WaFd, Inc. (NASDAQ:WAFD - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Zacks Research decreased their Q2 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of WaFd in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, July 8th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the bank will earn $0.71 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.72. The consensus estimate for WaFd's current full-year earnings is $2.56 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for WaFd's Q3 2026 earnings at $0.76 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.78 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $2.96 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.79 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.90 EPS and Q3 2027 earnings at $0.99 EPS.
WaFd (NASDAQ:WAFD - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Friday, April 11th. The bank reported $0.65 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.60 by $0.05. The business had revenue of $179.79 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $184.17 million. WaFd had a return on equity of 8.74% and a net margin of 15.13%.
Several other brokerages also recently commented on WAFD. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods dropped their price objective on WaFd from $32.00 to $30.00 and set a "market perform" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, April 16th. Wall Street Zen downgraded WaFd from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research note on Friday, June 27th. Finally, Stephens reiterated an "equal weight" rating and set a $29.00 target price on shares of WaFd in a report on Monday, April 14th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and four have assigned a hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, WaFd currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $30.50.
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WaFd Trading Down 0.8%
WaFd stock traded down $0.25 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $30.81. 173,827 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 536,194. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.47 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.62 and a beta of 0.84. WaFd has a fifty-two week low of $23.75 and a fifty-two week high of $38.62. The company has a quick ratio of 1.02, a current ratio of 1.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.01. The company's 50 day simple moving average is $29.20 and its 200-day simple moving average is $29.23.
Hedge Funds Weigh In On WaFd
Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of WAFD. US Bancorp DE grew its holdings in shares of WaFd by 136.7% in the 4th quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 3,638 shares of the bank's stock valued at $117,000 after acquiring an additional 2,101 shares in the last quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. grew its holdings in shares of WaFd by 5.1% in the 4th quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 185,859 shares of the bank's stock valued at $5,992,000 after acquiring an additional 9,071 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new position in shares of WaFd in the 4th quarter valued at about $1,766,000. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. bought a new position in shares of WaFd in the 4th quarter valued at about $499,000. Finally, Swiss National Bank grew its holdings 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 acquiring an additional 1,300 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 83.71% of the company's stock.
WaFd Announces Dividend
The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 6th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 23rd were issued a dividend of $0.27 per share. This represents a $1.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.51%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 23rd. WaFd's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 40.75%.
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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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