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FNWD

Finward Bancorp
Nasdaq· Savings Institution, Federally Chartered· Inc. IN· CIK 0000919864 Traditional Finance
$43.53 −0.03 (−0.07%)
Oct 26 4:00 PM ET · prev $43.56
Market cap
$188.5M
Micro cap
Median target
$38.00
−13% · range $38.00–38.00
Next earnings
Oct 28
in 2 days · EPS est. $0.72
1 year
+32.3%
from $32.90 · Oct 27
30 days
+2.5%
from $42.45
52-week range
$30.34–45.28
−4% from high · low May 4
Avg volume 20D
11.7K
Oct 23 spike 36.0K
Short interest
112.0K
≈2.6% of shares · −0.8%
Days to cover
10.3
at average volume
Insider net
+$14.6K
6 buyers · 0 sellers · 12 mo
New fund stakes
0
Q2 2026 13F · 0 exits
Filing reports
10
analyzed by SecBot
SecBot read MIXED 5 reports · latest
Balance 0 bearish · 0 bullish · 5 neutral oldest → newest, height = score
Avg score ·High conf. 5/5 ·Next Earnings date, Oct 28, 2026
Strongest NEUTRAL Finward Bancorp (FNWD) filed a Rule 425 communication with employee FAQs regarding the pending merger of its…
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Price

Daily candles with volume. Pins mark insider trades, rating changes, 13F stakes, reports, catalysts and short-interest jumps.

Signal stack

Where each data set points today.

  • InsidersBULLISH

    6 insiders bought $14.6K at an average $37.64. No open-market sales. Price is 16% above their cost.

  • InstitutionsBEARISH

    Q2 2026: 5 added (0 new), 8 trimmed or exited.

  • EstimatesFALLING

    Current-quarter EPS estimate $0.745 → $0.720 over 90 days. 1 up, 1 down in 30 days.

  • Short sellersSTEADY

    Short interest −0.8% to 112.0K shares. 10.3 days to cover, ≈2.6% of shares.

  • TrendRANGE

    2% above its 50-day average.

Who's buying

13F· Q2 2026
0
new positions
0
exits
FundMoveSharesValue
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLCTRIM41,970$1.5M
FIFTH THIRD BANCORPDOUBLED29,805$1.1M
BlackRock, Inc.NEAR_EXIT22,503$827.7K
STATE STREET CORPTRIM16,520$607.6K
CITADEL ADVISORS LLCDOUBLED16,110$592.5K
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INCNEAR_EXIT9,684$356.2K
NORTHERN TRUST CORPTRIM8,541$314.1K
ROYAL BANK OF CANADAADD546$20.0K

Quarterly 13F filings are due 45 days after each quarter ends.

The Street

last action May 2025
12-month targets · 1 analysts

Price is above the highest target. Median implies −13%.Targets as of Oct 26, 2026.

Recent actions
DateFirmActionRating
May 2, 2025Stephens & Co.
MAINTAIN
MAINTAINOverweight
Sep 6, 2024Hovde Group
UPGRADE
UPGRADEOutperform
Oct 27, 2022Stephens & Co.
MAINTAIN
MAINTAINOverweight
Jul 28, 2022Stephens & Co.
MAINTAIN
MAINTAINOverweight
Jan 13, 2022Stephens & Co.
INITIATE
INITIATEOverweight

Insider ledger

Form 4
$14.6K
bought · 6 insiders
$0
sold · 0 insiders
+15.6%
vs their $37.64 cost
DateInsiderTypeValue
Sep 25, 2026
Scheub Todd M.
Executive Vice President
BUY$1.4K
Sep 25, 2026
Lowry Robert T
Executive Vice President
BUY$1.8K
Sep 25, 2026
Puntillo Anthony
Director
BUY$233.89
Sep 25, 2026
Bochnowski Benjamin J
President, CEO
BUY$224.20
Jun 30, 2026
Lowry Robert T
Executive Vice President
BUY$1.8K
Jun 30, 2026
Han Amy Wong
Director
BUY$128.46
Jun 30, 2026
Bochnowski Benjamin J
President, CEO
BUY$223.44
Jun 30, 2026
Puntillo Anthony
Director
BUY$233.10

Earnings setup

Estimates
Oct 28
reports in 2 days
$0.72
EPS estimate, this quarter
−3%
estimate change, 90 days
1↑ 1↓
revisions, 30 days
Current-quarter EPS estimate
PeriodEPS est.Range30D rev.Revenue
Current Q$0.72$0.72–$0.72-4.0%$19.4M
Next Q$0.77$0.77–$0.77-1.9%$19.8M
Current FY$2.63$2.63–$2.63-1.3%$76.1M
Next FY$3.13$3.13–$3.13+0.5%$80.1M

Short side

FINRA· Sep 30, 2026
112,017
shares short
-0.8%
vs prior settlement
10.3
days to cover
≈2.6%
of shares outstanding
Trading halts
Jul 21, 2026Resumption ScheduledResumed
Recent activity
The latest filings, insider trades, analyst actions, press and options flow — newest first.
Sep 25, 2026 Insider
Scheub Todd M. bought 32.364 shares
Executive Vice President @ $43.48 ($1.4K)
Sep 25, 2026 Insider
Lowry Robert T bought 42.072 shares
Executive Vice President @ $43.48 ($1.8K)
Sep 25, 2026 Insider
Puntillo Anthony bought 5.382 shares
Director @ $43.46 ($233.89)
Jul 29, 2026 Earnings calendar
FNWD Q2 2026 Earnings Scheduled — 2026-07-29
Jul 21, 2026 SEC
Finward Bancorp (FNWD) filed a Rule 425 communication with employee FAQs regarding the pending merger of its…
425 — Impact 4/10
Jul 21, 2026 SEC
Finward Bancorp filed a Rule 425 communication containing an internal email from CEO Benjamin Bochnowski to Peoples…
425 — Impact 2/10
Jul 1, 2026 SEC
5 Finward Bancorp insiders, including the CEO and two EVPs, made open-market purchases totaling ~$4K in a single-day…
CLUSTER — Impact 2/10
Jun 30, 2026 Inst.
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC — TRIM
41,970 shares ($1.5M)
Catalysts
Scheduled dates and disclosed events: earnings, FDA and trial readouts, halts, press releases. Colored dot = impact.
Upcoming
Oct 28, 2026
Earnings date
FNWD Q3 2026 Earnings Scheduled — 2026-10-28
Recent
Jul 29, 2026
Earnings date
FNWD Q2 2026 Earnings Scheduled — 2026-07-29
Jul 27, 2026
Earnings date
FNWD Q2 2026 Earnings Scheduled — 2026-07-27
Jul 22, 2026
Press release
$HAREHOLDER ALERT: The M&A Class Action Firm Announces An Investigation of Finward Bancorp (NASDAQ: FNWD)
NEW YORK, July 22, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Class Action Attorney Juan Monteverde with Monteverde & Associates PC (the "M&A Class Action Firm"), has…
Jul 22, 2026
Press release
Shareholder Alert: Ademi LLP investigates whether Finward Bancorp is obtaining a Fair Price for Public Shareholders
MILWAUKEE, July 22, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- (PRNewswire) Ademi LLP is investigating Finward (Nasdaq: FNWD) for possible breaches of fiduciary duty and…
Jul 21, 2026
Trading halt
Halt Resumed: FNWD — trading resumed after T3 (News and Resumption Times)
Halted 2026-07-21T20:26:47.000Z | Resumed 2026-07-21T20:50:00.000Z

SecBot reports

10 filings · 1 bullish · 0 bearish · 1 mixed · 8 neutral
All FNWD filing & press-release reports (10)