FY2025 Earnings Forecast for WNEB Issued By Seaport Res Ptn

Western New England Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:WNEB) – Seaport Res Ptn boosted their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for Western New England Bancorp in a report issued on Wednesday, January 29th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst L. Hunsicker now forecasts that the financial services provider will post earnings of $0.66 per share for the year, up from their prior forecast of $0.57. Seaport Res Ptn currently has a “Strong-Buy” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Western New England Bancorp’s current full-year earnings is $0.54 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Western New England Bancorp’s Q1 2026 earnings at $0.20 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.22 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.23 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.24 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.88 EPS.

Western New England Bancorp (NASDAQ:WNEB) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, January 28th. The financial services provider reported $0.16 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.12 by $0.04. Western New England Bancorp had a net margin of 9.51% and a return on equity of 4.91%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.12 EPS.

Western New England Bancorp Stock Performance

NASDAQ:WNEB opened at $9.42 on Friday. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $9.21 and its two-hundred day moving average is $8.78. Western New England Bancorp has a fifty-two week low of $6.00 and a fifty-two week high of $10.08. The company has a quick ratio of 0.95, a current ratio of 0.95 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.62. The company has a market cap of $198.01 million, a P/E ratio of 16.82 and a beta of 0.70.

Institutional Trading of Western New England Bancorp

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in WNEB. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. lifted its position in Western New England Bancorp by 48.8% in the 3rd quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 49,236 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $419,000 after purchasing an additional 16,158 shares during the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC boosted its stake in Western New England Bancorp by 5.3% during the third quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 79,545 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $676,000 after buying an additional 4,020 shares in the last quarter. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. lifted its stake in Western New England Bancorp by 16.9% during the third quarter. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. now owns 82,605 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $702,000 after purchasing an additional 11,936 shares during the last quarter. Fourthstone LLC grew its holdings in shares of Western New England Bancorp by 372.5% in the 3rd quarter. Fourthstone LLC now owns 769,807 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $6,543,000 after acquiring an additional 606,897 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Barclays PLC lifted its stake in Western New England Bancorp by 23.8% during the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 44,422 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $378,000 after buying an additional 8,532 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 67.95% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, SVP Darlene M. Libiszewski sold 5,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $9.18, for a total value of $45,900.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president now directly owns 16,020 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $147,063.60. The trade was a 23.79 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. 5.80% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Western New England Bancorp Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, February 26th. Investors of record on Wednesday, February 12th will be issued a dividend of $0.07 per share. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, February 12th. This represents a $0.28 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.97%. Western New England Bancorp’s payout ratio is currently 50.00%.

Western New England Bancorp Company Profile

Western New England Bancorp, Inc operates as the holding company for Westfield Bank that provides a range of commercial and retail banking products and services to individuals and businesses. The company accepts various deposit accounts, including interest-bearing and noninterest-bearing checking, commercial checking, business, nonprofit and municipal checking, savings, money market and sweep, individual retirement, and other savings accounts; time deposits; certificates of deposit; and interest on lawyer's trust accounts.