Originally published on Best Stocks Category: best stocks to buy now First, Northwest Bancorp (NASDAQ: FNWB) was given a “buy” recommendation by StockNews.com in a research report published on Friday. Previously, the company had been given a “hold” rating.The most recent quarterly earnings report for First Northwest Bancorp (NASDAQ: FNWB) was made public on October 26. The financial services company reported earnings per share for the quarter of $0.47, which is $0.06 more than the average expectation of $0.41 developed by market experts. The equity return for First Northwest Bancorp was 8.27%, and the company’s net margin was 17.17%. The revenue for the quarter came in at $20.54 million, which is lower than the $21.36 million that analysts had predicted it would be. According to the forecasts of industry experts, First Northwest Bancorp will generate earnings of 1.3 cents per share during the current financial year.In other news, First Northwest Bancorp’s Chief Executive Officer Matthew Deines purchased 2,000 shares of the company’s stock on September 16. The total price of the shares was $31,900.00, which works out to $15.95 per share. Due to the transaction, the company’s CEO now owns 79,153 shares, each worth $1,262,490.35 in total. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed by clicking on the following link: At present, business insiders own 4.40% of the company’s shares.FWB shares increased by $0.06 to $15.40 during Friday’s trading session at midday. The number of shares traded in the company’s stock was 10,499, compared to an average volume of 13,403. The market valuation for the firm is currently sitting at $152.88 million, its PE ratio is at 9.63, and its beta stands at 0.78. The current ratio is 0.96, while the quick and debt-to-equity ratios are also equal to 0.96. The debt-to-equity ratio is 1.51. The price of First Northwest Bancorp has been as low as $14.50 and as high as $23.77 during the past 52 weeks. The moving average price for the company over the past fifty days is $15.74, and the moving average price over the past two hundred days is $16.47.In recent months, FNWB’s holdings in various hedge funds have either increased or dropped. During the first three months of the year, Hillsdale Investment Management Inc. invested in First Northwest Bancorp worth $429,000illsdale Investment Management Inc. invested in First Northwest Bancorp worth $429,000. During the first quarter, Petiole USA Ltd. boosted the percentage of First Northwest Bancorp stock, which is owned by 6.9%. Petiole USA ltd now owns 86,848 shares of the financial services provider’s stock, valued at $1,918,000, after acquiring an additional 5,600 shares. In addition, Acadian Asset Management LLC has boosted its holdings in First Northwest Bancorp by 153.8% during the first three months of the year. Following the acquisition of 29,502 additional shares over the month, Acadian Asset Management LLC now holds a total of 48,681 shares of the company held by the financial services provider, which have a value of $1,073,000. In addition, BlackRock Inc. raised its ownership in First Northwest Bancorp by 12.2% during the first quarter of the fiscal year. BlackRock Inc. now has 176,354 shares of the financial services provider’s stock, which are worth a total of $3,895,000 following the acquisition of an additional 19,172 shares during the time in question. Finally, throughout the first three months of the year, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP added 2.5% to the stock it already held in First Northwest Bancorp. As a result of the purchase of 10,316 additional shares over the period, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP currently holds a total of 415,402 shares of the company held by the financial services provider. The current market value of these shares is $9,176,000. In addition, 53.13 hedge funds and other institutional investors own percent of the company’s shares.First Federal Bank is a commercial and consumer bank that services the banking needs of individuals, corporations, and not-for-profit organizations in western Washington, USA. First Northwest Bancorp is the parent company of First Fed Bank. It can handle many deposit accounts, including transactions, savings, money market, certificate of deposit, and checking accounts.