BWFG — Bankwell Financial Share Price
- $394.21m
- $249.34m
- $108.32m
Growth & Value
| 12m Forecast Rolling | Industry | Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE Ratio (f) | 9.34 | ||
| PEG Ratio (f) | 0.76 | ||
| EPS Growth (f) | 13.94% | ||
| Dividend Yield (f) | 1.63% | ||
| Valuation (ttm) | Industry | Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price to Book Value | 1.31 | ||
| Price to Tang. Book | 1.32 | ||
| Price to Free Cashflow | 14.53 | ||
| Price to Sales | 3.64 | ||
| EV to EBITDA | 61.05 | ||
Shareholder Activity
| Type | Buy / Hold / Sell |
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Quality
| Name | Industry | Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Return on Capital | 1.44% | ||
| Return on Equity | 12.16% | ||
| Operating Margin | 44.77% | ||
Financial Summary
| Year End 31st Dec | Unit | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026E | 2027E | CAGR / Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue | $m | 73.54 | 97.78 | 99.31 | 87 | 108.32 | 123.73 | 131.42 | 13.42% |
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| EPS Growth | % | +117.64 | +42.65 | -2.58 | -73.63 | +261.05 | +17.36 | +5.42 | n/a |
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Other Ratios
| Leverage (ttm) | Total | - Intang | + Pension |
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Recent History
| Latest interim period vs. prior period | Industry | Market | |
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Profile Summary
Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. is a bank holding company, which offers a range of financial services through its banking subsidiary, Bankwell Bank. The Company is a full‑service commercial bank. It provides businesses and professionals with a range of commercial financing solutions, including working capital lines of credit, United States Small Business Administration (SBA) loans, acquisition financing, and commercial mortgages, along with treasury management and deposit services. Its primary lending focus is to serve commercial and middle-market businesses and not-for-profit organizations with a variety of financial products and services. It offers traditional depository products, including checking, savings, money market and certificates of deposit with a variety of rates. It operates full-service branches in New Canaan, Stamford, Fairfield, Westport, Darien, Norwalk, and Hamden, Connecticut. It also has a commercial and private client banking presence in Brooklyn, New York City.
Directors
- Blake Drexler NEC (63)
- Christopher Gruseke PRE (60)
- Eric Dale VCH (56)
- Penko Ivanov CFO (52)
- Laura Waitz COO (58)
- Christine Chivily EVP (62)
- Matthew McNeill EVP (46)
- Todd Lampert SEC (57)
- George bauer IND (89)
- Gail Brathwaite IND (62)
- Richard Castiglioni IND (69)
- James Garnett IND (65)
- Daniel Jones IND (82)
- Victor Liss IND (84)
- Carl Porto IND (78)
- Lawrence Seidman IND (73)
- Last Annual
- December 31st, 2025
- Last Interim
- December 31st, 2025
- Incorporated
- January 11th, 2007
- Public Since
- May 15th, 2014
- No. of Shareholders
- 217
- No. of Employees
- 167
- Sector
- Banking Services
- Industry
- Financials
- Exchange
NASDAQ Global Market
- Shares in Issue
- 7,976,788

- Address
- 258 Elm Street, NEW CANAAN, 06840
- Web
- https://www.mybankwell.com/
- Phone
- +1 2036520166
- Auditors
- RSM US LLP
Upcoming Events for BWFG
Bankwell Financial Group Inc Annual Shareholders Meeting
Q2 2026 Bankwell Financial Group Inc Earnings Release
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FAQ
As of Today at 01:31 UTC, shares in Bankwell Financial are trading at $49.42. This share price information is delayed by 15 minutes.
Shares in Bankwell Financial last closed at $49.42 and the price had moved by +64.19% over the past 365 days. In terms of relative price strength the Bankwell Financial share price has outperformed the S&P500 Index by +34.6% over the past year.
The overall consensus recommendation for Bankwell Financial is Hold. You can view the full broker recommendation list by unlocking its StockReport.
Find out moreThe Bankwell Financial dividend yield is 1.62% based on the trailing twelve month period.
Last year, Bankwell Financial paid a total dividend of $0.80, and it currently has a trailing dividend yield of 1.62%. We do not have any data on when Bankwell Financial is to next pay dividends.
We do not have data on when Bankwell Financial is to next pay dividends. The historic dividend yield on Bankwell Financial shares is currently 1.62%.
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As of the previous close price of $49.42, shares in Bankwell Financial had a market capitalisation of $394.21m.
Here are the trading details for Bankwell Financial:
- Country of listing: United States
- Exchange: NMQ
- Ticker Symbol: BWFG
Based on an overall assessment of its quality, value and momentum Bankwell Financial is currently classified as a Super Stock. The classification is based on a composite score that examines a wide range of fundamental and technical measures. Stock are classified on the the following spectrum: Super Stocks, High Flyers, Contrarians, Turnarounds, Neutral, Value Traps, Momentum Traps, Falling Stars, and Sucker Stocks. For more information, learn about our StockRank Styles.
The analyst consensus target price for shares in Bankwell Financial is $52.00. That is 5.22% above the last closing price of $49.42.
Analysts covering Bankwell Financial currently have a consensus Earnings Per Share (EPS) forecast of $5.22 for the next financial year.
Find out moreAn important predictor of whether a stock price will go up is its track record of momentum. Price trends tend to persist, so it's worth looking at them when it comes to a share like Bankwell Financial. Over the past six months, its share price has outperformed the S&P500 Index by +16.41%.
As of the last closing price of $49.42, shares in Bankwell Financial were trading +11.74% higher than their 200 day moving average. You can read more about the power of momentum in assessing share price movements on Stockopedia.
The Bankwell Financial PE ratio based on its reported earnings over the past 12 months is 9.34. The shares last closed at $49.42.
The PE ratio (or price-to-earnings ratio) is the one of the most popular valuation measures used by stock market investors. It is calculated by dividing a company's price per share by its earnings per share.
The PE ratio can be seen as being expressed in years, in the sense that it shows the number of years of earnings which would be required to pay back the purchase price, ignoring inflation. So in general terms, the higher the PE, the more expensive the stock is.
Bankwell Financial's management team is headed by:
- Blake Drexler - NEC
- Christopher Gruseke - PRE
- Eric Dale - VCH
- Penko Ivanov - CFO
- Laura Waitz - COO
- Christine Chivily - EVP
- Matthew McNeill - EVP
- Todd Lampert - SEC
- George bauer - IND
- Gail Brathwaite - IND
- Richard Castiglioni - IND
- James Garnett - IND
- Daniel Jones - IND
- Victor Liss - IND
- Carl Porto - IND
- Lawrence Seidman - IND





