Washington Federal Stock Forecast, Price & 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 stock has decreased by 10.9% and is now trading at $23.23.
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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."
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Washington Federal is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, January 12th 2021.
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Washington Federal Inc. (NASDAQ:WAFD) issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, October, 19th. The bank reported $0.45 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.42 by $0.03. The bank earned $125.90 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $135.60 million. Washington Federal had a return on equity of 7.59% and a net margin of 24.41%.
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Washington Federal declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, July 28th. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 7th will be given a dividend of $0.22 per share on Friday, August 21st. This represents a $0.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.79%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, August 6th.
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2 brokerages have issued 12 month target prices for Washington Federal's stock. Their forecasts range from $22.00 to $36.00. On average, they anticipate Washington Federal's stock price to reach $29.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 24.8% from the stock's current price.
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Washington Federal saw a drop in short interest in the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 1,350,000 shares, a drop of 22.4% from the September 15th total of 1,740,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 408,100 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 3.3 days. Approximately 1.8% of the company's shares are sold short.
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Washington Federal trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "WAFD."

Washington Federal's stock is owned by a variety of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Foundry Partners LLC (0.48%), Dalton Greiner Hartman Maher & Co. (0.37%), Harbour Investment Management LLC (0.08%), Nisa Investment Advisors LLC (0.02%), Pacer Advisors Inc. (0.02%) and State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.02%). Company insiders that own Washington Federal stock include Brent J Beardall, Cory D Stewart, Mark Tabbutt, Randall H Talbot, Thomas J Kelley and Vincent L Beatty.
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WAFD stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Dalton Greiner Hartman Maher & Co., Foundry Partners LLC, Nisa Investment Advisors LLC, and State of Alaska Department of Revenue.
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WAFD stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Harbour Investment Management LLC, and Pacer Advisors Inc.. Company insiders that have bought Washington Federal stock in the last two years include Brent J Beardall, Cory D Stewart, Mark Tabbutt, Randall H Talbot, Thomas J Kelley, and Vincent L Beatty.
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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 $23.23.

Washington Federal has a market capitalization of $1.76 billion and generates $708.22 million in revenue each year. The bank earns $173.44 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.00 on an earnings per share basis. Washington Federal employs 1,971 workers across the globe.

The official website for Washington Federal is 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]