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Heritage Financial (HFWA) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$28.19 +0.10 (+0.36%)
Closing price 09/18/2026 04:00 PM Eastern
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$28.18 -0.01 (-0.04%)
As of 09/18/2026 07:30 PM Eastern
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About Heritage Financial Stock (NASDAQ:HFWA)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$27.66
$28.25
50-Day Range
$28.01
$31.25
52-Week Range
$21.32
$31.25
Volume
800,413 shs
Average Volume
364,141 shs
Market Capitalization
$1.15 billion
P/E Ratio
13.42
Dividend Yield
3.55%
Price Target
$32.50
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Heritage Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: HFWA) is a bank holding company headquartered in Olympia, Washington. Through its principal subsidiary, Heritage Bank, the company provides a range of banking and financial services to businesses, individuals, and organizations in communities across Washington and Oregon.

Heritage Bank’s offerings include commercial and industrial lending, commercial real estate and construction loans, residential real estate financing, consumer loans, deposit accounts, cash-management services, online and mobile banking, and other treasury-management solutions. The bank serves small and midsized businesses, professionals, nonprofit organizations, and retail customers through a network of branches and digital banking channels.

Heritage Bank traces its roots to 1927 and has expanded through organic growth and selected acquisitions while maintaining a community-banking focus. Heritage Financial is led by President and Chief Executive Officer Brian L. Vance.

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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 180th out of 835 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 Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 3 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Upside Potential

    Heritage Financial has a consensus price target of $32.50, representing about 15.3% upside from its current price of $28.19.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Heritage Financial has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

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

    Earnings for Heritage Financial are expected to grow by 13.08% in the coming year, from $2.37 to $2.68 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Heritage Financial is 13.42, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.67.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Heritage Financial is 13.42, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 25.31.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Heritage Financial has a P/B Ratio of 1.04. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

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

    7.53% 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 11.72, which indicates bearish sentiment.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Heritage Financial has recently increased by 14.51%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Leadership

    Heritage Financial is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.55%, 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 47.62%. 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 37.31% next year. This indicates that Heritage Financial will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Heritage Financial's dividend.
  • News Sentiment

    Heritage Financial has a news sentiment score of 1.00. 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 0.72 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for Heritage Financial this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Heritage Financial insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $657,200.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    1.49% 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

Heritage Financial (NASDAQ:HFWA) Director Sells 1,300 Shares
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Heritage Financial Q2 2026 Earnings
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HFWA Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Heritage Financial's stock was trading at $23.65 at the start of the year. Since then, HFWA shares have increased by 19.2% and is now trading at $28.19.

Heritage Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:HFWA) announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July, 23rd. The financial services provider reported $0.57 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.45 by $0.13. The financial services provider had revenue of $84.12 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $86.30 million. Heritage Financial had a net margin of 20.44% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 8.78%.
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Heritage Financial's top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (14.10%), Basswood Capital Management L.L.C. (1.68%), Wellington Management Group LLP (1.29%) and Algebris UK Ltd. (1.14%). Insiders that own company stock include Jeffrey J Deuel, Donald Hinson, Jeffrey S Lyon, Bryan Mcdonald, Amy E Curran, Matthew T Ray, Tony Chalfant, Frederick B Rivera and Kelli Ann Wilson.
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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), AUO (AUOTY), The RMR Group (RMR), iShares Micro-Cap ETF (IWC) and Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
7/23/2026
Record date for 8/19 Dividend
8/05/2026
Ex-Dividend for 8/19 Dividend
8/05/2026
Dividend Payable
8/19/2026
Today
9/20/2026
Next Earnings (Estimated)
10/22/2026
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Sector
Finance
Industry
Banks
Sub-Industry
Regional Banks
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:HFWA
CIK
1046025
Employees
755
Year Founded
1927

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$34.00
Low Price Target
$32.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+15.3%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.50
Research Coverage
6 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$2.10
Trailing P/E Ratio
13.42
Forward P/E Ratio
11.89
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$67.53 million
Net Margins
20.44%
Pretax Margin
23.91%
Return on Equity
8.78%
Return on Assets
1.15%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.17
Current Ratio
0.83
Quick Ratio
0.83

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$335.97 million
Price / Sales
3.43
Cash Flow
$3.07 per share
Price / Cash Flow
9.19
Book Value
$27.14 per share
Price / Book
1.04

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
40,920,000
Free Float
40,306,000
Market Cap
$1.15 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.48

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This page (NASDAQ:HFWA) was last updated on 9/20/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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