $2.21 per diluted share, for the six months ended June 30, 2024, as compared to $4.7 million, or $1.10 per diluted share, for the corresponding prior year period. For the quarter ended June 30, 2024, the Bancorp's net income totaled $143 thousand, or $0.03 per diluted share, as compared to $2.4 million, or $0.57 per diluted share, for the three months ended June 30, 2023. Selected performance metrics are as follows for the periods presented: Performance
MUNSTER, Ind., June 26, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Finward Bancorp (NASDAQ:FNWD) (the "Bancorp" or "Finward"), the holding company for Peoples Bank (the "Bank"), today announced that on June 21, 2024 the Board of Directors of Finward declared a dividend of $0.12 per share on Finward's common stock payable on August 1, 2024 to shareholders of record at the close of business on July 19, 2024. Finward's President and Chief Executive Officer, Benjamin J. Bochnowski remarked, "Finward's Board of Directors has announced a dividend of $0.12 per share for the second quarter of 2024." Bochnowski continued that, "Peoples Bank remains well-capitalized and continues to build capital, with a significan
MUNSTER, Ind., April 24, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Finward Bancorp (NASDAQ:FNWD) (the "Bancorp"), the holding company for Peoples Bank (the "Bank"), today announced that net income available to common stockholders was $9.3 million, or $2.17 per diluted share, for the quarter ended March 31, 2024, as compared to $2.2 million, or $0.51 per diluted share, for the corresponding prior year period. Increases to our profitability results and performance ratio increases reported for quarter ended March 31, 2024 were primarily attributable to the pre-tax non-interest income gain of approximately $11.8 million from the previously-announced sale-leaseback transaction completed on February 22, 2024. Se
MUNSTER, Ind., Jan. 30, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Finward Bancorp (NASDAQ:FNWD) (the "Bancorp"), the holding company for Peoples Bank (the "Bank"), today announced that net income available to common stockholders was $8.4 million, or $1.96 per diluted share, for the twelve months ended December 31, 2023, as compared to $15.1 million, or $3.60 per diluted share, for the year ended December 31, 2022. For the quarter ended December 31, 2023, the Bancorp's net income totaled $1.5 million, or $0.35 per diluted share, as compared to $4.0 million, or $0.93 per share, for the quarter ending December 31, 2022. Selected performance metrics are as follows for the periods presented: Performance Ratios
MUNSTER, Ind., Dec. 26, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Finward Bancorp (NASDAQ:FNWD) (the "Bancorp" or "Finward"), the holding company for Peoples Bank (the "Bank"), today announced that on December 22, 2023 the Board of Directors of Finward declared a dividend of $0.12 per share on Finward's common stock payable on February 5, 2024 to shareholders of record at the close of business on January 23, 2024. "Finward's Board of Directors has announced a dividend of $0.12 per share for the fourth quarter of 2023," said Benjamin Bochnowski, chairman and chief executive officer. "While this is lower than the dividend for the third quarter, we understand the importance of the dividend to our shar
MUNSTER, Ind., Oct. 25, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Finward Bancorp (NASDAQ:FNWD) (the "Bancorp"), the holding company for Peoples Bank (the "Bank"), today announced that net income available to common stockholders was $6.9 million, or $1.60 per diluted share, for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, as compared to $11.1 million, or $2.67 per diluted share, for the corresponding prior year period. For the quarter ended September 30, 2023, the Bancorp's net income totaled $2.2 million, or $0.51 per diluted share, as compared to $4.6 million, or $1.07 per share, for the quarter ending September 30, 2022. Selected performance metrics are as follows for the periods presented:
MUNSTER, Ind., Aug. 22, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Finward Bancorp ("Finward"), the parent company for Peoples Bank, today announced that on August 21, 2023, the Board of Directors of Finward declared a dividend of $0.31 per share payable on October 5, 2023, with a record date of September 22, 2023. About Finward Bancorp Finward Bancorp is a locally managed and independent financial holding company headquartered in Munster, Indiana, whose activities are primarily limited to holding the stock of Peoples Bank. Peoples Bank provides a wide range of personal, business, electronic and wealth management financial services from its 26 locations in Lake and Porter Counties in Northwest Indiana and
Hovde Group resumed coverage of Finward Bancorp with a rating of Outperform and set a new price target of $31.00
Hovde Group upgraded Finward Bancorp from Market Perform to Outperform
Hovde Group downgraded Finward Bancorp from Outperform to Market Perform and set a new price target of $30.00
Stephens initiated coverage of Finward Bancorp with a rating of Overweight and set a new price target of $56.00
Finward Bancorp (NASDAQ:FNWD) reported quarterly earnings of $0.03 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $(0.01) by 400 percent.
Finward Bancorp (NASDAQ:FNWD) reported quarterly earnings of $2.17 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $0.42 by 416.67 percent. The company reported quarterly sales of $25.255 million which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $27.800 million by 9.15 percent. This is a 46.19 percent increase over sales of $17.276 million the same period last year.
Finward Bancorp (NASDAQ:FNWD) reported quarterly earnings of $0.35 per share which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $0.46 by 23.91 percent. The company reported quarterly sales of $15.45 million which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $16.50 million by 6.36 percent. This is a 21.37 percent decrease over sales of $19.65 million the same period last year.
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Finward Bancorp (NASDAQ:FNWD) reported quarterly earnings of $0.51 per share which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $0.53 by 3.77 percent. This is a 53.64 percent decrease over earnings of $1.10 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $15.53 million which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $17.70 million by 12.26 percent. This is a 22.88 percent decrease over sales of $20.14 million the same period last year.
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Stephens & Co. analyst Terry McEvoy maintains Finward Bancorp (NASDAQ:FNWD) with a Overweight and lowers the price target from $44 to $40.