Savings & Loans Stocks on Investors' Radar -- New York Community Bancorp, People's United Financial, Northwest Bancshares, and Columbia Banking System

NEW YORK, May 5, 2017 /PRNewswire/ --

Stock-Callers.com has issued research reports on New York Community Bancorp Inc. (NYSE: NYCB), People's United Financial Inc. (NASDAQ: PBCT), Northwest Bancshares Inc. (NASDAQ: NWBI), and Columbia Banking System Inc. (NASDAQ: COLB). These stocks are part of the Savings and Loans industry, which includes a specific kind of bank that specializes in accepting savings deposits and making mortgages and other loans. Learn more about these stocks by downloading their comprehensive and free reports at:

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New York Community Bancorp

On Thursday, shares in Westbury, New York-based New York Community Bancorp Inc. saw a slight drop of 0.38%, ending the day at $13.11. The stock recorded a trading volume of 5.61 million shares, which was above its three months average volume of 4.94 million shares. The Company's shares are trading below their 50-day moving average by 7.08%. Moreover, shares of New York Community Bancorp, which operates as a holding company for New York Community Bank and New York Commercial Bank that offer banking products and financial services in Metro New York, New Jersey, Ohio, Florida, and Arizona, have a Relative Strength Index (RSI) of 30.95.

On April 26^th, 2017, New York Community Bancorp reported earnings of $104.0 million, or $0.21 per diluted common share, for the three months ended March 31^st, 2017. Net income available to common shareholders totaled $104.0 million for Q1 2017; net interest income was $294.9 million; net interest margin was 2.71%; and total assets were $48.8 billion.

On April 27^th, 2017, research firm FBR & Co. reiterated its 'Underperform' rating on the Company's stock with a decrease of the target price from $13 a share to $12 a share. NYCB complete research report is just a click away and free at:

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People's United Financial

Shares in Bridgeport, Connecticut headquartered People's United Financial Inc. ended the day 0.06% lower at $17.51 with a total trading volume of 2.99 million shares. The stock is trading above its 200-day moving average by 1.82%. Shares of the Company, which operates as the bank holding company for People's United Bank, National Association that provides commercial banking, retail banking, and wealth management services to individual, corporate, and municipal customers, have an RSI of 43.38.

On April 20^th, 2017, People's United Financial announced that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.3515625 per share on the Company's Fixed-to-Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock. The dividend is payable on June 15^th, 2017 to shareholders of record at the close of business on June 01^st, 2017. The complimentary report on PBCT can be downloaded at:

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Northwest Bancshares

At the close of trading on Thursday, shares in Warren, Pennsylvania headquartered Northwest Bancshares Inc. finished 0.06% lower at $16.06 with a total trading volume of 395,934 shares. The stock is trading below its 200-day moving average by 1.74%. Shares of the Company, which operates as a bank holding company for Northwest Savings Bank that offers various personal and business banking solutions in the US, have an RSI of 39.35.

On April 24^th, 2017, Northwest Bancshares announced net income for the quarter ended March 31^st, 2017, of $17.7 million, or $0.17 per diluted share. The annualized returns on average shareholders' equity and average assets for Q1 2017 were 6.15% and 0.75%, respectively. Additionally, net interest income was $80.6 million for the quarter; provision for loan losses was $4.6 million; noninterest income was $21.5 million; and noninterest expense was $71.6 million. Sign up for your complimentary research report on NWBI at:

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Columbia Banking System

Tacoma, Washington headquartered Columbia Banking System Inc.'s shares recorded a trading volume of 232,585 shares at the end of yesterday's session. The stock closed the day 1.04% higher at $40.26. The Company's shares have advanced 5.43% in the past month and 4.06% in the previous three months. The stock is trading above its 50-day and 200-day moving averages by 3.15% and 9.56%, respectively. Additionally, shares of Columbia Banking System, which operates as the bank holding company for Columbia State Bank that provides a range of banking services to small and medium-sized businesses, professionals, and individuals in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho, have an RSI of 59.43.

On April 27^th, 2017, Columbia Banking System released its Q1 2017 earnings results. Total assets for the three months ended March 31^st, 2017 were $9.53 billion, an increase of $17.7 million from December 31^st, 2016. Net interest income for Q1 2017 was $86.7 million; noninterest income was $24.9 million; total noninterest expense was $69.0 million; and net interest margin (tax equivalent) was 4.20%. Get free access to your research report on COLB at:

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