WaFd (WAFD) Stock Price, News & Analysis

3 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for WaFd in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating and 2 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" WAFD shares.
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3 equities research analysts have issued twelve-month price targets for WaFd's shares. Their WAFD share price targets range from $35.00 to $35.00. On average, they anticipate the company's share price to reach $35.00 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 31.1% from the stock's current price.
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WaFd's stock was trading at $32.96 at the beginning of 2024. Since then, WAFD shares have decreased by 19.0% and is now trading at $26.70.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, April 18th 2024.
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WaFd, Inc (NASDAQ:WAFD) announced its quarterly earnings data on Friday, October, 20th. The bank reported $0.72 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.91 by $0.19. The bank earned $151.53 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $199.20 million. WaFd had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 11.19% and a net margin of 20.58%. The business's revenue for the quarter was down 18.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $1.07 EPS.

WaFd declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, February 13th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 23rd will be paid a dividend of $0.26 per share on Friday, March 8th. This represents a $1.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.90%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, February 22nd. This is a boost from the stock's previous quarterly dividend of $0.25.
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WaFd (NASDAQ:WAFD) pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 3.85%. The company has been increasing its dividend for 14 consecutive years, indicating the company has a strong committment to maintain and grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio is 30.50%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, WAFD will have a dividend payout ratio of 32.91% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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ETFs with the largest weight of WaFd (NASDAQ:WAFD) stock in their portfolio include Invesco KBW Regional Banking ETF (KBWR), First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund (QABA), SPDR SSGA US Small Cap Low Volatility Index ETF (SMLV), EA Bridgeway Omni Small-Cap Value ETF (BSVO), Direxion Daily Regional Banks Bull 3x Shares (DPST), Principal US Small-Cap Adaptive Multi-Factor ETF (PLTL), Avantis U.S. Small Cap Equity ETF (AVSC) and SPDR S&P 600 Small Cap ETF (SLY).

112 employees have rated WaFd Chief Executive Officer Brent Beardall on Glassdoor.com. Brent Beardall has an approval rating of 85% among the company's employees.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other WaFd investors own include QUALCOMM (QCOM), Boeing (BA), General Motors (GM), Wells Fargo & Company (WFC), Mondi (MNDI), Pfizer (PFE), Exxon Mobil (XOM), Zynerba Pharmaceuticals (ZYNE), AbbVie (ABBV) and Cisco Systems (CSCO).

WaFd's stock is owned by many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Congress Asset Management Co. MA (0.35%), Hennessy Advisors Inc. (0.16%), CWM LLC (0.05%), Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. (0.02%) and Cooper Financial Group (0.01%). Insiders that own company stock include Brent J Beardall, Cathy E Cooper, David K Grant, James Endrizzi, Kim E Robison, Randall H Talbot, Shawn Bice, Thomas J Kelley and Vincent L Beatty.
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Shares of WAFD stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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