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Finward

NAQ:FNWD US31812F1093
51
  • Value
    62
  • Growth
    50
  • Safety
    Safety
    34
  • Combined
    38
  • Sentiment
    65
  • 360° View
    360° View
    51
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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 51 (better than 51% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Finward are above average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with all but one indicator above average for Finward. The consolidated Value Rank has an attractive rank of 62, which means that the share price of Finward is on the lower side compared with the typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means the stock price is lower than for 62% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The consolidated Growth Rank has a good rank of 50, which means that the company experiences above-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, and invested capital growth, as well as stock returns. In addition, professional market sentiment is above average compared with other stock investment alternatives with a Sentiment Rank of 65. But the company’s financing is risky with a Safety rank of 34. This means 66% of comparable companies have a safer financing structure than Finward. ...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: 30-Jul-2026.

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
62 41 74 99
Growth
50 9 1 81
Safety
Safety
34 23 8 51
Sentiment
65 33 36 34
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51 1 4 91
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
72 93 100 100
Opinions Change
50 50 50 2
Pro Holdings
n/a 1 14 45
Market Pulse
57 30 11 16
Sentiment
65 33 36 34
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
62 41 74 99
Growth
50 9 1 81
Safety Safety
34 23 8 51
Combined
38 1 6 100
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
91 95 97 82
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
6 1 5 93
Price vs. Book (P/B)
80 89 73 84
Dividend Yield
41 14 90 71
Value
62 41 74 99
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
57 59 19 80
Profit Growth
1 1 6 92
Capital Growth
60 30 29 71
Stock Returns
88 23 9 11
Growth
50 9 1 81
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
40 84 21 40
Refinancing
85 10 10 57
Liquidity
8 36 55 53
Safety Safety
34 23 8 51

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This is a high-quality, high-growth stock with positive sentiment. However, the financing is on the riskier side. It is best for a growth-focused investor willing to accept higher financial risk for potentially higher shareholder returns.

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