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Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. (BWFG)

Financial Services | Banks - Regional | New Canaan, United States | NasdaqGM
52.70 USD +1.49 (2.910%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 52.70

Short-term: ★★★☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★★☆ | Dividends: ★★★☆☆
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 4:18 p.m. EDT

BWFG shows a mixed picture for short-term traders. The recent price action has been volatile, with a recent dip below the 50-day average, but there's a potential for a rebound as the stock is near its 52-week high. The positive momentum from the recent price increase and the recent insider buying activity may suggest a short-term buying opportunity. However, the stock's low beta and moderate earnings growth indicate it might not be the best bet for aggressive short-term traders. For long-term investors, BWFG's consistent dividend payments and relatively strong fundamentals, including a solid earnings growth and reasonable debt levels, make it a potentially attractive hold. The dividend yield is modest, but the consistent payout suggests reliability. Overall, the stock seems to be in a consolidating phase, with potential for growth in the medium to long term.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
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AutoETS0.030323
AutoARIMA0.031698
MSTL0.035537

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 64%
H-stat 1.67
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.530
Excess Kurtosis -0.69
Attribute Value
Sector Financial Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-02-09
Last Dividend Date 2026-02-09
Revenue per Share 13.843
Market Cap 420,376,736
Trailing P/E 11.84
Forward P/E 9.61
Beta 0.62
Profit Margins 32.81%
Website https://www.mybankwell.com

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.40% 1.95% 2.77% 2.70%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-02-10 0.20 0.401043
2025-11-10 0.20 0.451145
2025-08-11 0.20 0.507106
2025-05-09 0.20 0.593339
2025-02-11 0.20 0.647991
2024-11-08 0.20 0.667176
2024-08-12 0.20 0.805298
2024-05-09 0.20 0.867329
2024-02-12 0.20 0.793060
2023-11-09 0.20 0.831254
2023-08-11 0.20 0.761889
2023-05-11 0.20 0.982184
2023-02-10 0.20 0.699996
2022-11-09 0.20 0.721994
2022-08-12 0.20 0.653438
2022-05-12 0.20 0.643591
2022-02-11 0.20 0.653020
2021-11-10 0.18 0.629015
2021-08-13 0.18 0.651618
2021-05-13 0.14 0.554579
2021-02-11 0.14 0.779828
2020-11-12 0.14 0.933350
2020-08-13 0.14 1.017549
2020-05-15 0.14 1.166916
2020-02-13 0.14 0.568557
2019-11-14 0.13 0.535714
2019-08-15 0.13 0.608370
2019-05-13 0.13 0.536269
2019-02-14 0.13 0.525408
2018-11-15 0.12 0.485635
2018-08-16 0.12 0.460951
2018-05-14 0.12 0.478855
2018-02-23 0.12 0.448960
2017-11-16 0.07 0.254805
2017-08-11 0.07 0.270570
2017-05-12 0.07 0.233497
2017-02-15 0.07 0.268701
2016-11-16 0.07 0.322424
2016-08-12 0.05 0.279976
2016-05-12 0.05 0.284742
2016-02-10 0.05 0.318670
2015-12-09 0.05 0.317373
Additional Data
dividendRate 0.8
dividendYield 1.52
exDividendDate 2026-02-10
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.8
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.015621949
lastDividendValue 0.2
lastDividendDate 2026-02-10
dividendDate 2026-02-20

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.82038
Address1 258 Elm Street
All Time High 53.86
All Time Low 12.07
Ask 53.26
Ask Size 1
Audit Risk 8
Average Analyst Rating 2.7 - Hold
Average Daily Volume10 Day 55,010
Average Daily Volume3 Month 35,533
Average Volume 35,533
Average Volume10Days 55,010
Beta 0.615
Bid 52.55
Bid Size 1
Board Risk 4
Book Value 39.189
City New Canaan
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 8
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 52.7
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,774,915,200
Day High 53.86
Day Low 51.71
Display Name Bankwell Financial
Dividend Date 1,771,545,600
Dividend Rate 0.8
Dividend Yield 1.52
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,776,949,200
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,776,949,200
Earnings Growth 2.12
Earnings Quarterly Growth 2.086
Earnings Timestamp 1,776,888,000
Earnings Timestamp End 1,776,888,000
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,776,888,000
Ebitda Margins 0.0
Enterprise To Revenue 3.481
Enterprise Value 373,436,224
Eps Current Year 5.20667
Eps Forward 5.48333
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 4.45
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,770,681,600
Exchange NGM
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 48.7098
Fifty Day Average Change 3.9902
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.08191781
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 82.037994
Fifty Two Week High 53.86
Fifty Two Week High Change -1.1599998
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.021537315
Fifty Two Week Low 28.18
Fifty Two Week Low Change 24.52
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.87012064
Fifty Two Week Range 28.18 - 53.86
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,270,474,200,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 2.48
Float Shares 5,960,496
Forward Eps 5.48333
Forward P E 9.610949
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGM
Full Time Employees 167
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,775,001,600
Gross Margins 0.0
Gross Profits 107,283,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.15656
Held Percent Institutions 0.58747
Implied Shares Outstanding 7,976,788
Industry Banks - Regional
Industry Disp Banks - Regional
Industry Key banks-regional
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,770,681,600
Last Dividend Value 0.2
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Long Business Summary Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for Bankwell Bank that provides various banking services for individual and commercial customers. It provides various traditional depository products, including checking, savings, money market, and certificates of deposit. The company also offers first mortgage loans secured by one-to-four family owner occupied residential properties for personal use; home equity loans and home equity lines of credit secured by owner occupied one-to-four family residential properties; loans secured by commercial real estate, multi-family dwellings, owner-occupied commercial real estate, and investor-owned one-to-four family dwellings; commercial construction loans for commercial development projects, including apartment buildings and condominiums, as well as office buildings, retail, and other income producing properties; land loans; commercial business loans secured by assignments of corporate assets and personal guarantees of the business owners; loans to finance insurance premiums; overdraft lines of credit; and personal loans. It operates branches in New Canaan, Stamford, Fairfield, Westport, Darien, Norwalk, and Hamden, Connecticut. The company was formerly known as BNC Financial Group, Inc. and changed its name to Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. in September 2013. Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in New Canaan, Connecticut.
Long Name Bankwell Financial Group, Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 420,376,736
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_9965407
Most Recent Quarter 1,767,139,200
Net Income To Common 34,790,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 420,186,586
Number Of Analyst Opinions 2
Open 51.85
Operating Cashflow 28,273,000
Operating Margins 0.49983
Overall Risk 6
Payout Ratio 0.17979999
Phone 203 652 0166
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 52.7
Post Market Time 1,776,460,645
Previous Close 51.21
Price Eps Current Year 10.121633
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 1.3447652
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 3.918391
Profit Margins 0.32808998
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key hold
Recommendation Mean 2.66667
Region US
Regular Market Change 1.49
Regular Market Change Percent 2.90959
Regular Market Day High 53.86
Regular Market Day Low 51.71
Regular Market Day Range 51.71 - 53.86
Regular Market Open 51.85
Regular Market Previous Close 51.21
Regular Market Price 52.7
Regular Market Time 1,776,456,001
Regular Market Volume 49,399
Return On Assets 0.010620001
Return On Equity 0.12307
Revenue Growth 0.778
Revenue Per Share 13.843
Sand P52 Week Change 0.38150132
Sector Financial Services
Sector Disp Financial Services
Sector Key financial-services
Share Holder Rights Risk 6
Shares Outstanding 7,973,180
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0247
Shares Short 197,192
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,772,150,400
Shares Short Prior Month 165,275
Short Name Bankwell Financial Group, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.0313
Short Ratio 5.75
Source Interval 15
State CT
Symbol BWFG
Target High Price 55.0
Target Low Price 49.0
Target Mean Price 52.0
Target Median Price 52.0
Total Cash 229,891,008
Total Cash Per Share 29.587
Total Debt 193,850,000
Total Revenue 107,283,000
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.8
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.015621949
Trailing Eps 4.45
Trailing P E 11.842697
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 45.0558
Two Hundred Day Average Change 7.6441994
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.16966072
Type Disp Equity
Volume 49,399
Website https://www.mybankwell.com
Zip 6,840