Northwest Bancshares (NASDAQ:NWBI) reported quarterly earnings of $0.35 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $0.24 by 45.83 percent. This is a 52.17 percent increase over earnings of $0.23 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $127.82 million which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $112.32 million by 13.80 percent. This is a 23.81 percent increase over sales of $103.24 million the same period last year.