Positive News SentimentPositive NewsNASDAQ:HFWA Heritage Financial (HFWA) Stock Price, News & Analysis $27.16 0.00 (0.00%) Closing price 10/9/2026 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$27.14 -0.02 (-0.07%) As of 10/9/2026 07:30 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Massive. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesNews and TrendsOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort Interest About Heritage Financial Stock (NASDAQ:HFWA) View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced 1 Day 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced Show volume Show extended hours Get Heritage Financial alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$27.12▼$27.4850-Day Range$27.16▼$30.5352-Week Range$21.32▼$31.25Volume196,704 shsAverage Volume402,033 shsMarket Capitalization$1.11 billionP/E Ratio12.93Dividend Yield3.68%Price Target$32.67Consensus RatingHold Company Overview Heritage Financial Corporation is a bank holding company headquartered in Olympia, Washington. Through its principal subsidiary, Heritage Bank, the company provides a range of banking services to individuals, businesses and organizations in the Pacific Northwest. Heritage Bank offers commercial and consumer deposit accounts, business and residential real estate lending, commercial loans, construction financing, consumer loans, treasury management and other financial services. The bank serves clients through a network of branches and digital banking channels, with operations concentrated in Washington and Oregon. Heritage Financial traces its roots to Heritage Bank, which was established in 1927. The company focuses on relationship-based community banking, emphasizing local decision-making and lending to small and middle-market businesses, real estate developers, professionals and retail customers.AI Generated. May Contain Errors. Read More Heritage Financial Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks93rd Percentile Overall ScoreHFWA MarketRank™: Heritage Financial scored higher than 93% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 130th out of 851 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion3.8 / 5Analyst RatingHold Consensus RatingHeritage Financial has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.43, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 4 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.Upside PotentialHeritage Financial has a consensus price target of $32.67, representing about 20.3% upside from its current price of $27.16.Amount of Analyst CoverageHeritage Financial has been the subject of 6 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 and Valuation2.5 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth12.39% Earnings GrowthEarnings for Heritage Financial are expected to grow by 12.39% in the coming year, from $2.34 to $2.63 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Heritage Financial is 12.93, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.79.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Heritage Financial is 12.93, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 24.73.Price to Book Value per Share RatioHeritage Financial has a P/B Ratio of 1.00. 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. Short Interest1.0 / 5Short Interest LevelBearish Percentage of Shares Shorted7.87% of the float of Heritage Financial has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverHeritage Financial has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 7.36.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Heritage Financial has recently increased by 4.74%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing. Dividend5.0 / 5Dividend StrengthStrong Dividend LeadershipHeritage Financial is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.68%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.Dividend GrowthHeritage Financial has been increasing its dividend for 14 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Heritage Financial is 47.62%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, Heritage Financial will have a dividend payout ratio of 38.02% next year. This indicates that Heritage Financial will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.Read more about Heritage Financial's dividend. News and Social Media3.0 / 5News SentimentN/A News SentimentHeritage Financial has a news sentiment score of 1.82. 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 0.63 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Heritage Financial this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week. Company Ownership1.5 / 5Insider TradingSelling Shares Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn 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 Insiders1.49% of the stock of Heritage Financial is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions78.30% 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. Receive HFWA Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Heritage Financial and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Submit View SMS TermsSMS is currently available in Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. 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HFWA Stock News HeadlinesAnalyzing Heritage Financial (NASDAQ:HFWA) & Byline Bancorp (NYSE:BY)October 2, 2026 | americanbankingnews.comHeritage Financial Announces Earnings Release Date and Conference CallSeptember 30, 2026 | prnewswire.comA new income category is drawing serious money - here's whyForbes recently called a new category of exchange-traded income funds a 'golden era,' and Bloomberg noted the eye-popping yields are fueling a boom among everyday investors. Three years ago, barely a dozen of these funds existed - today there are more than 100, holding over $140 billion. These funds trade on the NYSE and NASDAQ and are built to generate monthly income. Some investors are targeting $5,000 a month with roughly one-tenth of the nest egg Wall Street says you need. | Investors Alley (Ad)3 U.S. Bank Stocks Built For Higher Interest RatesSeptember 29, 2026 | finance.yahoo.comHeritage Financial (NASDAQ:HFWA) Director Sells 1,300 SharesSeptember 16, 2026 | insidertrades.comHeritage Financial Insider Makes a Big Move With Fresh Stock SaleSeptember 3, 2026 | tipranks.comHeritage Financial Pays Out $10 Million in Dividends TodayAugust 6, 2026 | 247wallst.comTop Heritage Financial Insiders Quietly Unload Significant Stock StakesAugust 5, 2026 | tipranks.comSee More Headlines HFWA Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have HFWA shares performed this year? Heritage Financial's stock was trading at $23.65 on January 1st, 2026. Since then, HFWA shares have increased by 14.8% and is now trading at $27.16. How were Heritage Financial's earnings last quarter? Heritage Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:HFWA) released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July, 23rd. The financial services provider reported $0.57 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.45 by $0.13. The financial services provider earned $84.12 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $86.30 million. Heritage Financial had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 8.78% and a net margin of 20.44%. Read the conference call transcript. Who are Heritage Financial's major shareholders? Top institutional investors of Heritage Financial include Apella Capital LLC (0.03%). 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. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of Heritage Financial? 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. What other stocks do shareholders of Heritage Financial own? 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 Earnings7/23/2026Record date for 8/19 Dividend8/05/2026Ex-Dividend for 8/19 Dividend8/05/2026Dividend Payable8/19/2026Today10/11/2026Next Earnings (Estimated)10/22/2026Fiscal Year End12/31/2026Get Stock Alerts Health Indicator TradeSmith's Health IndicatorA long-term volatility-based measure designed for securities held 12 months or longer.Green: Strong and healthy uptrend with normal pullbacks.Yellow: Significant pullback but still within expected volatility.Red: Dropped beyond expected volatility; considered unhealthy. Green Zone (10m+) 1-Year History Oct 25 Jan 26 Apr 26 Jul 26 Oct 26 HFWA's financial health is in the Green zone, according to TradeSmith. HFWA has been in this zone for over 10 months. Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNASDAQ SectorFinance Industry Banks Sub-IndustryRegional Banks Current SymbolNASDAQ:HFWA CIK1046025 Webwww.hf-wa.com Phone(360) 943-1500Fax360-352-0864Employees755Year Founded1927Price Target and Rating Average Price Target for Heritage Financial$32.67 High Price Target$34.00 Low Price Target$32.00 Potential Upside/Downside+20.3%Consensus RatingHold Rating Score (0-4)2.43 Research Coverage7 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)$2.10 Trailing P/E Ratio12.93 Forward P/E Ratio11.61 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$67.53 million Net Margins20.44% Pretax Margin23.91% Return on Equity8.78% Return on Assets1.15% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.17 Current Ratio0.83 Quick Ratio0.83 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$335.97 million Price / Sales3.31 Cash Flow$3.07 per share Price / Cash Flow8.86 Book Value$27.14 per share Price / Book1.00Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares40,920,000Free Float40,306,000Market Cap$1.11 billion OptionableOptionable Beta0.50 Social Links Don't Wait for the OpenAI IPOThe AI wave will soon hit public markets with Anthropic and OpenAI set to go public later this year. 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