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

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

Washington Federal declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, January 22nd. Investors of record on Friday, February 7th will be paid a dividend of $0.22 per share on Friday, February 21st. This represents a $0.88 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.51%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, February 6th. This is a boost from Washington Federal's previous quarterly dividend of $0.21. View Washington Federal's Dividend History.

Washington Federal declared that its board has authorized a stock buyback program on Thursday, January 25th 2018, which authorizes the company to buyback 5,000,000 shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization authorizes the company to reacquire shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are generally a sign that the company's leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

Washington Federal Inc. (NASDAQ:WAFD) released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October, 15th. The bank reported $0.66 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.65 by $0.01. The bank earned $136.63 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $136.20 million. Washington Federal had a return on equity of 10.01% and a net margin of 29.22%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.62 earnings per share. View Washington Federal's Earnings History.

Washington Federal is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, April 20th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Washington Federal.

1 brokers have issued 12-month price objectives for Washington Federal's stock. Their forecasts range from $34.00 to $34.00. On average, they expect Washington Federal's share price to reach $34.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 3.2%. 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 positive this week, InfoTrie reports. InfoTrie identifies negative and positive media coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Washington Federal earned a media sentiment score of 0.6 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media stories about the bank a news buzz of 5.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is somewhat likely to have an impact on the company's share price in the immediate future. View News Stories for Washington Federal.

Washington Federal saw a drop in short interest in the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 2,880,000 shares, a drop of 19.3% from the December 15th total of 3,570,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 305,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 9.4 days. Approximately 3.7% of the company's stock are short sold. View Washington Federal's Current Options Chain.

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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Washington Federal investors own include Mondi (MNDI), Zynerba Pharmaceuticals (ZYNE), Pfizer (PFE), Wells Fargo & Co (WFC), Nektar Therapeutics (NKTR), AbbVie (ABBV), Exxon Mobil (XOM), Intel (INTC), QUALCOMM (QCOM) and Starbucks (SBUX).

Washington Federal's stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Dalton Greiner Hartman Maher & Co. (0.54%), Boston Trust Walden Corp (0.43%), Smith Graham & Co. Investment Advisors LP (0.29%), Janney Montgomery Scott LLC (0.04%), Hennessy Advisors Inc. (0.03%) and BW Gestao de Investimentos Ltda. (0.03%). 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., Hennessy Advisors Inc., Smith Graham & Co. Investment Advisors LP, BW Gestao de Investimentos Ltda., State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Strs Ohio and Janney Montgomery Scott LLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for Washington Federal.

WAFD stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Sciencast Management LP and Boston Trust Walden Corp. 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, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of WAFD stock can currently be purchased for approximately $35.11.

Washington Federal has a market capitalization of $2.75 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]