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BWFG · Bankwell Financial Group, Inc.

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$68.13 +0.13 (+0.19%) At close · Aug 14
Market Cap
$543.13M
Shares
7.97M

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$68.13 Open$68.00 Day$66.27–69.22 52W close$40.01–68.15 Avg vol 30d75K Short int396K · 5.0% float · 4.7d Short vol57% Last earningsJul 23, 2026 DataJan 2020–Aug 2026 Filing10-Q · Aug 5

Up next

Next earnings call
Oct 20, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 9 wks
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026 Est
filed Aug 5, 2026

AI Brief

TL;DR.

Bullish
    Bearish

      AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice

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      Equibles Rating

      blended score · not investment advice
      Overall
      Strong Buy
      SellHoldBuy
      Technical Neutral Momentum Very Strong Sentiment Bullish Fundamentals Excellent Quant / Vol Low
      Market backdrop VIX 14.3 · calm Equity put/call 0.52
      Technical
      price trend
      Neutral
      50 / 200-day cross No cross
      Price vs 200-day avg +32%
      above
      Price vs 50-day avg +12%
      above
      RSI (14) 73
      overbought
      MACD trend Negative
      52-week position 100%
      near high
      Volume (OBV) Confirms
      volume backs price
      Momentum
      relative strength
      Very Strong
      1-month return +13%
      trailing
      6-month return +45%
      trailing
      YTD return +49%
      this year
      Relative strength +31%
      vs S&P · 6-mo
      Sentiment
      smart money
      Bullish
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $61 › 200d $51 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      +4% holders QoQ · +19 funds added
      Insider flow Accumulating
      Net +$530.5K over 90 days · 29% sells
      Short interest Rising
      4.97% of float · ▲ +21.9% MoM · 4.7 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr high
      124 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
      Squeeze score 64
      elevated · 0–100
      Fundamentals
      Excellent
      Revenue growth +44%
      Y/Y
      EPS growth +262%
      Y/Y
      Free cash flow $27.1M
      Valuation P/E 12.7
      below peers
      Balance sheet $96.4M
      net cash
      Quant / Vol
      risk profile
      Low
      Volatility 25%
      annualized · 1-yr
      Max drawdown −12%
      past year
      ATR 2.6%
      of price · 14-day

      Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

      Guidance & track record

      Latest guidance · from the 8-K filed Jul 23, 2026
      Net Interest Income · full year 2026 $115M – $117M
      Loan growth · full year 2026 5% – 7%
      Non-interest Income · full year 2026 $12M – $13M
      Non-interest expense · full year 2026 $65M – $67M
      Prior guidance period ended · from the Earnings Call filed Jun 30, 2025
      Net interest income · full year 2025 $97M – $98M
      Noninterest income · full year 2025 $7M – $8M
      Noninterest expense · full year 2025 $58M – $59M

      Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.

      Technicals

      trend & momentum for long-term holders Neutral
      2 · 2 · 3
      50 / 200-day cross
      No cross Neutral
      Price vs 200-day avg
      +32% Bullish
      Price vs 50-day avg
      +12% Bullish
      RSI (14)
      73 Bearish
      MACD trend
      Negative Bearish
      52-week position
      100% Bullish
      Volume (OBV)
      Confirms Neutral
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Bullish · 3 of 6
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $61 › 200d $51 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      +4% holders QoQ · +19 funds added
      Insider flow Accumulating
      Net +$530.5K over 90 days · 29% sells
      Short interest Rising
      4.97% of float · ▲ +21.9% MoM · 4.7 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr high
      124 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      Range low $40 Now $68 · 100% Range high $68
      vs 200-day avg +32% vs 50-day avg +12%

      Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

      Key metrics

      the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings
      Metric Latest Period YoY
      Dividend payout ratio non-GAAP 13.16% Q2 2026
      Earning asset yields 6.26% Q2 2026
      Funded originations 268.2M Q2 2026
      Gross loans growth 93.1M Q2 2026
      Pre-provision net revenue 17.5M Q2 2026
      Pre-tax, pre-provision net revenue return on average assets non-GAAP 2.07% Q2 2026
      Tangible common equity to tangible assets non-GAAP 9.24% Q2 2026
      Total deposit costs 2.94% Q2 2026
      Wholesale Ratio non-GAAP 16.3% Q2 2026
      Net loan (recoveries) charge-offs as a percentage of average loans non-GAAP 0.01% Q1 2026
      SBA originations $34M the quarter ended March 31, 2026
      Yield on new loan production 7.53% the quarter ended March 31, 2026
      Common shares issued and outstanding 7,899,943 Q4 2025
      Noninterest income as a percentage of revenue 11.13% Q4 2025
      Nonperforming assets as a percentage of total assets 0.49% Q4 2025
      Total capital to risk-weighted assets non-GAAP 12.94% Q4 2025

      Figures exactly as the company stated them in writing · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "filing" marks figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs an exactly comparable prior-year period

      Versus peers

      Banks - Regional — same industry group
      Open screener →
      Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
      BWFG
      Bankwell Financial Group, Inc.
      this stock
      $543.13M +48.7% +44.0% 12.7 5.0%
      MFG
      Mizuho Financial Group Inc
      $132.42B +48.5% 0.1%
      HDB
      Hdfc Bank Ltd
      $120.05B -36.0% +15.2% 0.5%
      IBN
      Icici Bank Ltd
      $108.39B -0.2% 0.5%
      PNC
      Pnc Financial Services Group, Inc.
      $102.52B +23.1% +7.2% 14.1 1.8%

      Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

      At a glance

      key data from every section
      Ownership
      Institutional Holders Accumulating
      Holders
      124
      % held
      50.3%
      Net QoQ
      +241.3K sh
      Top holder
      BlackRock, Inc.
      Held Float
      View
      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      159
      View
      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Rising
      Shares short
      396.2K
      Days to cover
      4.7d
      Change
      +71.3K sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      57%
      As of
      Aug 14, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      3
      Value
      $169
      As of
      Jul 9, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      29.9%
      Week of
      Jul 6, 2026
      Off-exch Lit
      View
      Smart Money
      Insider Trades Cluster buy
      Net (90d)
      +$530.5K
      Buyers / Sellers
      5 / 2
      Buyers Sellers
      View
      Financials
      Financials
      Revenue (FY)
      $2.8M
      Net income (FY)
      $35.2M
      EPS diluted
      $4.45
      View
      Buybacks
      Authorized
      shares 250.0K
      View
      Filings
      SEC Filings
      Latest
      10-Q
      Filed
      Aug 5, 2026
      This year
      8
      View
      Proposed Sales
      Value
      $149.9K
      Shares
      2.2K
      Filed
      Aug 4, 2026
      View
      Exempt Offerings
      Offering
      $35.0M
      Filed
      Aug 31, 2022
      View
      Earnings & Events
      Earnings Calls
      Last call
      Jul 23, 2026
      View
      Investor Relations
      Latest news
      Bankwell Financial Group Reports…
      Published
      Jul 23, 2026
      View

      Performance

      5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
      BWFG +1.8% +13.4% +44.8% 0.0% +48.7%
      SPY +0.4% +4.5% +13.8% +3.9% +13.9%
      vs SPY +1.4% +8.9% +31.1% -4.0% +34.8%

      Capital returns

      Latest dividend
      $0.20 / share · ex Aug 10, 2026
      Raised 11.1%
      Paid (TTM)
      $0.80 / share · 4 payouts
      Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
      1.17%
      Buyback program · as of Oct 28, 2024
      Authorized
      shares 250,000
      Spent (derived)
      Remaining

      Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

      Key facts CIK 1505732 CUSIP 06654A103 13F (30d) 121 filings 120 filers Visit website Investor relations