NASDAQ:HFWA - Heritage Financial Stock Price, Price Target & More

Heritage Financial trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "HFWA."

Heritage Financial announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, April 25th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 10th will be paid a dividend of $0.15 per share on Thursday, May 24th. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.70%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, May 9th. View Heritage Financial's Dividend History.

Heritage Financial Corp (NASDAQ:HFWA) announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April, 26th. The financial services provider reported $0.27 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.42 by $0.15. The financial services provider had revenue of $48.39 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $47.66 million. Heritage Financial had a net margin of 20.10% and a return on equity of 9.09%. View Heritage Financial's Earnings History.

Heritage Financial is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, July, 25th 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Heritage Financial.

5 Wall Street analysts have issued 12 month price targets for Heritage Financial's shares. Their forecasts range from $33.00 to $36.00. On average, they expect Heritage Financial's share price to reach $35.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 0.8%. View Analyst Ratings for Heritage Financial.

5 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Heritage Financial in the last year. There are currently 5 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy."

Some companies that are related to Heritage Financial include Berkshire Hills Bancorp (BHLB), Beneficial Bancorp (BNCL), United Financial Bancorp (UBNK), United Community Financial (UCFC), First Connecticut Bancorp (FBNK), Home Bancorp (HBCP), PCSB Financial (PCSB), Southern Missouri Bancorp (SMBC), Greene County Bancorp (GCBC), Timberland Bancorp (TSBK), FS Bancorp (FSBW), Entegra Financial (ENFC), ESSA Bancorp (ESSA), First Northwest BanCorp (FNWB) and Prudential Bancorp (PBIP).

News articles about HFWA stock have trended somewhat positive this week, according to Accern. The research group identifies negative and positive press coverage by reviewing more than 20 million blog and news sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Heritage Financial earned a news sentiment score of 0.12 on Accern's scale. They also assigned news articles about the financial services provider an impact score of 46.18 out of 100, indicating that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the immediate future.

Heritage Financial's stock is owned by many different of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Columbia Partners L L C Investment Management (0.11%), Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (0.04%), Xact Kapitalforvaltning AB (0.03%), Bank of Montreal Can (0.03%) and Washington Trust Bank (0.01%). Company insiders that own Heritage Financial stock include Anthony Pickering, Brian Charneski, Brian L Vance, Bryan Mcdonald, David A Spurling, Donald Hinson, Gary B Christensen, John A Clees, Lisa Banner and Mark D Crawford. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Heritage Financial.

HFWA stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Columbia Partners L L C Investment Management, Louisiana State Employees Retirement System, Bank of Montreal Can, Washington Trust Bank and Xact Kapitalforvaltning AB. View Insider Buying and Selling for Heritage Financial.

Shares of HFWA can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of HFWA stock can currently be purchased for approximately $35.30.

Heritage Financial has a market capitalization of $1.19 billion and generates $183.29 million in revenue each year. The financial services provider earns $41.79 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.48 on an earnings per share basis. Heritage Financial employs 735 workers across the globe.

Heritage Financial's mailing address is 201 FIFTH AVENUE S.W., OLYMPIA WA, 98501. The financial services provider can be reached via phone at 360-943-1500 or via email at [email protected]