Bankwell Financial Group, Inc.

NEW CANAAN, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: BWFG), parent company of Bankwell Bank, today announced that it has been named to the Piper Sandler 2026 Sm-All Stars Class, a recognition awarded to 25 top-performing publicly traded banks and thrifts nationwide. Piper Sandler's annual Sm-All Stars list identifies high-performing small-cap banking institutions based on measures of growth, profitability, credit quality and capital strength. To earn Sm-All Stars status,.

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Bankwell Financial Group (BWFG) might move higher on growing optimism about its earnings prospects, which is reflected by its upgrade to a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy).

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