What is Seaport Res Ptn’s Estimate for WNEB FY2025 Earnings?

Western New England Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:WNEB) – Stock analysts at Seaport Res Ptn boosted their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Western New England Bancorp in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, January 29th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst L. Hunsicker now anticipates that the financial services provider will post earnings per share of $0.66 for the year, up from their prior estimate of $0.57. Seaport Res Ptn 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 Stock Performance

NASDAQ:WNEB opened at $9.40 on Friday. Western New England Bancorp has a 52-week low of $6.00 and a 52-week high of $10.08. The firm has a market cap of $197.59 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.79 and a beta of 0.70. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.62, a quick ratio of 0.95 and a current ratio of 0.95. The business’s fifty day moving average is $9.21 and its 200 day moving average is $8.77.

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 for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.12 by $0.04. Western New England Bancorp had a return on equity of 4.91% and a net margin of 9.51%. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.12 earnings per share.

Institutional Trading of Western New England Bancorp

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Empowered Funds LLC boosted its stake in Western New England Bancorp by 5.1% in the fourth quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 83,595 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $769,000 after buying an additional 4,050 shares in the last quarter. Barclays PLC boosted its stake in shares of Western New England Bancorp by 23.8% in the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 44,422 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $378,000 after purchasing an additional 8,532 shares in the last quarter. Fourthstone LLC grew its holdings in shares of Western New England Bancorp by 372.5% during the 3rd quarter. Fourthstone LLC now owns 769,807 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $6,543,000 after purchasing an additional 606,897 shares during the last quarter. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. raised its position in Western New England Bancorp by 16.9% in the 3rd quarter. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. now owns 82,605 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $702,000 after purchasing an additional 11,936 shares during the period. Finally, Assenagon Asset Management S.A. lifted its stake in Western New England Bancorp by 48.8% in the third quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 49,236 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $419,000 after purchasing an additional 16,158 shares during the last quarter. 67.95% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Western New England Bancorp

In other Western New England Bancorp news, SVP Darlene M. Libiszewski sold 5,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, November 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $9.18, for a total value of $45,900.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president now owns 16,020 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $147,063.60. The trade was a 23.79 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Insiders own 5.80% of the company’s stock.

Western New England Bancorp Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, February 26th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, February 12th will be given a dividend of $0.07 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, February 12th. This represents a $0.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.98%. Western New England Bancorp’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 50.00%.

About Western New England Bancorp

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.