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Finward

NAQ:FNWD US31812F1093
25
  • Value
    55
  • Growth
    16
  • Safety
    Safety
    50
  • Combined
    23
  • Sentiment
    55
  • 360° View
    360° View
    25
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Company Description

Finward Bancorp is a financial holding company for Peoples Bank, an Indiana-chartered commercial bank (the Bank). The Bank provides a range of personal, business, electronic and wealth management financial services from its 26 locations in Lake and Porter Counties in Northwest Indiana and Chicagoland. The Bank is primarily engaged in the business of attracting deposits from the general public and the origination of loans, mostly upon the security of single-family residences and commercial real estate, as well as construction loans and various types of consumer loans, commercial business loans and municipal loans, within its primary market areas. In addition, its Wealth Management Group provides estate and retirement planning, guardianships, land trusts, profit sharing and 401(k) retirement plans, IRA and Keogh accounts, investment agency accounts, and serves as the personal representative of estates and acts as trustee for revocable and irrevocable trusts.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 25 (better than 25% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Finward are below the industry average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with half of the indicators below and half above average for Finward. The consolidated Value Rank has an attractive rank of 55, which means that the share price of Finward is on the lower side compared with typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means the stock price is lower than for 55% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The company is also safely financed with a Safety rank of 50. In addition, professional market sentiment is above average compared with other stock investment alternatives with a Sentiment Rank of 55. But the consolidated Growth Rank has a low rank of 16, which means that the company is below average in terms of growth and momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, and invested capital growth as well as stock returns. 84 of its competitors have better growth. ...read more

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Strongest Rank Profit Growth
Weakest Rank Price vs. Sales (P/S)
Country USA
Industry Regional Banks
Size X-Small
Website investorrelations.ibankpeoples.com
Index
NASDAQ
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The higher the 360° View, the better the stock performed against its peers, considering all metrics. The 360° View represents an average of the other 5 ranks and is then scaled to a rank from 1 to 100. The shaded values are illustrative only.
Last update: 11-Nov-2026.

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
55 41 74 99
Growth
16 9 1 81
Safety
Safety
50 23 8 51
Sentiment
55 33 36 34
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25 1 4 91
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
86 93 100 100
Opinions Change
50 50 50 2
Pro Holdings
n/a 1 14 45
Market Pulse
45 30 11 16
Sentiment
55 33 36 34
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
55 41 74 99
Growth
16 9 1 81
Safety Safety
50 23 8 51
Combined
23 1 6 100
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
88 95 97 82
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
3 1 5 93
Price vs. Book (P/B)
63 89 73 84
Dividend Yield
37 14 90 71
Value
55 41 74 99
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
51 59 19 80
Profit Growth
1 1 6 92
Capital Growth
45 30 29 71
Stock Returns
42 23 9 11
Growth
16 9 1 81
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
70 84 21 40
Refinancing
77 10 10 57
Liquidity
14 36 55 53
Safety Safety
50 23 8 51

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The stock offers good value, safe financing, and positive sentiment. However, it has below-average growth expectations. It is well-suited for conservative buy-and-hold investors who prioritize stability and low valuation over growth.

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The 360° View Rank indicates a company's overall performance across all major financial and non-financial metrics tracked by Obermatt. A 360° View Rank of 75 means the company is more well-rounded than 75% of similar companies. A high score indicates that the company is strong across the board; it is attractively priced, growing sustainably, financially stable, and well-regarded by the market. Learn more.

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