Equities Analysts Issue Forecasts for WaFd Q4 Earnings

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

Several other brokerages have also recently weighed in on WAFD. Piper Sandler raised their target price on WaFd from $30.00 to $31.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Monday. Wall Street Zen raised WaFd from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Friday, July 18th. Stephens raised their target price on WaFd from $32.00 to $33.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Monday. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised their target price on WaFd from $30.00 to $32.00 and gave the company a "market perform" rating in a research note on Monday. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, Based on data from MarketBeat.com, WaFd has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $32.25.

WaFd Price Performance

NASDAQ WAFD traded down $0.57 on Tuesday, reaching $29.67. 256,680 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 569,600. The firm's fifty day simple moving average is $29.36 and its 200 day simple moving average is $29.08. The company has a quick ratio of 1.02, a current ratio of 0.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.71. The company has a market cap of $2.38 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.28 and a beta of 0.84. WaFd has a 12 month low of $23.75 and a 12 month high of $38.62.

WaFd (NASDAQ:WAFD - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results 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. The company had revenue of $186.26 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $184.47 million. WaFd had a return on equity of 8.57% and a net margin of 15.57%.

WaFd Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 6th. Investors of record on Friday, May 23rd were given a $0.27 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 23rd. This represents a $1.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.64%. WaFd's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 41.06%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On WaFd

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of WAFD. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new position in shares of WaFd in the 4th quarter valued at $1,766,000. Swiss National Bank boosted its position in shares of WaFd by 0.8% in the 4th quarter. Swiss National Bank now owns 159,726 shares of the bank's stock valued at $5,150,000 after purchasing an additional 1,300 shares during the period. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. boosted its position in shares of WaFd by 7.6% in the 4th quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. now owns 16,790 shares of the bank's stock valued at $541,000 after purchasing an additional 1,187 shares during the period. Harbour Investments Inc. boosted its position in shares of WaFd by 29.6% in the 4th quarter. Harbour Investments Inc. now owns 1,752 shares of the bank's stock valued at $56,000 after purchasing an additional 400 shares during the period. Finally, Cibc World Markets Corp acquired a new position in shares of WaFd in the 4th quarter valued at $202,000. 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.