Q4 Earnings Estimate for WaFd Issued By DA Davidson

WaFd, Inc. (NASDAQ:WAFD - Free Report) - Investment analysts at DA Davidson issued their Q4 2025 EPS estimates for WaFd in a note issued to investors on Monday, July 21st. DA Davidson analyst J. Rulis expects that the bank will earn $0.78 per share for the quarter. DA Davidson currently has a "Neutral" rating and a $33.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for WaFd's current full-year earnings is $2.56 per share.

WAFD has been the subject of several other reports. Piper Sandler raised their price objective on shares of WaFd from $30.00 to $31.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Monday. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of WaFd from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday, July 18th. Stephens lifted their price target on shares of WaFd from $32.00 to $33.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Monday. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lifted their price target on shares of WaFd from $30.00 to $32.00 and gave the company a "market perform" rating in a research report on Monday. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, Based on data from MarketBeat.com, WaFd has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $32.25.

WaFd Trading Up 0.7%

WaFd stock traded up $0.20 during midday trading on Tuesday, hitting $29.73. 138,652 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 568,385. WaFd has a fifty-two week low of $23.75 and a fifty-two week high of $38.62. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.38 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.31 and a beta of 0.84. The stock's 50-day simple moving average is $29.35 and its 200 day simple moving average is $29.06. The company has a current ratio of 0.98, a quick ratio of 1.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.71.

WaFd (NASDAQ:WAFD - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 17th. The bank reported $0.73 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.67 by $0.06. WaFd had a net margin of 15.57% and a return on equity of 8.57%. The firm had revenue of $186.26 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $184.47 million.

WaFd Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 6th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 23rd were given a dividend of $0.27 per share. This represents a $1.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.63%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 23rd. WaFd's dividend payout ratio is presently 41.06%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in WAFD. Brooklyn Investment Group acquired a new position in shares of WaFd in the first quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Aster Capital Management DIFC Ltd grew its holdings in shares of WaFd by 983.5% in the fourth quarter. Aster Capital Management DIFC Ltd now owns 1,116 shares of the bank's stock valued at $36,000 after purchasing an additional 1,013 shares in the last quarter. Harbour Investments Inc. grew its holdings in shares of WaFd by 29.6% in the fourth quarter. Harbour Investments Inc. now owns 1,752 shares of the bank's stock valued at $56,000 after purchasing an additional 400 shares in the last quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC grew its holdings in shares of WaFd by 35.2% in the first quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC now owns 2,002 shares of the bank's stock valued at $57,000 after purchasing an additional 521 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd grew its holdings in shares of WaFd by 232.4% in the first quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 1,978 shares of the bank's stock valued at $57,000 after purchasing an additional 1,383 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 83.71% of the company's stock.

WaFd Company 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.