NASDAQ:WAFDWashington Federal Stock Price, Forecast & News

Washington Federal's stock was trading at $26.07 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, WAFD shares have increased by 7.2% and is now trading at $27.95. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

2 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Washington Federal in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View analyst ratings for Washington Federal.

Washington Federal is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, April 20th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Washington Federal.

Washington Federal Inc. (NASDAQ:WAFD) announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, January, 14th. The bank reported $0.58 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.60 by $0.02. The bank earned $166.06 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $135.32 million. Washington Federal had a net margin of 29.22% and a return on equity of 10.01%. View Washington Federal's earnings history.

Washington Federal announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, January 22nd. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 7th will be given a dividend of $0.22 per share on Friday, February 21st. This represents a $0.88 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.15%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, February 6th. This is a boost from Washington Federal's previous quarterly dividend of $0.21. View Washington Federal's dividend history.

2 equities research analysts have issued 1 year price objectives for Washington Federal's shares. Their forecasts range from $34.00 to $36.00. On average, they expect Washington Federal's stock price to reach $35.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 25.2% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Washington Federal.

News coverage about WAFD stock has trended very negative on Thursday, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. The research group identifies negative and positive news coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Washington Federal earned a news impact score of -3.3 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news coverage about the bank a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the next several days. View the latest news aboutWashington Federal.

Washington Federal saw a increase in short interest during the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totaling 3,180,000 shares, an increase of 11.2% from the February 13th total of 2,860,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 416,800 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 7.6 days. Approximately 4.2% of the shares of the company are short sold. View Washington Federal's Current Options Chain.

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Washington Federal trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "WAFD."

Washington Federal's stock is owned by a number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Dalton Greiner Hartman Maher & Co. (0.54%) and State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.02%). Company insiders that own Washington Federal stock include Cory D Stewart and Mark Tabbutt. View institutional ownership trends for Washington Federal.

WAFD stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Dalton Greiner Hartman Maher & Co.. View insider buying and selling activity for Washington Federal.

WAFD stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including State of Alaska Department of Revenue. Company insiders that have bought Washington Federal stock in the last two years include Cory D Stewart, and Mark Tabbutt. View insider buying and selling activity for Washington Federal.

Shares of WAFD 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, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of WAFD stock can currently be purchased for approximately $27.95.

Washington Federal has a market capitalization of $2.17 billion and generates $733.78 million in revenue each year. The bank earns $210.26 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.61 on an earnings per share basis. Washington Federal employs 1,971 workers across the globe. View additional information about Washington Federal.

The official website for Washington Federal is http://www.washingtonfederal.com/.

Washington Federal's mailing address is 425 PIKE STREET, SEATTLE WA, 98101. The bank can be reached via phone at 206-624-7930 or via email at [email protected]