Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. Has $119.18 Million Holdings in WaFd, Inc (NASDAQ:WAFD)

Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of WaFd, Inc (NASDAQ:WAFD - Free Report) by 1.2% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 3,696,480 shares of the bank's stock after acquiring an additional 42,096 shares during the quarter. Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. owned 4.53% of WaFd worth $119,175,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in WAFD. HighTower Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of WaFd during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $237,000. Barclays PLC boosted its position in WaFd by 33.3% during the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 161,958 shares of the bank's stock worth $5,643,000 after purchasing an additional 40,499 shares during the period. McIlrath & Eck LLC increased its holdings in shares of WaFd by 112.7% in the third quarter. McIlrath & Eck LLC now owns 1,323 shares of the bank's stock valued at $46,000 after purchasing an additional 701 shares during the last quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of WaFd by 10.1% in the third quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC now owns 9,958 shares of the bank's stock valued at $370,000 after purchasing an additional 913 shares during the period. Finally, Franklin Resources Inc. lifted its stake in shares of WaFd by 6.7% during the 3rd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 26,463 shares of the bank's stock worth $954,000 after buying an additional 1,669 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 83.71% of the company's stock.

WaFd Price Performance

NASDAQ WAFD traded down $0.28 during midday trading on Monday, hitting $27.94. The company had a trading volume of 83,356 shares, compared to its average volume of 521,320. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $27.98 and a 200-day moving average price of $31.57. The company has a market capitalization of $2.28 billion, a PE ratio of 12.87 and a beta of 0.79. The company has a current ratio of 1.04, a quick ratio of 1.04 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.05. WaFd, Inc has a twelve month low of $23.75 and a twelve month high of $38.62.

WaFd (NASDAQ:WAFD - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Friday, April 11th. The bank reported $0.65 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.60 by $0.05. WaFd had a return on equity of 8.78% and a net margin of 12.66%. The business had revenue of $179.79 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $184.17 million. As a group, analysts anticipate that WaFd, Inc will post 2.56 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

WaFd Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 7th. Investors of record on Friday, February 21st were paid a $0.27 dividend. This represents a $1.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.86%. This is a boost from WaFd's previous quarterly dividend of $0.26. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 21st. WaFd's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 40.75%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts recently commented on WAFD shares. Piper Sandler decreased their price target on shares of WaFd from $37.00 to $31.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, January 21st. StockNews.com upgraded WaFd from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Saturday, April 12th. Stephens restated an "equal weight" rating and issued a $29.00 price target on shares of WaFd in a research note on Monday, April 14th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lowered their price objective on WaFd from $32.00 to $30.00 and set a "market perform" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, April 16th. Finally, DA Davidson downgraded WaFd from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating and dropped their target price for the stock from $35.00 to $32.00 in a report on Thursday, February 6th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $30.50.

WaFd Profile

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 offers deposit products, including business and personal checking accounts, and term certificates of deposit, as well as money market accounts and passbook savings accounts.