NASDAQ:WAFD - Washington Federal Stock Price, News, & Analysis

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

Washington Federal announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, January 17th. Investors of record on Friday, February 8th will be given a dividend of $0.20 per share on Friday, February 22nd. This represents a $0.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.38%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, February 7th. This is a positive change from Washington Federal's previous quarterly dividend of $0.18. View Washington Federal's Dividend History.

Washington Federal declared that its board has initiated a share buyback plan on Thursday, January 25th 2018, which allows the company to repurchase 5,000,000 outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization allows the company to reacquire shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are often a sign that the company's management believes its shares are undervalued.

Washington Federal Inc. (NASDAQ:WAFD) posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, April, 15th. The bank reported $0.63 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.61 by $0.02. The bank earned $132.88 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $133.44 million. Washington Federal had a net margin of 29.61% and a return on equity of 10.39%. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.57 EPS. View Washington Federal's Earnings History.

Washington Federal is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, July 17th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Washington Federal.

1 analysts have issued twelve-month price targets for Washington Federal's shares. Their predictions range from $35.00 to $35.00. On average, they expect Washington Federal's share price to reach $35.00 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 4.2% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Washington Federal.

1 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Washington Federal in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Washington Federal.

Media coverage about WAFD stock has been trending somewhat negative this week, InfoTrie reports. InfoTrie scores the sentiment of media coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Washington Federal earned a coverage optimism score of -1.4 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media stories about the bank a news buzz of 2.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is very unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near term.

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Washington Federal's stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Foundry Partners LLC (0.66%), Dalton Greiner Hartman Maher & Co. (0.63%), BTIM Corp. (0.41%), Smith Graham & Co. Investment Advisors LP (0.29%), Hennessy Advisors Inc. (0.12%) and Boston Advisors LLC (0.06%). Company insiders that own Washington Federal stock include Anna C Johnson and Thomas J Kelley. 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., Strs Ohio, Hennessy Advisors Inc. and Smith Graham & Co. Investment Advisors LP. View Insider Buying and Selling for Washington Federal.

WAFD stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Foundry Partners LLC, BTIM Corp., First Citizens Bank & Trust Co., Brinker Capital Inc. and Boston Advisors LLC. View Insider Buying and Selling 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, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of WAFD stock can currently be purchased for approximately $33.60.

Washington Federal has a market capitalization of $2.73 billion and generates $651.16 million in revenue each year. The bank earns $203.85 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.40 on an earnings per share basis. Washington Federal employs 1,877 workers across the globe.

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]