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Northwest Bancshares Inc MD Stock To Go Ex-dividend Tomorrow (NWBI)

By TheStreet Wire 10/31/11 - 10:28 AM EDT

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NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- The ex-dividend date for Northwest Bancshares Inc MD (Nasdaq:NWBI) is tomorrow, November 1, 2011. Owners of shares as of market close today will be eligible for a dividend of 11 cents per share. At a price of $12.69 as of 10:05 a.m. ET, the dividend yield is 3.6%.

The average volume for Northwest Bancshares Inc MD has been 978,800 shares per day over the past 30 days. Northwest Bancshares Inc MD has a market cap of $1.3 billion and is part of the financial sector and banking industry. Shares are up 8.3% year to date as of the close of trading on Friday.

Northwest Bancshares, Inc. operates as the holding company for Northwest Savings Bank that offers various banking and consumer finance services. The company has a P/E ratio of 20.6, below the average banking industry P/E ratio of 21.6 and above the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7.

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TheStreet Ratings rates Northwest Bancshares Inc MD as a buy. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its solid stock price performance, impressive record of earnings per share growth, expanding profit margins, notable return on equity and increase in net income. Although the company may harbor some minor weaknesses, we feel they are unlikely to have a significant impact on results. You can view the full Northwest Bancshares Inc MD Ratings Report.

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