Northwest Bancshares (NWBI) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.27 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.23 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.27 per share a year ago.
Interest rate cuts will pressurize the margin, which will, in turn, pressurize earnings. I'm expecting earnings to dip by 13% to $0.92 per share this year. NWBI is currently offering a dividend yield of around 6.9%. My earnings projections suggest that the dividend payout is unlikely to be cut.