WAFD Stock Overview Operates as the bank holding company for Washington Federal Bank that provides lending, depository, insurance, and other banking services in the United States. More details
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Price History & Performance
Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for WaFd Historical stock prices Current Share Price US$32.50 52 Week High US$38.62 52 Week Low US$25.79 Beta 0.84 1 Month Change -12.52% 3 Month Change -6.12% 1 Year Change -1.90% 3 Year Change -2.26% 5 Year Change -11.88% Change since IPO 3,280.10%
Recent News & Updates
Full year 2024 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations Nov 22
Fourth quarter dividend of US$0.26 announced Nov 15
WaFd, Inc. Announces Cash Dividend, Payable on December 6, 2024 Nov 13
Executive VP & Chief Credit Officer recently sold US$404k worth of stock Nov 07
Executive VP & Chief Credit Officer notifies of intention to sell stock Nov 06
WaFd: Preferred Shares Still Offering Attractive Income At 6.7% Yield Nov 05 See more updates
Full year 2024 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations Nov 22
Fourth quarter dividend of US$0.26 announced Nov 15
WaFd, Inc. Announces Cash Dividend, Payable on December 6, 2024 Nov 13
Executive VP & Chief Credit Officer recently sold US$404k worth of stock Nov 07
Executive VP & Chief Credit Officer notifies of intention to sell stock Nov 06
WaFd: Preferred Shares Still Offering Attractive Income At 6.7% Yield Nov 05
Full year 2024 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations Oct 18
Third quarter dividend of US$0.26 announced Aug 16
WaFd, Inc. Announces Cash Dividend, Payable on September 6, 2024 Aug 14
Consensus EPS estimates increase by 11% Jul 24
WaFd: Regional Bank Offering 7.6% Yielding Preferred Dividend Jul 24
Price target increased by 16% to US$37.00 Jul 18
Third quarter 2024 earnings: EPS and revenues exceed analyst expectations Jul 17
Executive VP recently sold US$399k worth of stock May 23
Second quarter dividend of US$0.26 announced May 17
Consensus EPS estimates fall by 10% Apr 29
Second quarter 2024 earnings: EPS misses analyst expectations Apr 23
Price target decreased by 8.4% to US$32.75 Apr 11
High number of new directors Apr 01
New minor risk - Shareholder dilution Mar 03
WaFd and WaFd Bank Appoints Bradley M. Shuster and M. Max Yzaguirre to Serve as Directors Mar 01
First quarter dividend increased to US$0.26 Feb 16
WaFd, Inc. Announces Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on March 8, 2024 Feb 14
WaFd, Inc and Washington Federal Bank Announces Board Appointments Jan 31
First quarter 2024 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations while revenues lag behind Jan 17
Here's Why WaFd (NASDAQ:WAFD) Has Caught The Eye Of Investors Jan 17
Price target increased by 16% to US$34.75 Dec 28
Now 20% undervalued Dec 27
Full year 2023 earnings: EPS misses analyst expectations Nov 22
WaFd, Inc Announces Regular Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on December 8, 2023 Nov 15
Price target decreased by 9.3% to US$29.33 Oct 19
Full year 2023 earnings: EPS misses analyst expectations Oct 18
Now 22% undervalued after recent price drop Oct 13
Here's Why We Think Washington Federal (NASDAQ:WAFD) Is Well Worth Watching Sep 25
Washington Federal, Inc. Announces Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on September 8, 2023 Aug 17
Third quarter 2023 earnings: EPS misses analyst expectations Jul 16
Now 23% undervalued after recent price drop Jul 14
Here's Why We Think Washington Federal (NASDAQ:WAFD) Might Deserve Your Attention Today Jun 20
Now 20% undervalued after recent price drop Jun 15
Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 15% Jun 08
Independent Director recently bought US$126k worth of stock May 14
Washington Federal, Inc. Announces Not Stand for Reelection of Mark Tabbutt as Director May 11
Washington Federal, Inc. Announces Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on June 2, 2023 May 10
Now 23% undervalued after recent price drop Apr 25
Second quarter 2023 earnings: EPS and revenues miss analyst expectations Apr 14
Price target decreased by 8.5% to US$39.67 Apr 08
Independent Director recently bought US$109k worth of stock Mar 12
Now 21% undervalued after recent price drop Mar 09
Washington Federal, Inc. Announces Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on March 10, 2023 Feb 15 Washington Federal, Inc. and Washington Federal Bank President Brent Beardall Expected to Return Soon to Full-Time Duties from February 13, 2023
Chief Consumer Banker recently sold US$514k worth of stock Jan 20
Now 24% undervalued after recent price drop Jan 19
First quarter 2023 earnings: EPS and revenues exceed analyst expectations Jan 14 Washington Federal, Inc. Announces CEO Changes
Full year 2022 earnings: EPS and revenues exceed analyst expectations Nov 19
Price target increased to US$43.67 Nov 17
Washington Federal, Inc. Announces Cash Dividend, Payable on December 2, 2022 Nov 09
Consensus revenue estimates increase by 10% Oct 21
Price target increased to US$43.67 Oct 19
Full year 2022 earnings: EPS and revenues exceed analyst expectations Oct 14
Washington Federal GAAP EPS of $1.07 beats by $0.16, revenue of $173.62M misses by $0.48M Oct 13
WaFd Bank Promotes Banker Dan LaCoste to Regional President for Southern Oregon Sep 29
Washington Federal, Inc. Promotes Kelli Holz to Chief Financial Officer Sep 01
Washington Federal promotes chief risk officer to CFO Aug 31
Operational Execution And Strategic Risk-Taking Is Benefitting Washington Federal Meaningfully Aug 19
Washington Federal, Inc. Announces Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on September 2, 2022 Aug 10
Third quarter 2022 earnings: EPS and revenues exceed analyst expectations Jul 14
Washington Federal GAAP EPS of $0.91 beats by $0.13, revenue of $169.29M beats by $11.49M Jul 13
High number of new directors May 31
Upcoming dividend of US$0.24 per share May 12
Washington Federal (NASDAQ:WAFD) Has Announced A Dividend Of US$0.24 May 12
Washington Federal, Inc. Announces Regular Quarterly Cash Dividend, Paid June 3, 2022 May 12
Second quarter 2022 earnings: Revenues and EPS in line with analyst expectations May 05
Washington Federal, Inc. Promotes Todd Gerber to Lead the Bank in Arizona Apr 28
High number of new directors Apr 27
Washington Federal (NASDAQ:WAFD) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year Apr 21
Second quarter 2022 earnings: Revenues and EPS in line with analyst expectations Apr 14
Washington Federal, Inc. Promotes Banking Veteran Doron Joseph to Regional President for Nevada Apr 06
Executive VP & CFO recently sold US$572k worth of stock Feb 13
With Rates Set To Rise, Washington Federal Looks To Leverage Better Growth Feb 09
Washington Federal (NASDAQ:WAFD) Is Increasing Its Dividend To US$0.24 Jan 31
Independent Chairman of the Board recently sold US$631k worth of stock Jan 21
Here's Why Washington Federal, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:WAFD) CEO May Have Their Pay Bumped Up Jan 19
First quarter 2022 earnings: EPS and revenues exceed analyst expectations Jan 16
Full year 2021 earnings: EPS and revenues exceed analyst expectations Nov 22
Price target increased to US$38.00 Oct 18
Full year 2021 earnings released: EPS US$2.39 (vs US$2.26 in FY 2020) Oct 17
High number of new directors Aug 02
Washington Federal Posts A Better Quarter, But Stock No Longer Cheap Jul 25
Third quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS US$0.61 (vs US$0.46 in 3Q 2020) Jul 16
Second quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS US$0.56 (vs US$0.47 in 2Q 2020) May 06
Washington Federal, Inc. Declares Regular Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on May 21, 2021 Apr 29
Second quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS US$0.56 (vs US$0.49 in 2Q 2020) Apr 16
Does Washington Federal, Inc. (NASDAQ:WAFD) Have A Place In Your Dividend Portfolio? Mar 09
New 90-day high: US$31.23 Mar 06
New 90-day high: US$28.93 Feb 09
First quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS US$0.51 (vs US$0.84 in 1Q 2020) Feb 01
Revenue and earnings beat expectations Feb 01 Shareholder Returns WAFD US Banks US Market 7D -8.8% -3.5% -2.7% 1Y -1.9% 29.1% 23.4%
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Return vs Industry: WAFD underperformed the US Banks industry which returned 29.1% over the past year.
Return vs Market: WAFD underperformed the US Market which returned 23.4% over the past year.
Price Volatility Is WAFD's price volatile compared to industry and market? WAFD volatility WAFD Average Weekly Movement 5.3% Banks Industry Average Movement 5.2% Market Average Movement 6.3% 10% most volatile stocks in US Market 16.9% 10% least volatile stocks in US Market 3.2%
Stable Share Price: WAFD has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the US market.
Volatility Over Time: WAFD's weekly volatility (5%) has been stable over the past year.
About the Company 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 provides deposit products, including business and personal checking accounts, and term certificates of deposit, as well as money market accounts and passbook savings accounts. It offers 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.
Show more WaFd, Inc. Fundamentals Summary How do WaFd's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap? WAFD fundamental statistics Market cap US$2.66b Earnings (TTM ) US$185.42m Revenue (TTM ) US$704.02m
Earnings & Revenue Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM) WAFD income statement (TTM ) Revenue US$704.02m Cost of Revenue US$0 Gross Profit US$704.02m Other Expenses US$518.61m Earnings US$185.42m
Last Reported Earnings
Sep 30, 2024
Earnings per share (EPS) 2.28 Gross Margin 100.00% Net Profit Margin 26.34% Debt/Equity Ratio 112.2%
How did WAFD perform over the long term?
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3.2% Current Dividend Yield
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status Data Last Updated (UTC time) Company Analysis 2024/12/23 01:56 End of Day Share Price 2024/12/23 00:00 Earnings 2024/09/30 Annual Earnings 2024/09/30
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Analyst Sources WaFd, Inc. is covered by 19 analysts. 4 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
Analyst Institution Bruce Harting Barclays Michael Diana Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. Jeffrey Rulis D.A. Davidson & Co.
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