NORTHWEST BANCSHARES INC (NWBI)
Financials · regional banks · NASDAQ
Northwest Bancshares is a regional financial holding company operating Northwest Bank, providing commercial and consumer banking, mortgage lending, and trust services.
What NORTHWEST BANCSHARES INC does
Northwest Bancshares, Inc. is a financial holding company that operates through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Northwest Bank. The company provides a range of commercial and consumer banking products and services, including demand, savings, and time deposits, as well as a variety of residential and commercial mortgage and consumer loans. It also offers trust and other financial services to individuals and businesses.
Themes: commercial banking, retail banking, mortgage lending, wealth management / trust services
Fundamentals
- Price$15.42 as of 2026-08-21 close
- Market cap$2.3B as of 2026-08-21
- 1-year return+28.2% 2025-08-21 close $12.03 → 2026-08-21 close $15.42
- P/E15.05 as of 2026-08-24
- Net margin+25.2% as of 2026-08-24
- ROE+8.1% as of 2026-08-24
- Debt / equity0.13 as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue growth (YoY)+31.7% as of 2026-08-24
- Beta0.70 as of 2026-08-24
- Last reported earnings2026-07-27 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
Dividend: yield +7.2%; at least 5 years of non-decreasing per-share dividends (SEC XBRL) — we do not hold the year before it, so the real streak may be longer.
How NWBI compares in its sector
- price-to-earnings ratiomiddle range 525 covered Financials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- net profit marginmiddle range 538 covered Financials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- operating marginmiddle range 534 covered Financials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- return on equitymiddle range 575 covered Financials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- indicated dividend yieldtop 10% 453 covered Financials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- free cash flow (absolute dollars, latest fiscal year)middle range 431 covered Financials peers, as of FY2025
Position among covered Financials companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
Top 10 scores & list membership
NWBI is not currently in any published Top 10 list. Its scores are below.
Long-term score
71.5 #29 of 987 scored · #24 of 191 in Financials
Growth 91st (revenue growth year over year 31.7%) and financial health 87th (debt to equity 0.1); weakest is profitability (53rd, return on equity 8.1%, operating margin 32.8%).
Short-term score
45.1 #1121 of 1,704 scored · #200 of 277 in Financials
Catalysts 55th: open-market insider buys in 90 days 15, the analyst consensus rating is unchanged since the prior reading; setup 54th: day-to-day price swings are unusually narrow versus its own recent history — a "Bollinger squeeze" (in the tightest 1% of the past ~6 months), which often precedes a bigger move; weakest is volume and participation 24th: trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average.
Scores as of 21 Aug 2026. Each bar is a percentile: how this company ranked against every company the score ranked, 0–100. A list is a published formula and its output, not a recommendation. Method version 2.
Dividend coverage (FY2025)
Covered by reported results. In FY2025, NWBI's dividend was covered by reported results (earnings payout 87%, free-cash-flow payout 78%). This describes past coverage, not a forecast.
- Earnings payout87% dividends / net income
- Free-cash-flow payout78% dividends / (operating cash flow − capex)
Coverage derived from reported SEC EDGAR XBRL figures for FY2025 (dividends paid vs. net income and free cash flow, same fiscal year). This describes PAST coverage for one fiscal year — it does not predict whether a dividend will be maintained, raised, or cut, and a one-year payout ratio can be distorted by non-recurring items. Informational only — not financial advice.
How NORTHWEST BANCSHARES INC looks technically
NORTHWEST BANCSHARES INC (NWBI) is trading 14.9% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend. Its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 137 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal. A trend is forming but not yet strong — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 21 (a reading of 25+ marks a strong trend). Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 48, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). It made a new 20-day low about 3 trading days ago. It is 4.5% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year). Day-to-day price swings are unusually narrow versus its own recent history — a "Bollinger squeeze" (in the tightest 1% of the past ~6 months), which often precedes a bigger move.
Trend
8
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 14.9% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend | +14.9% |
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| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $15.29 | $15.29 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $13.42 | $13.42 |
| Swing structure | each recent peak has been higher than the one before it and each dip has been shallower — the pattern chart-watchers call an uptrend, which describes where price has already been and not where it goes next | higher highs and higher lows |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing high 24 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 24 sessions |
| Wave structure | its recent swings can be read as a five-part upward sequence — what Elliott-wave chartists call an impulse — now in the fourth leg, a pullback against that upward direction; the labelling fails if price closes below 14.26. It is one of several labellings that fit, and it describes the swings already printed, not what comes next. The same swings also read as a completed three-part correction. | possible upward five-wave sequence, in wave 4 (one of several readings) |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 137 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal | 137 sessions |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | a trend is forming but not yet strong — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 21 (a reading of 25+ marks a strong trend) | 20.9 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 48, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 47.8 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading in the lower half of its 14-day range ($15.19 to $16.09) — its "stochastic" reading is 26 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been climbing within that range over the last few sessions. | 26.0 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, is in negative territory (momentum leaning bearish) | 12 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $16.16 | $16.16 |
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| From the 52-week high | it is 4.5% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -4.5% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 37.1% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +37.1% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 4.5% below its highest point of the past year | 4.5% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it made a new 20-day low about 3 trading days ago | 3 sessions |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it made a new 55-day high about 14 trading days ago | 14 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $19.10 (set on 2016-12-09) | $19.10 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($11.30 to $16.01), and it has given back only a small part of its rise from last year’s low — 13% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $12.95 to $13.10. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 12.5% |
| From the all-time high | it is 19.3% below its all-time high | -19.3% |
| Nearest price level | it is sitting right on a support level at $15.40 — a price it turned at four times since 2024-11-06, most recently on 2026-08-10. Since 2024-08-21 it has 12 such levels below the current price and 1 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | -0.1% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $5.81 (set on 2009-03-09) | $5.81 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 165.5% above its all-time low | +165.5% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are unusually narrow versus its own recent history — a "Bollinger squeeze" (in the tightest 1% of the past ~6 months), which often precedes a bigger move | 1st percentile |
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| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $0.2375 between its high and its low — about 1.5% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $0.2375 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $15.26 and $16.08 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $15.26 – $15.67 – $16.08 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 1.5% in a typical session — among the calmest in the catalog. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 1.5% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 8.4 daily ranges above its 200-day average price (14.9% above it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale | 8.4 daily ranges above its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average | 0.88× |
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Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts' average price target is unchanged from the prior reading | 0.0% |
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| Change in the consensus rating | the analyst consensus rating is unchanged since the prior reading | unchanged |
Candlestick patterns
3
| Since a doji | 9 sessions ago it opened and closed at almost the same price after trading through a wider range — a "doji", the classic picture of buyers and sellers finishing the session level | 9 sessions ago |
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| Since a hammer | today, after a stretch of decline, it sold off hard during the session and then closed back near its high — a "hammer", the long lower wick showing the drop was bought back before the close | today |
| Since a bearish engulfing | 3 sessions ago it opened above the previous session's close and finished below that session's open — a "bearish engulfing" pair, where one down day more than undid the up day before it | 3 sessions ago |
Price gaps
2
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-08-21 1.1% above the previous session's close — an overnight gap, the part of the move that happened while the market was shut, and traded back through that level before the close | +1.1% |
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| Gap filled | a 3.0% gap up opened on 2026-07-28 has been "filled" 9 sessions ago — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it took 9 sessions to close | 9 sessions ago |
Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it has closed higher 2 sessions in a row, a +0.98% move over the run — an unbroken run of up days, which describes what has already happened and says nothing about the next session | 2 sessions up |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock lagged the market by 2.5 percentage points (the stock lost 0.2% while the market gained 2.3%) | -2.5% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock beat the market by 7.3 percentage points (the stock gained 10.4% while the market gained 3.1%) | +7.3% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock beat the market by 7.6 percentage points (the stock gained 18.7% while the market gained 11.1%) | +7.6% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock beat the market by 7.7 percentage points (the stock gained 28.2% while the market gained 20.5%) | +7.7% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 4 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bullish state: a "golden cross" — its 50-day average is above its 200-day, trading above its 200-day average, outperforming the market over 6 months, trading above the Ichimoku cloud — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 4 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 2 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bearish state: a fresh 20-day low, MACD momentum is negative — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 2 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading 2.3% above the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-07-16 and projected forward over today's price, the side traders read as an established uptrend, with the band below acting as the level that would have to give way. The band itself is moderate, spanning 3.6% of the share price. | +2.3% |
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Volume-weighted price
2
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 13% above the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $13.68 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 158 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +12.7% |
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| Vs the average paid since it last reported | the price is 2% below the average price paid since it last reported on 2026-07-27 (its 8-K), so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $15.69 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 20 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -1.7% |
Price levels it has turned at before
NWBI last closed at $15.42 on 2026-08-21. Since 2024-08-21 it has turned at 12 prices below its last close and 1 above; the 3 nearest below and the nearest above are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $15.40 | Support | 0.1% below the last close | turned there four times · 2024-11-06 to 2026-08-10 |
| $15.81 | Resistance | 2.5% above the last close | turned there twice · 2026-07-16 to 2026-08-13 |
| $15.00 | Support | 2.7% below the last close | turned there twice · 2026-06-15 to 2026-07-23 |
| $14.67 | Support | 4.8% below the last close | turned there twice · 2024-12-17 to 2026-07-08 |
A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.
Wave structure
Its recent swings can be read as a five-part upward sequence — what Elliott-wave chartists call an impulse — now in leg 4 of five, a pullback against that direction.
This labelling fails — stops being a possible reading at all — if it closes below $14.26.
This is one of several labellings that fit the same swings, so treat it as a reading rather than the reading. It was chosen from 2 labellings that survived the rules, counting shorter readings of the same bars.
On past moves of this shape the leg has usually ended somewhere between $14.74 and $15.49 — that is where it has tended to end if the count holds, not a forecast of where the price goes.
Alternate reading: The same swings also read as a completed three-part correction, which fails on a close above $16.16.
This labelling was already in place when we began recording count changes on 2026-08-13, so how long it has stood is not something we can say yet.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-08-21.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Trading above the 200-day moving average · Broke down to a new 20-day low · in a Bollinger Band volatility squeeze · beating the market · Printed a hammer candle after a decline · Least volatile (2% or less typical daily range) | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · breakout · fifty two week high low · bollinger bands
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-08-21. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Consensus ratingHold (2.75 mean, 1=Strong Buy…5=Strong Sell) — 7 analysts
- Mean price target$16.57 range $15.00 – $18.00; median $17.00
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-08-23. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.
Analyst EPS estimate for NWBI
- Consensus EPS estimate$0.3438 next reporting period, as of 2026-08-23
Change over time is not available yet: it needs two readings of the same reporting period at least 30 days apart, and we have been recording these estimates since 2026-08-04. An estimate for a DIFFERENT quarter is not a revision, so a reading from before the last report is never compared with one after it.
The consensus estimate for the next reporting period, and how it has moved between readings of that SAME period. A change is measured only between readings estimating one period — when a company reports, the consensus moves to the next quarter and the two numbers are not comparable. Informational only, not a forecast and not advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["sensitivity to interest rate fluctuations affecting net interest margin","credit risk associated with loan portfolio performance","reliance on deposit growth for funding operations"]
What changed in the latest 10-Q
AI-assisted comparison of NWBI's 10-Q filed 2026-05-07 against the prior one filed 2025-11-10.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
- Added:
- Added bullet point: 'trade disputes, barriers to trade or the emergence of trade restrictions and the resulting impacts on market volatility and global trade;' (filed 2026-05-07)
- Added bullet point: 'growing fiscal deficits;' (filed 2026-05-07)
- Added bullet point: 'potential recession or slowing of growth in the U.S., Europe and other regions;' (filed 2026-05-07)
- Added bullet point: 'developments in the Middle East;' (filed 2026-05-07)
- Added reference to 'In January 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-01' regarding expense disaggregation disclosures (filed 2026-05-07)
- Removed:
- Removed bullet point: 'In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU No. 2023-09, "Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures."' and its full description (filed 2025-11-10)
- Removed closing sentence: 'The Company is currently evaluating the effect the updated guidance will have' (filed 2025-11-10)
- Reworded:
- Changed reference from '2024 Annual Report on Form 10-K' to '2025 Annual Report on Form 10-K' in Overview of Critical Accounting Policies section (filed 2026-05-07)
- Changed page number from 46 to 40 in table of contents reference (filed 2026-05-07)
- Notes:
- The newer filing text is truncated mid-sentence regarding ASU 2025-01 effective date, limiting full comparison of that section
Risk Factors
The two filings could not be meaningfully compared for this section.
AI-assisted comparison of two SEC filing sections. It describes wording and theme changes only, makes no materiality, legal, or investment judgement, and is not financial advice. Informational only — not financial advice.
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
1 open-market purchase and 1 open-market sale by insiders in the last 90 days.
- Last 30 days0 buys · 1 sell ($209331) — 1 selling insider
- Last 90 days1 buy ($139675) · 1 sell ($209331) — 1 buying, 1 selling insiders
- Last 180 days4 buys ($328033) · 2 sells ($228204) — 4 buying, 2 selling insiders
Cluster buying: 4 different insiders reported open-market purchases (SEC code P) of NWBI within a 30-day window between 2026-04-30 and 2026-05-27. Disclosed Form 4 activity, not a prediction of performance or a buy signal.
Activity heuristic: mixed (a transparent product heuristic from the counts above, not a prediction or advice)
Most recent open-market transaction: 2026-07-30. As of 2026-08-24.
View full insider trading history → View SEC Form 3/4/5 filingsAsk about NWBI's insider activity →
Only open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
Institutional ownership (13F)
5 institutional 13F filers reported holding NWBI as of 2026-03-31 (quarter-end position, filed within 45 days).
- Distinct 13F filers 5
- Reported shares held 31,847,620
- Reported value $404,146,303
reported quarterly holdings change (2025-12-31 → 2026-03-31): 0 new, 4 increased, 1 decreased, 0 exited. Change counts cover only managers that filed 13F reports in BOTH quarters, derived between two quarter-end snapshots — not same-day trades; a single manager is never said to have "bought" or "sold".
Institutional holdings are quarter-end long positions reported on SEC Form 13F-HR, filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends — they are delayed, are not real-time trades, exclude short positions and most non-US securities, and are not investment advice. Any increase/decrease is a reported change between two quarterly snapshots, not a same-day purchase or sale. These are quarter-end snapshots from the 13F filings on SEC EDGAR, filed within 45 days — not real-time, and any change is a difference between two quarterly reports, not a same-day trade. Informational only — not financial advice.
Short interest (FINRA)
NWBI had 7,387,629 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
NWBI had 5.04% of its shares outstanding sold short as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (percent of FLOAT would be higher — float is not disclosed in the source). FINRA reported 5.86 days to cover at the same settlement.
- Reported short interest (shares) 7,387,629
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 5.04%
- Prior settlement (shares) 7,311,257
- Reported change 1.04%
- Days to cover (reported) 5.86
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-07-31 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
Competitors & peers
- Fulton Financial (FULT)
- Community Bank System (CBU)
- First Commonwealth Financial (FCF)
- CNB Financial (CCNE)
- Park National (PRK)
- S&T Bancorp (STBA)
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Frequently asked questions
What does NORTHWEST BANCSHARES INC (NWBI) do?
Northwest Bancshares, Inc. is a financial holding company that operates through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Northwest Bank. The company provides a range of commercial and consumer banking products and services, including demand, savings, and time deposits, as well as a variety of residential and commercial mortgage and consumer loans. It also offers trust and other financial services to individuals and businesses.
What sector is NORTHWEST BANCSHARES INC (NWBI) in?
NORTHWEST BANCSHARES INC (NWBI) is classified in the Financials sector. Its industry is regional banks. It trades on NASDAQ.
Does NWBI pay a dividend?
Yes — NORTHWEST BANCSHARES INC (NWBI) pays a dividend, with an indicated yield of about 7.22% and at least 5 years of non-decreasing per-share dividends (SEC EDGAR XBRL) — we do not hold the year before it, so the real streak may be longer (market data, as of 2026-08-24). Informational only — not financial advice.
Who are NORTHWEST BANCSHARES INC's (NWBI) competitors?
Notable peers of NORTHWEST BANCSHARES INC (NWBI) include Fulton Financial, Community Bank System, First Commonwealth Financial, CNB Financial and Park National. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Is NORTHWEST BANCSHARES INC (NWBI) overbought or oversold right now?
NORTHWEST BANCSHARES INC (NWBI) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 48, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-08-21). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on NWBI come from?
Fundamentals and prices come from market data, as of 2026-08-24; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: market data, as of 2026-08-24. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-08-21.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.