WaFd, Inc. (NASDAQ:WAFD - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Zacks Research cut their Q3 2026 earnings per share estimates for WaFd in a research note issued on Wednesday, August 6th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the bank will post earnings per share of $0.75 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.77. The consensus estimate for WaFd's current full-year earnings is $2.56 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for WaFd's Q4 2026 earnings at $0.78 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $2.96 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.78 EPS and Q3 2027 earnings at $0.93 EPS.
WaFd (NASDAQ:WAFD - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 17th. The bank reported $0.73 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.67 by $0.06. The business 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%.
Other analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. DA Davidson boosted their price objective on WaFd from $29.00 to $33.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Monday, July 21st. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods boosted their price objective on WaFd from $30.00 to $32.00 and gave the company a "market perform" rating in a research report on Monday, July 21st. Piper Sandler boosted their price objective on WaFd from $30.00 to $31.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Monday, July 21st. Wall Street Zen upgraded WaFd from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday, July 18th. Finally, Stephens lifted their price target on WaFd from $32.00 to $33.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Monday, July 21st. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, According to MarketBeat, WaFd has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $32.25.
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WaFd Stock Up 1.3%
WaFd stock opened at $29.76 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.34 billion, a PE ratio of 11.32 and a beta of 0.90. WaFd has a 12 month low of $23.75 and a 12 month high of $38.62. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $29.46 and a 200-day simple moving average of $28.93. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.71, a current ratio of 0.98 and a quick ratio of 0.98.
WaFd Dividend Announcement
The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 6th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 23rd were paid 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 3.6%. WaFd's payout ratio is currently 41.06%.
Institutional Trading of WaFd
A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in WAFD. Brooklyn Investment Group acquired a new stake in shares of WaFd in the first quarter worth approximately $28,000. TD Private Client Wealth LLC boosted its stake in WaFd by 35.2% during the first quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC now owns 2,002 shares of the bank's stock worth $57,000 after buying an additional 521 shares during the last quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd boosted its stake in WaFd by 232.4% during the first quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 1,978 shares of the bank's stock worth $57,000 after buying an additional 1,383 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its stake in WaFd by 83.0% during the second quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 2,597 shares of the bank's stock worth $76,000 after buying an additional 1,178 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sprucegrove Investment Management Ltd. acquired a new position in WaFd during the second quarter worth $102,000. 83.71% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
About WaFd
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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.
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