80wk Uptrend — rising+above (sma 32.19 vs px 35.59)
Funds Accumulating — momZ +2.67 · 0.79→0.85
Short Squeeze Setup — velZ +0.44 · age 43w×0.82 · 3.20%
Hidden Gem — stWatch 3.00
About Finward Bancorp
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 portfolio comprises residential mortgage loans that enable borrowers to purchase existing homes, refinance existing homes, or const… Read full Trend Edge analysis →
Sector: Financial Services
Industry: Banks-Regional
Exchange: NASDAQ
IPO Date: March 17, 1998
Headquarters: 9204 Columbia Avenue, Munster, IN, United States, 46321
Hidden Gem: Yes — undiscovered relative to its market cap tier
Founder-Led: No
Key Metrics
Current Price
$35.59
Market Cap
$154M
Float
3.4M
Shares Outstanding
4.3M
P/E (Forward)
12.45
P/E (TTM)
15.30
Price/Sales (TTM)
2.25
vs. Analyst Target
+11.0% to analyst PT
Profit Margin
14.40%
Operating Margin (TTM)
17.47%
Revenue (TTM)
$68.6M
Earnings Growth (YoY)
387.70%
Dividend Rate
0.5%
Analyst Target Price
$39.50 (2 analysts)
Financial History
Annual Revenue & Earnings History
Year
Revenue
Net Income
Gross Profit
EBITDA
2020
$69.8M
$15.9M
$60.3M
$21.9M
2021
$66.6M
$15.0M
$63.0M
$20.9M
2022
$83.5M
$15.1M
$78.7M
$22.5M
2023
$96.5M
$8.4M
$63.3M
$15.2M
2024
$112M
$12.1M
$71.6M
$20.7M
2025
$101M
$8.1M
$66.2M
$14.3M
Recent Quarterly Revenue & Net Income
Quarter
Revenue
Net Income
Jun 2025
$25.4M
$2.2M
Sep 2025
$26.3M
$3.5M
Dec 2025
$24.9M
$2.0M
Mar 2026
$25.1M
$2.2M
Ownership & Float
Insider Ownership
21.7%
Institutional Ownership
49.2%
Short Float
3.2%
% of All Funds Holding
0.85%
Number of Funds Holding
70
Current Moving Averages
Trend Edge tracks near-term, medium-term, cyclical, and secular moving averages across weekly and monthly timeframes to identify trend structure at every horizon.
Timeframe
SMA
Value
Trend Context
Weekly
10-Week SMA
$33.66
Near-term / short-term trend
Weekly
40-Week SMA
$35.34
Medium-term trend
Weekly
80-Week SMA
$32.19
Cyclical trend (business cycle)
Weekly
200-Week SMA
$29.36
Secular trend (multi-year)
Monthly
10-Month SMA
$35.62
Near-term monthly trend
Monthly
20-Month SMA
$32.31
Medium-term monthly trend
Monthly
40-Month SMA
$28.69
Secular monthly trend
Volume Shelves — Support & Resistance
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creates structural support or resistance. A volume shelf forms when a disproportionate share of cumulative
volume was transacted at a specific price level, making it a high-conviction anchor for future price reactions.
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