Washington Federal, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for Washington Federal Bank, National Association that provides lending, depository, insurance, and other banking services in the United States.
Wafd stock last closed at $29.77, down 0.6% from the previous day, and has increased 6.36% in one year. It has underperformed other stocks in the Banks - Regional industry by 0.26 percentage points. Wafd stock is currently +15.45% from its 52-week low of $25.79, and -22.92% from its 52-week high of $38.62.
As of Feb 14, 2025, there are 81.55M shares of WAFD outstanding. The market value of WAFD is $2.43B. In the last 24 hours, 314,711 WAFD shares were traded.
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Research Wafd stock: The Wafd ticker symbol is WAFD. Is Wafd stock a good investment? Should you buy shares of WAFD? How do WAFD's underlying business fundamentals look? Do top analysts think Wafd is a good buy? Why has WAFD's stock price moved recently? (Hint: Our stock market research tools can help you decide if WAFD is a good stock to buy).
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Wafd Numbers
WAFD Price
$29.77
1w %
-1.03%
1y %
6.36%
5y %
-14.87%
P/E
13.66x
P/B
0.8x
P/S
3.29x
PEG
0.97x
Revenue
$736.31M
Earnings
$174.23M
Fore. Rev. Growth
6.1%
Fore. Earn. Growth
15.59%
Market Cap
$2.43B
Next Earnings
N/A
Next Dividend
N/A
WAFD Due Diligence Score
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WAFD earnings of $244.62M is not sufficient to cover its interest payments.
Negative Health Checks:
Total WAFD debt is higher than 5 years ago, relative to shareholder equity.
WAFD profit margin has gone down from 31.8% to 23.7% in the past year.
WAFD has a relatively high debt to equity ratio of 8.16.
WAFD's operating cash flow of $378.40M allows it to safely service it's debt of $2.93B.
Is Wafd stock a Buy, Hold, or Sell, according to analysts?
Out of 4 sell side analysts who give recommendations on WAFD, the consensus analyst rating on Wafd is a Hold
It's important to keep in mind that analyst forecasts are not recommendations, nor are they investment advice.
You can dig deeper into what analysts are saying on the Wafd stock forecast page.
WAFD Momentum
SMA10
30.09
SMA20
29.92
SMA50
32
SMA100
33.71
SMA200
32.53
MACD
-0.52
MACD Signal
-0.66
MACD Histogram
0.13
RSI
43.21
Stochastic %K
47.36
Stochastic %D
56.97
StochRSI %K
57.15
StochRSI %D
66.83
WAFD Performance Metrics
Last year, WAFD earnings were $174.23M. During the past five year, WAFD's earnings have increased by -5.02% per year. This was slower than the Banks - Regional industry average of 32.9%.
Last year, WAFD revenue was $736.31M. During the past five year, WAFD's revenue has gone up by 5.03% per year. This was slower than the Banks - Regional industry average of 16.16%.
Wafd pays a dividend of 3.49%, compared to the Banks - Regional industry's average dividend yield of 2.58%. If you owned $1,000 worth of WAFD stock, you would have received $34.93 last year.
Wafd dividend payments have consistently grown over the past decade but have not remained stable.
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Step 5: Execute your WAFD buy order
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Market order: A market order is an order to buy or sell a security at the best possible price. Market orders are mostly the easiest way to buy.
Limit order: A limit order enables you to buy or sell a security at a specific price (or better). If you want to ensure you're buying or selling at a specific price limit, place a limit order.
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