NASDAQ:WAFD WaFd (WAFD) Stock Price, News & Analysis → Your Portfolio’s Shield Against Inflation: Gold’s Surge and AI Breakthroughs (From InvestorPlace) (Ad) Free WAFD Stock Alerts $28.80 +0.20 (+0.70%) (As of 10:03 AM ET) Add Compare Share Share Today's Range$28.69▼$28.8550-Day Range$26.64▼$29.0352-Week Range$23.36▼$34.07Volume16,720 shsAverage Volume353,928 shsMarket Capitalization$2.34 billionP/E Ratio10.95Dividend Yield3.61%Price Target$34.00 Stock AnalysisStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial MediaSustainabilityStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial MediaSustainability Get WaFd alerts: Email Address WaFd MarketRank™ Stock AnalysisAnalyst RatingModerate Buy2.67 Rating ScoreUpside/Downside18.9% Upside$34.00 Price TargetShort InterestHealthy1.47% of Shares Sold ShortDividend StrengthStrongBased on Four FactorsSustainability-0.58Upright™ Environmental ScoreNews Sentiment0.31Based on 5 Articles This WeekInsider TradingN/AProj. Earnings Growth15.59%From $2.63 to $3.04 Per ShareSee Full Details Hide Full Details Overall MarketRank™New Rank-Based ScoringMarketRank™ is calculated by averaging available category scores (with extra weight given to analysis and valuation), then ranking the company's weighted average against that of other companies.4.83 out of 5 starsFinance Sector55th out of 880 stocksNational Commercial Banks Industry10th out of 86 stocks 2.3 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingWaFd has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.67, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.Amount of Analyst CoverageWaFd has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.Read more about WaFd's stock forecast and price target. Previous Next 3.0 Short Interest Percentage of Shares Shorted1.47% of the outstanding shares of WaFd have been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverWaFd has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in WaFd has recently increased by 9.09%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. Previous Next 5.0 Dividend Strength Dividend LeadershipWaFd is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.64%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.Dividend GrowthWaFd has been increasing its dividend for 13 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of WaFd is 39.54%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, WaFd will have a dividend payout ratio of 34.21% next year. This indicates that WaFd will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.Read more about WaFd's dividend. Previous Next 3.0 Sustainability and ESG Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) ScoreWaFd has received a 28.46% net impact score from Upright. The largest positive contribution comes from its "Societal infrastructure" impact, which is mostly driven by its "Mortgages", "Wire transfer services", "Consumer savings accounts", and "Consumer transaction accounts" products. See details.Environmental SustainabilityThe Environmental Impact score for WaFd is -0.58. Previous Next 1.3 News and Social Media Coverage News SentimentWaFd has a news sentiment score of 0.31. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.61 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for WaFd this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.Search InterestOnly 1 people have searched for WAFD on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat FollowsOnly 2 people have added WaFd to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -33% compared to the previous 30 days. Previous Next 1.7 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, WaFd insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 2.25% of the stock of WaFd is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions83.71% of the stock of WaFd is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.Read more about WaFd's insider trading history. Previous Next 3.8 Earnings and Valuation Earnings GrowthEarnings for WaFd are expected to grow by 15.59% in the coming year, from $2.63 to $3.04 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of WaFd is 10.87, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 125.22.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of WaFd is 10.87, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 50.72.Price to Book Value per Share RatioWaFd has a P/B Ratio of 0.87. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.Read more about WaFd's valuation and earnings. Previous Next See Top Rated MarketRank™ Stocks Here Ad Huge AlertsThis 1 Biotech Stock has been shocking the marketsSave the Date: BioStem's 2024 Q1 Call Coming Up!Sign Up for the Live Broadcast here About WaFd Stock (NASDAQ:WAFD)WaFd, Inc operates as the bank holding company for Washington Federal Bank that provides lending, depository, insurance, and other banking services in the United States. The company offers deposit products, including business and personal checking accounts, and term certificates of deposit, as well as money market accounts and passbook savings accounts. It also provides single-family dwellings, construction, land acquisition and development, consumer lot, multi-family residential, commercial real estate, home equity, business, and consumer loans, as well as commercial and industrial loans. In addition, the company offers insurance brokerage services, such as individual and business insurance policies; holds and markets real estate properties; and debit and credit cards, as well as acts as the trustee. It serves consumers, mid-sized and large businesses, and owners and developers of commercial real estate. The company was formerly known as Washington Federal, Inc. and changed its name to WaFd, Inc in September 2023. WaFd, Inc was founded in 1917 and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.Read More WAFD Stock Price History View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | Advanced Chart WAFD Stock News HeadlinesMay 12, 2024 | businessinsider.comWaFd Bank Review 2024May 9, 2024 | msn.comVote now: Who should be the WaFd Bank Idaho High School Athlete of the Week (5/06/2024)?May 13, 2024 | InvestorPlace (Ad)Your Portfolio’s Shield Against Inflation: Gold’s Surge and AI BreakthroughsWhile gold may be thanking China for its recent growth, this sector is currently thanking Elon Musk. As crazy as it sounds, artificial intelligence just got one step closer to ushering in "the next step in human evolution"... and minting new millionaires. And it's all thanks to Musk's latest AI creation.May 7, 2024 | msn.comVote: Who should be SBLive's WaFd Bank Oregon Baseball Athlete of the Week (5/6/2024)?May 6, 2024 | msn.comTwin Falls baseball player Cooper Thompson named WaFd Bank Idaho High School Athlete of the WeekApril 30, 2024 | usatoday.comArizona Republic's Top 10 high school baseball players of the week; vote in pollApril 30, 2024 | msn.comVote: Who is the Advantage Federal Credit Union's Boys Sports Athlete of the Week?April 29, 2024 | msn.comKailen Steffek of Cleveland voted the WaFd Bank Oregon Softball Athlete of the WeekMay 13, 2024 | InvestorPlace (Ad)Your Portfolio’s Shield Against Inflation: Gold’s Surge and AI BreakthroughsWhile gold may be thanking China for its recent growth, this sector is currently thanking Elon Musk. As crazy as it sounds, artificial intelligence just got one step closer to ushering in "the next step in human evolution"... and minting new millionaires. And it's all thanks to Musk's latest AI creation.April 26, 2024 | msn.comIsrael on the brink of Rafah invasion as Hamas prepares for full-scale attackApril 26, 2024 | msn.comIsrael offers new deal for prisoner release and ceasefire with HamasApril 24, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comWaFd Second Quarter 2024 Earnings: EPS Misses ExpectationsApril 23, 2024 | msn.comVote now: Who should be the WaFd Bank Idaho High School Athlete of the Week (4/22/2024)?April 23, 2024 | yahoo.comSpring cleanups planned for Moses Lake SaturdayApril 22, 2024 | msn.comAaliyah Julio of Tucson voted the WaFd Bank Arizona Softball Athlete of the WeekApril 22, 2024 | msn.comDa’Liese Lomax of Central Catholic voted the WaFd Bank Oregon Softball Athlete of the WeekApril 22, 2024 | sfgate.comWaFd: Fiscal Q2 Earnings SnapshotApril 22, 2024 | businesswire.comWaFd Reports Second Quarter Fiscal 2024 Results Following Completion of Merger of Luther Burbank CorporationApril 16, 2024 | bizjournals.comCommencement Bank to move its downtown Tacoma headquartersApril 16, 2024 | msn.comVote: Who should be SBLive's WaFd Bank Arizona Baseball Athlete of the Week (4/15/2024)?April 15, 2024 | msn.comSofia Forbito of Nelson voted the WaFd Bank Oregon Softball Athlete of the WeekApril 15, 2024 | msn.comVote now: Who should be the WaFd Bank Washington High School Athlete of the Week (4/15/24)?April 9, 2024 | msn.comTony Fern of Gaston voted the WaFd Bank Oregon Baseball Athlete of the WeekApril 8, 2024 | msn.comTaylor Sirois of Tualatin voted the WaFd Bank Oregon Softball Athlete of the WeekApril 8, 2024 | msn.comErnie Alvarez of Canyon del Oro and Michael Nicolini Jr. of Paradise Honors voted the WaFd Bank Arizona Baseball Athletes of the WeekApril 4, 2024 | msn.comVote now: Who should be the WaFd Bank Idaho High School Athlete of the Week (4/1/2024)?April 4, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comInstitutional owners may consider drastic measures as WaFd, Inc's (NASDAQ:WAFD) recent US$91m drop adds to long-term lossesSee More Headlines Receive WAFD Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for WaFd and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address Company Calendar Ex-Dividend for 3/8 Dividend2/22/2024Dividend Payable3/08/2024Last Earnings4/22/2024Today5/13/2024Next Earnings (Estimated)7/12/2024Fiscal Year End9/30/2024Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNASDAQ SectorFinance Industry National commercial banks Sub-IndustryThrifts & Mortgage Finance Current SymbolNASDAQ:WAFD CUSIP93882410 CIK936528 Webwww.washingtonfederal.com Phone(206) 624-7930Fax206-626-8520Employees2,120Year FoundedN/APrice Target and Rating Average Stock Price Target$34.00 High Stock Price Target$35.00 Low Stock Price Target$32.00 Potential Upside/Downside+18.9%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.67 Research Coverage3 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$2.63 Trailing P/E Ratio10.87 Forward P/E Ratio10.87 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$257.43 million Net Margins15.33% Pretax Margin19.03% Return on Equity10.02% Return on Assets0.92% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio2.07 Current Ratio1.17 Quick Ratio1.03 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$699.89 million Price / Sales3.33 Cash Flow$4.33 per share Price / Cash Flow6.60 Book Value$32.20 per share Price / Book0.89Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares81,415,000Free Float79,583,000Market Cap$2.33 billion OptionableOptionable Beta0.84 These 7 Stocks Will Be Magnificent in 2024With average gains of 150% since the start of 2023, now is the time to give these stocks a look and pump up your 2024 portfolio.Get This Free Report Key ExecutivesMr. Brent J. Beardall CPA (Age 53)President, CEO & Vice Chairman Comp: $4.74MMs. Kelli J. Holz CPA (Age 55)Executive VP & CFO Comp: $2.1MMs. Kim E. Robison (Age 54)Executive VP & COO Comp: $2.26MMr. Ryan M. Mauer (Age 52)Executive VP & Chief Credit Officer Comp: $2.41MMr. James A. Endrizzi (Age 50)Executive VP & Chief Commercial Banker Comp: $2.77MMs. Cathy E. Cooper (Age 58)Executive VP, Chief Consumer Banker & Corporate Secretary Comp: $1.81MMs. Blayne A. Sanden (Age 46)Senior VP & Principal Accounting Officer Jim MotzChief Information Officer & Executive VPMr. Brad GoodeChief of Communications, Marketing & Community Relations and Senior VPLisa M. KingSenior Vice President of Human ResourcesMore ExecutivesKey CompetitorsCenterstate BankNASDAQ:CSFLNorthwest BancsharesNASDAQ:NWBIBanc of CaliforniaNYSE:BANCWSFS FinancialNASDAQ:WSFSOceanFirst FinancialNASDAQ:OCFCView All CompetitorsInsiders & InstitutionsEdgestream Partners L.P.Bought 79,942 shares on 5/11/2024Ownership: 0.126%Covestor LtdSold 4,999 shares on 5/11/2024Ownership: 0.003%Vanguard Group Inc.Bought 125,020 shares on 5/10/2024Ownership: 12.207%Orion Portfolio Solutions LLCSold 491 shares on 5/9/2024Ownership: 0.058%Dorsey & Whitney Trust CO LLCSold 3,059 shares on 5/9/2024Ownership: 0.038%View All Insider TransactionsView All Institutional Transactions WAFD Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions Should I buy or sell WaFd stock right now? 3 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for WaFd in the last twelve months. There are currently 1 hold rating and 2 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" WAFD shares. View WAFD analyst ratings or view top-rated stocks. What is WaFd's stock price target for 2024? 3 Wall Street research analysts have issued 1-year price targets for WaFd's shares. Their WAFD share price targets range from $32.00 to $35.00. On average, they predict the company's share price to reach $34.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 18.9% from the stock's current price. View analysts price targets for WAFD or view top-rated stocks among Wall Street analysts. How have WAFD shares performed in 2024? WaFd's stock was trading at $32.96 on January 1st, 2024. Since then, WAFD shares have decreased by 13.2% and is now trading at $28.60. View the best growth stocks for 2024 here. When is WaFd's next earnings date? The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Friday, July 12th 2024. View our WAFD earnings forecast. How were WaFd's earnings last quarter? WaFd, Inc (NASDAQ:WAFD) released its earnings results on Monday, April, 22nd. The bank reported $0.73 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.31 by $0.42. The bank earned $171.99 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $170.74 million. WaFd had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 10.02% and a net margin of 15.33%. WaFd's revenue for the quarter was down 7.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.95 earnings per share. How often does WaFd pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for WaFd? 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 3.64%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, February 22nd. This is a boost from the stock's previous quarterly dividend of $0.25. Read our dividend analysis for WAFD. Is WaFd a good dividend stock? WaFd (NASDAQ:WAFD) pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 3.64%. The company has been increasing its dividend for 13 consecutive years, indicating the company has a strong committment to maintain and grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio is 39.54%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, WAFD will have a dividend payout ratio of 34.21% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend. Read our dividend analysis for WAFD. What ETFs hold WaFd's stock? 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), 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).Invesco FTSE RAFI US 1500 Small-Mid ETF (PRFZ). What is Brent Beardall's approval rating as WaFd's CEO? 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. What other stocks do shareholders of WaFd own? 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). Who are WaFd's major shareholders? WaFd's stock is owned by a variety of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Vanguard Group Inc. (12.21%), LSV Asset Management (0.92%), Principal Financial Group Inc. (0.54%), Foundry Partners LLC (0.40%), Empowered Funds LLC (0.39%) and Congress Asset Management Co. MA (0.35%). 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. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of WaFd? Shares of WAFD stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. 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