Heritage Financial Corporation

NasdaqGS:HFWA Stock Report

Market Cap: US$880.8m

Heritage Financial Valuation

Is HFWA undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

2/6

Valuation Score 2/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of HFWA when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: HFWA ($26.5) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($33.56)

Significantly Below Fair Value: HFWA is trading below fair value by more than 20%.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for HFWA?

Key metric: As HFWA is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for HFWA. This is calculated by dividing HFWA's market cap by their current earnings.
What is HFWA's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio24.1x
EarningsUS$37.56m
Market CapUS$880.82m

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does HFWA's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for HFWA vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average20.8x
CPF Central Pacific Financial
15.3x14.8%US$849.0m
MCBS MetroCity Bankshares
15x7.7%US$869.4m
HBNC Horizon Bancorp
38.4x54.3%US$799.1m
PFC Premier Financial
14.7x8.8%US$1.0b
HFWA Heritage Financial
24.1x29.4%US$880.8m

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: HFWA is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (24.1x) compared to the peer average (20.8x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does HFWA's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Banks Industry?

4 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
FRCB First Republic Bank
0.02xn/aUS$27.98m
BKGM BankGuam Holding
1xn/aUS$18.48m
SBNY Signature Bank
0.002xn/aUS$2.18m
BCBH.F Caribbean Investment Holdings
0.00001xn/aUS$132.00
No more companies available in this PE range
HFWA 24.1xIndustry Avg. 12.9xNo. of Companies92PE0816243240+
4 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies

Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: HFWA is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (24.1x) compared to the US Banks industry average (12.9x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is HFWA's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

HFWA PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio24.1x
Fair PE Ratio18x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: HFWA is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (24.1x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (18x).


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst HFWA forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$26.50
US$25.40
-4.2%
5.9%US$28.00US$24.00n/a5
Nov ’25US$23.20
US$25.40
+9.5%
5.9%US$28.00US$24.00n/a5
Oct ’25US$20.77
US$24.40
+17.5%
7.6%US$27.00US$22.00n/a5
Sep ’25US$22.84
US$24.20
+6.0%
6.6%US$26.00US$22.00n/a5
Aug ’25US$22.75
US$24.20
+6.4%
6.6%US$26.00US$22.00n/a5
Jul ’25US$17.90
US$20.80
+16.2%
6.4%US$23.00US$19.00n/a5
Jun ’25US$18.13
US$21.40
+18.0%
8.7%US$25.00US$20.00n/a5
May ’25US$18.26
US$21.40
+17.2%
8.7%US$25.00US$20.00n/a5
Apr ’25US$18.98
US$22.40
+18.0%
7.3%US$25.00US$20.00n/a5
Mar ’25US$18.39
US$22.40
+21.8%
7.3%US$25.00US$20.00n/a5
Feb ’25US$19.12
US$22.00
+15.1%
8.6%US$25.00US$20.00n/a5
Jan ’25US$21.39
US$22.20
+3.8%
10.8%US$26.00US$20.00n/a5
Dec ’24US$18.85
US$20.80
+10.3%
5.6%US$23.00US$20.00n/a5
Nov ’24US$16.11
US$20.80
+29.1%
5.6%US$23.00US$20.00US$23.205
Oct ’24US$16.31
US$21.00
+28.8%
3.0%US$22.00US$20.00US$20.775
Sep ’24US$17.66
US$21.00
+18.9%
3.0%US$22.00US$20.00US$22.845
Aug ’24US$18.50
US$21.00
+13.5%
3.0%US$22.00US$20.00US$22.755
Jul ’24US$16.17
US$22.20
+37.3%
4.4%US$23.00US$21.00US$17.905
Jun ’24US$16.52
US$23.20
+40.4%
5.7%US$25.00US$21.00US$18.135
May ’24US$17.41
US$25.00
+43.6%
10.4%US$30.00US$23.00US$18.265
Apr ’24US$21.40
US$32.40
+51.4%
9.7%US$38.00US$29.00US$18.985
Mar ’24US$27.62
US$33.80
+22.4%
8.5%US$38.00US$30.00US$18.395
Feb ’24US$29.02
US$33.80
+16.5%
8.5%US$38.00US$30.00US$19.125
Jan ’24US$30.64
US$35.40
+15.5%
6.6%US$38.00US$32.00US$21.395
Dec ’23US$32.52
US$35.40
+8.9%
6.6%US$38.00US$32.00US$18.855
Nov ’23US$33.15
US$35.40
+6.8%
6.6%US$38.00US$32.00US$16.115

Analyst Forecast: Target price is lower than the current share price.


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