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Heritage Financial (HFWA) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$23.48 +0.97 (+4.31%)
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About Heritage Financial Stock (NASDAQ:HFWA)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$22.67
$23.50
50-Day Range
$22.13
$25.73
52-Week Range
$19.84
$27.58
Volume
156,695 shs
Average Volume
220,958 shs
Market Capitalization
$800.90 million
P/E Ratio
16.42
Dividend Yield
4.09%
Price Target
$27.67
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

Heritage Financial Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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88th Percentile Overall Score

HFWA MarketRank™: 

Heritage Financial scored higher than 88% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 444th out of 1,837 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Heritage Financial has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.33, and is based on 1 buy rating, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Heritage Financial has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Heritage Financial's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Heritage Financial are expected to grow by 9.09% in the coming year, from $2.09 to $2.28 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Heritage Financial is 16.41, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.51.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Heritage Financial is 16.41, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 19.49.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Heritage Financial has a P/B Ratio of 0.93. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Heritage Financial's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.74% of the float of Heritage Financial has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Heritage Financial has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Heritage Financial has recently decreased by 7.91%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Leadership

    Heritage Financial is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.27%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

  • Dividend Growth

    Heritage Financial has been increasing its dividend for 14 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Heritage Financial is 67.13%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Heritage Financial will have a dividend payout ratio of 42.11% next year. This indicates that Heritage Financial will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Heritage Financial's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.74% of the float of Heritage Financial has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Heritage Financial has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Heritage Financial has recently decreased by 7.91%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Heritage Financial has a news sentiment score of 1.43. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.97 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Heritage Financial this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    1 people have searched for HFWA on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    2 people have added Heritage Financial to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Heritage Financial insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 1.90% of the stock of Heritage Financial is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    78.30% of the stock of Heritage Financial is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Heritage Financial's insider trading history.
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HFWA Stock News Headlines

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HFWA Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Heritage Financial's stock was trading at $24.50 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, HFWA stock has decreased by 4.2% and is now trading at $23.4730.

Heritage Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:HFWA) issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July, 24th. The financial services provider reported $0.53 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.50 by $0.03. The financial services provider had revenue of $56.50 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $63.54 million. Heritage Financial had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 7.34% and a net margin of 15.22%.
Read the conference call transcript
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Top institutional shareholders of Heritage Financial include Jennison Associates LLC (8.73%), Geode Capital Management LLC (2.43%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.03%) and ProShare Advisors LLC (0.78%). Insiders that own company stock include Brian L Vance, Jeffrey J Deuel, John A Clees, Donald Hinson, Jeffrey S Lyon, Brian Charneski, Amy E Curran, Tony Chalfant, Cindy M Huntley and Frederick B Rivera.
View institutional ownership trends
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Shares of HFWA stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Heritage Financial investors own include American Water Works (AWK), Waste Connections (WCN), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH), AU Optronics (AUOTY), The RMR Group (RMR), iShares Micro-Cap ETF (IWC) and Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR).

Company Calendar

Record date for 5/21 Dividend
5/07/2025
Ex-Dividend for 5/21 Dividend
5/07/2025
Dividend Payable
5/21/2025
Last Earnings
7/24/2025
Record date for 8/20 Dividend
8/06/2025
Ex-Dividend for 8/20 Dividend
8/06/2025
Today
8/12/2025
Dividend Payable
8/20/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
10/23/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Sector
Finance
Industry
FIN - SVGS & LOAN
Sub-Industry
Regional Banks
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:HFWA
CIK
1046025
Employees
830
Year Founded
1927

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$31.00
Low Price Target
$26.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+20.3%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.33
Research Coverage
3 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$1.43
Trailing P/E Ratio
16.08
Forward P/E Ratio
11.00
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$43.26 million
Net Margins
15.22%
Pretax Margin
18.45%
Return on Equity
7.34%
Return on Assets
0.90%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.32
Current Ratio
0.85
Quick Ratio
0.84

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$317.18 million
Price / Sales
2.47
Cash Flow
$2.03 per share
Price / Cash Flow
11.33
Book Value
$25.28 per share
Price / Book
0.91

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
34,110,000
Free Float
33,458,000
Market Cap
$784.19 million
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.57

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This page (NASDAQ:HFWA) was last updated on 8/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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