Northwest Bancshares Stock Options

NWBI Stock  USD 13.02  0.22  1.66%   
Northwest Bancshares' latest option contracts expiring on March 21st 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 1.24. The Northwest Bancshares option chain provides detailed quote and price information for the current Northwest Bancshares option contracts. It shows all of Northwest Bancshares' listed puts, calls, expiration dates, strike prices, and other pricing information.

In The Money vs. Out of Money Option Contracts on Northwest Bancshares

Analyzing Northwest Bancshares' in-the-money options over time can help investors to take a profitable long position in Northwest Bancshares regardless of its overall volatility. This is especially true when Northwest Bancshares' options are deep in the money. These options can be identified using deltas that are over 0.75. Deep in-the-money Northwest Bancshares' options could be used as guardians of the underlying stock as they move almost dollar for dollar with Northwest Bancshares' stock while costing only a fraction of its price.

Northwest Bancshares In The Money Call Balance

When Northwest Bancshares' strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Northwest Bancshares stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying Northwest Bancshares' options that are 'In the Money' or 'Out of the Money', the choice depends on your outlook for the underlying security, financial situation, and what you are trying to achieve.
While 'out-of-the-money' option contracts written on Northwest Bancshares are typically viewed as the more aggressive, there are potential upsides to purchasing these types of options contracts. For one, the cost to buy an 'Out of the Money' option is lower than the cost to buy an 'In the Money' option. This cost-benefit is due to the fact that at the time of the purchase, 'Out of the Money' contracts have no intrinsic value. So, while the potential for a 100% loss is more significant, the cost and risk to enter the trade are lower.

Northwest Current Options Market Mood

Northwest Bancshares' open interest and total value indicators provide investors with the necessary information to digest the overall options buildup for its expiring contracts. In addition, it helps Northwest Stock's traders understand whether a recent fall or rise in the market is unreasonable and if the time has come to take contrarian positions. These ratios are calculated based on options trading volumes and current open interest.

Put-to-Call Volume

Unfortunately, most Northwest Bancshares' options investors are not very successful. Northwest Bancshares' option open interest and volume spread between outstanding puts and calls are regarded by many investors as reliable indicators of the overall future market direction.

Rule 16 of the current Northwest contract

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Northwest Bancshares will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0775% per day over the life of the 2025-03-21 option contract. With Northwest Bancshares trading at USD 13.02, that is roughly USD 0.0101. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Northwest Bancshares' daily price movement you should consider buying Northwest Bancshares options at the current volatility level of 1.24%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
  
Purchasing Northwest Bancshares options can give investors a meaningful hedge against losses and, therefore, could be used conservatively to decrease the volatility of your portfolio. However, many options could also amount to little more than gambling, significantly enhancing your overall portfolio risk. One simple example of these aggressive strategies is the sale of "uncovered" Northwest calls. Remember, the seller must deliver Northwest Bancshares stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.

Northwest Bancshares Option Chain

When Northwest Bancshares' strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Northwest Bancshares stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying options that are ITM or OTM, the choice depends on your outlook for the underlying security, financial situation, and what you are trying to achieve.
Northwest Bancshares' option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Northwest. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Northwest. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Northwest Bancshares against a given expiration period. The table below combines all the option information in the form of a chain but before you use it, remember that it entails significant risk and it is not for everyone.
Open IntStrike PriceCurrent SpreadLast Price
Call
NWBI250321C0000250002.510.0 - 12.410.0In
Call
NWBI250321C0000500005.07.5 - 9.47.5In
Call
NWBI250321C0000750007.55.4 - 6.95.4In
Call
NWBI250321C00010000010.02.95 - 4.52.95In
Call
NWBI250321C00012500012.50.0 - 2.52.5In
Call
NWBI250321C00015000015.00.0 - 0.750.75Out
Call
NWBI250321C00017500017.50.0 - 0.750.75Out
Call
NWBI250321C00020000020.00.0 - 0.750.75Out
Call
NWBI250321C00022500022.50.0 - 0.750.75Out
Call
NWBI250321C00025000025.00.0 - 0.750.75Out
 Put
NWBI250321P0000250002.50.0 - 0.750.75Out
 Put
NWBI250321P0000500005.00.0 - 0.750.75Out
 Put
NWBI250321P0000750007.50.0 - 0.750.75Out
 Put
NWBI250321P00010000010.00.0 - 0.750.75Out
 Put
NWBI250321P00012500012.50.0 - 0.750.75Out
 Put
NWBI250321P00015000015.01.65 - 2.351.65In
 Put
NWBI250321P00017500017.54.1 - 4.84.1In
 Put
NWBI250321P00020000020.06.7 - 7.56.7In
 Put
NWBI250321P00022500022.59.1 - 10.09.1In
 Put
NWBI250321P00025000025.011.6 - 12.811.6In

Northwest Bancshares Selling And Marketing Expenses Over Time

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Northwest Bancshares Market Cap Over Time

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Northwest Total Stockholder Equity

Total Stockholder Equity

924.17 Million

As of now, Northwest Bancshares' Total Stockholder Equity is increasing as compared to previous years.

Northwest Bancshares Corporate Management

Dan DelgadilloExecutive FinanceProfile
Jeffrey MaddiganCorporate AccountingProfile
Jacqueline SnellSenior ControllerProfile
Michael CappettaSenior OfficerProfile
John GoldingSenior BankingProfile
When determining whether Northwest Bancshares offers a strong return on investment in its stock, a comprehensive analysis is essential. The process typically begins with a thorough review of Northwest Bancshares' financial statements, including income statements, balance sheets, and cash flow statements, to assess its financial health. Key financial ratios are used to gauge profitability, efficiency, and growth potential of Northwest Bancshares Stock. Outlined below are crucial reports that will aid in making a well-informed decision on Northwest Bancshares Stock:
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Is Regional Banks space expected to grow? Or is there an opportunity to expand the business' product line in the future? Factors like these will boost the valuation of Northwest Bancshares. If investors know Northwest will grow in the future, the company's valuation will be higher. The financial industry is built on trying to define current growth potential and future valuation accurately. All the valuation information about Northwest Bancshares listed above have to be considered, but the key to understanding future value is determining which factors weigh more heavily than others.
Quarterly Earnings Growth
(0.16)
Dividend Share
0.8
Earnings Share
0.76
Revenue Per Share
3.843
Quarterly Revenue Growth
(0.03)
The market value of Northwest Bancshares is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of Northwest that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of Northwest Bancshares' value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is Northwest Bancshares' true underlying value. Investors use various methods to calculate intrinsic value and buy a stock when its market value falls below its intrinsic value. Because Northwest Bancshares' market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect Northwest Bancshares' underlying business (such as a pandemic or basic market pessimism), market value can vary widely from intrinsic value.
Please note, there is a significant difference between Northwest Bancshares' value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if Northwest Bancshares is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, Northwest Bancshares' price is the amount at which it trades on the open market and represents the number that a seller and buyer find agreeable to each party.