WaFd
WAFD
Market cap $2.26B

28.03 USD

+0.51

1.85%

At close Apr 17, 4:00 PM EDT

After hours

28.03

+0.00

0.00%

1 day

1.85%

5 days

15.21%

1 month

-1.09%

3 months

-7.34%

6 months

-24.14%

Year to date

-12.30%

1 year

4.98%

5 years

13.44%

10 years

27.70%

About: WaFd Inc is engaged in providing lending, depository, insurance, and other banking services to consumers, mid-sized to large businesses, and owners and developers of commercial real estate. Through the WaFd Bank, it is involved in accepting deposits from the general public and investing these funds in loans of various types, including first-lien mortgages on single-family dwellings, construction loans, land acquisition and development loans among others. The Bank also invests in certain United States government and agency obligations along with other investments and also performs insurance brokerage activities. Geographically, it operates in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Arizona, Utah, Nevada, New Mexico, California and Texas.

Employees: 2,208

Financials Banks - Regional

0

Funds holding %

of 7,407 funds

0

Analysts bullish %

of 4 analysts

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

20% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 30 | Existing positions closed: 25

1.3% more ownership

Funds ownership: 78.28% [Q3] → 79.59% (+1.3%) [Q4]

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 243 [Q3] → 246 (+3) [Q4]

10% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 90 | Existing positions reduced: 82

6% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.22B [Q3] → $2.09B (-$128M) [Q4]

81% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $157K | Put options by funds: $816K

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 [Q3] → 0 (-1) [Q4]

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Research analyst outlook

4 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months

Low target

$29

3%

upside

Avg. target

$31

9%

upside

High target

$32

14%

upside

4 analyst ratings

0 positive

0%

4 neutral

100%

0 negative

0%

Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Kelly Motta 28% 1-year accuracy 5 / 18 met price target	7%upside $30	Market Perform Maintained	16 Apr 2025
Stephens & Co. Andrew Terrell 13% 1-year accuracy 4 / 31 met price target	3%upside $29	Equal-Weight Reiterated	14 Apr 2025
DA Davidson Jeff Rulis 8% 1-year accuracy 1 / 12 met price target	14%upside $32	Neutral Downgraded	6 Feb 2025
Piper Sandler Matthew Clark 15% 1-year accuracy 4 / 26 met price target	11%upside $31	Neutral Maintained	21 Jan 2025

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Financial journalist opinion

Based on 5 articles about WAFD published over the past 30 days

Zacks Investment Research

WAFD's Q2 Earnings Beat Estimates on Higher NII & Fee Income

WaFd's fiscal Q2 earnings beat estimates on the back of higher revenues and lower expenses. However, a decline in loan balance is a headwind.

WAFD's Q2 Earnings Beat Estimates on Higher NII & Fee Income

Zacks Investment Research

WaFd (WAFD) Reports Q2 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say

The headline numbers for WaFd (WAFD) give insight into how the company performed in the quarter ended March 2025, but it may be worthwhile to compare some of its key metrics to Wall Street estimates and the year-ago actuals.

WaFd (WAFD) Reports Q2 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say

Zacks Investment Research

WaFd (WAFD) Q2 Earnings Surpass Estimates

WaFd (WAFD) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.65 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.60 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.73 per share a year ago.

WaFd (WAFD) Q2 Earnings Surpass Estimates

WaFd Announces Quarterly Earnings Per Share of $0.65

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)---- $WAFD #banking--WaFd, Inc. (Nasdaq: WAFD): Q2 Highlights $56 Million $0.65 0.82% 7.68% Net Income Diluted Earnings per Common Share Return on Average Assets Return on Average Common Equity "In the second quarter of fiscal 2025 our margin bounced back, expenses declined, and bottom-line results improved for shareholders. We are enthusiastic about the shift toward business banking we implemented last quarter and are pleased to see early successes including 382 new small bu.

WaFd Announces Quarterly Earnings Per Share of $0.65

WaFd: Regional Bank With A 7.3% Yielding Preferred Share

WaFd's preferred shares offer a 7.35% dividend yield, making them attractive for income investors despite recent value drops. The bank's net interest income has declined due to rising borrowing yields and falling asset yields, impacting profitability. The Luther Burbank merger improved WaFd's loan to deposit ratio, reducing dependence on costly external financing.

WaFd: Regional Bank With A 7.3% Yielding Preferred Share

CNBC Television

WaFd Bank CEO on shifting away from single-family mortgage lending

Brent Beardall, WaFd Bank president and CEO, joins 'Power Lunch' to discuss the bank's big shift in mortgage lending.

WaFd Bank CEO on shifting away from single-family mortgage lending

Zacks Investment Research

WaFd Rewards Shareholders With a 3.8% Dividend Increase

WAFD announces a 3.8% hike in its quarterly dividend to 27 cents per share. A decent liquidity and capital position will help sustain capital distributions.

WaFd Rewards Shareholders With a 3.8% Dividend Increase

WaFd, Inc. Announces Increase in its Cash Dividend to 27 cents per share

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)---- $WAFD #WaFd--Today, the Board of Directors of WaFd, Inc. (Nasdaq: WAFD) (the “Company”), announced an increase to the regular quarterly cash dividend to 27 cents per share. The dividend will be paid March 7, 2025, to common shareholders of record as of February 21, 2025. This will be the Company's 168th consecutive quarterly cash dividend. WaFd, Inc. is the parent company of Washington Federal Bank, a federally insured Washington state chartered commercial bank dba WaFd Bank that o.

WaFd, Inc. Announces Increase in its Cash Dividend to 27 cents per share

Zacks Investment Research

WAFD Misses on Q1 Earnings, Exits Single-Family Mortgage Lending

Higher expenses hurt WaFd's fiscal Q1 earnings, partly offset by a rise in revenues and nil provisions. The company exits single-family mortgage lending.

WAFD Misses on Q1 Earnings, Exits Single-Family Mortgage Lending

Zacks Investment Research

WaFd (WAFD) Reports Q1 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say

Although the revenue and EPS for WaFd (WAFD) give a sense of how its business performed in the quarter ended December 2024, it might be worth considering how some key metrics compare with Wall Street estimates and the year-ago numbers.

WaFd (WAFD) Reports Q1 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say

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