Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. (BWFG)

US — Financial Services Sector
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Key Metrics & Ratings

  • symbol BWFG
  • Rev/Share 25.2818
  • Book/Share 36.6759
  • PB 1.0887
  • Debt/Equity 0.0
  • CurrentRatio 0.0
  • ROIC 0.0017

 

  • MktCap 314384463.0
  • FreeCF/Share 3.1337
  • PFCF 12.9884
  • PE 14.7819
  • Debt/Assets 0.0
  • DivYield 0.02
  • ROE 0.0761

 

  • Rating B
  • Score 3
  • Recommendation Neutral
  • P/E Score 2
  • DCF Score 5
  • P/B Score 3
  • D/E Score 1

Recent Analyst Ratings

Type Ticker Analyst Firm Previous Rating Current Rating Previous Price Target Current Price Target Date
Reiterated BWFG Hovde Group -- Market Perform $38.5 $42 July 29, 2025
Initiation BWFG Raymond James -- Market Perform -- -- June 26, 2025
Resumed BWFG Hovde Group -- Market Perform $35 $38.5 June 23, 2025

News

Bankwell Financial Group's Improving Margins Tell A Story
BWFG
Published: July 30, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Positive

Bankwell Financial Group is improving net interest margin and profitability by reducing high-cost brokered deposits and resetting time deposits at lower rates. The bank is cleaning up its loan portfolio, reducing non-performing assets, and focusing on core deposits for lower funding costs and greater stability. Despite risks from high commercial real estate exposure and concentrated borrowers, recent earnings and asset quality trends are positive.

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Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. (BWFG) Q2 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
BWFG
Published: July 28, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Neutral

Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:BWFG ) Q2 2025 Earnings Conference Call July 28, 2025 11:00 AM ET Company Participants Christopher R. Gruseke - CEO & Director Courtney E.

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Bankwell Financial Poised To Grow In Commercial Banking
BWFG
Published: June 20, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Positive

Bankwell's Financial Group is a regional bank holding company with all bank branches located in Connecticut. As of March 31, 2025, Bankwell reported $3.2 billion in total assets. BWFG's focus on commercial clients and improved portfolio management, including reducing its investor commercial real estate exposure, supports a solid foundation for expansion. Risks remain due to high commercial real estate loan concentration and sensitivity to economic cycles, but capital returns via dividends and buybacks add shareholder value.

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About Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. (BWFG)

  • IPO Date 2010-04-05
  • Website https://www.mybankwell.com
  • Industry Banks - Regional
  • CEO Christopher R. Gruseke
  • Employees 145
Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for Bankwell Bank that provides various banking services for individual and commercial customers. It offers various traditional depository products, including checking, savings, money market, and certificates of deposit. The company also provides 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, 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 secured by savings or certificate accounts and automobiles; and unsecured personal loans and overdraft lines of credit. It operates branches in New Canaan, Stamford, Fairfield, Wilton, 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.