Financial Services
Finward Bancorp(FNWD)
Live Price
Offline$34.19
+1.39% today
Window Change
+3.67%
Window
May 29, 2026 โ Jun 18, 2026
- Market Cap
- $130.00M
- Revenue Growth
- -9.6%
- EPS Growth
- -33.5%
- Dividend Yield
- 1.2%
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Coverage: 15 bars ยท May 29, 2026 โ Jun 18, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
Finward Bancorp (FNWD) is a Financial Services stock with a market cap of $130.00M and listed on NASDAQ. The stock last traded around $34.19 and up 3.7% across the available one-year price window (May 29, 2026 โ Jun 18, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of -9.6%, EPS growth of -33.5%, a dividend yield of 1.2%. What stands out right now is revenue -9.6%, EPS -33.5%, free cash flow +34.4% with operating margin 10.0% and ROIC 0.5%. The dividend is present but secondary, with a yield around 1.2%. Valuation is more restrained than many high-expectation growth names at P/E 13.4 and price/sales 1.3. Overall, the current profile looks closer to a turnaround or cyclical reset than a generic broad-market placeholder. Stock Foundry combines FNWD price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Financial Services peers on this page.
Sector Context
How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.
Revenue Growth
Below sector median
-9.6% vs +3.4% peer median
Operating Margin
Above sector median
+10.0% vs +4.7% peer median
What Changed This Quarter
Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.
Latest report is on the board
2026 was reported on Apr 28, 2026, but the surprise data is still limited.
The operating picture looks softer than before
Revenue is at -9.6% and EPS is at -33.5%, with operating margin around 10.0%.
Shareholder return is still part of the story
The stock is still offering a dividend yield around 1.2%, which matters if the thesis depends on income as much as growth.
Benchmark Edge
FNWD vs SPY, QQQ, and Sector ETFs
Normalized return, excess return, max drawdown, and calendar-year wins against the benchmarks investors actually use.
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FNWD Max Drawdown
-2.37%
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Company Overview
Finward Bancorp
NASDAQ Capital Market
Finward Bancorp operates as the holding company for Peoples Bank that provides various banking products and services. The company's deposit products include non-interest and interest bearing demand accounts, savings accounts, money market deposit accounts, certificate accounts, and retirement savings plans. Its loan products portfolio comprises residential mortgage loans that enable borrowers to purchase existing homes, refinance existing homes, or construct new homes; construction loans primarily to individuals and contractors; commercial real estate loans; consumer loans to individuals for personal, household, or family purposes; home equity line of credit; home improvement loans and equity loans; commercial business loans; government loans; and loans to municipalities. The company also offers estate and retirement planning services, guardianships, land trusts, profit sharing and 401(k) retirement plans, IRA and Keogh accounts, and investment agency accounts, as well as serves as the personal representative of estates, and acts as trustee for revocable and irrevocable trusts. In addition, it provides insurance and annuity investments to wealth management customers; holds real estate properties; and operates as a real estate investment trust. As of March 2, 2022, the company operated through 30 locations in Lake and Porter counties in Northwest Indiana and South Chicagoland. The company was formerly known as NorthWest Indiana Bancorp and changed its name to Finward Bancorp in May 2021. Finward Bancorp was incorporated in 1994 and is headquartered in Munster, Indiana.
- Leadership
- Benjamin J. Bochnowski
- IPO Date
- May 20, 1998
- Employees
- 293
- Street Address
- 9204 Columbia Avenue
- Mailing
- Munster, IN, 46321
- Region
- Munster, IN, US
- Reporting Currency
- USD
- Investor Line
- 219 836 4400
- Last Updated
- Apr 29, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
- 13.4
- EV/EBITDA
- 15.8
- Price/Sales
- 1.3
- Price/Book
- 0.8
Growth
- Revenue
- -9.6%
- EPS
- -33.5%
- Free Cash Flow
- +34.4%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- 67.5%
- Operating Margin
- 10.0%
- Net Margin
- 9.7%
- ROE
- 5.9%
- ROIC
- 0.5%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- 0.53
- Current Ratio
- 0.57
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Company announcements and filings-style updates.
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