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

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

Washington Federal declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, January 17th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 8th will be paid a dividend of $0.20 per share on Friday, February 22nd. This represents a $0.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.61%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, February 7th. This is a boost from Washington Federal's previous quarterly dividend of $0.18. View Washington Federal's Dividend History.

Washington Federal announced that its board has approved a share repurchase program on Thursday, January 25th 2018, which permits the company to repurchase 5,000,000 outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization permits the company to repurchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are often an indication that the company's management believes its stock is undervalued.

Washington Federal Inc. (NASDAQ:WAFD) posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, January, 14th. The bank reported $0.65 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.61 by $0.04. The bank had revenue of $138.16 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $133.33 million. Washington Federal had a net margin of 30.16% and a return on equity of 10.31%. View Washington Federal's Earnings History.

Washington Federal is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, April 10th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Washington Federal.

3 equities research analysts have issued twelve-month target prices for Washington Federal's stock. Their forecasts range from $35.00 to $36.00. On average, they expect Washington Federal's share price to reach $35.3333 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 15.2% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Washington Federal.

3 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Washington Federal in the last year. There are currently 3 hold ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Washington Federal.

Media headlines about WAFD stock have trended somewhat positive on Friday, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. InfoTrie scores the sentiment of press coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Washington Federal earned a news impact score of 1.7 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave headlines about the bank a news buzz of 4.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near future.

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Washington Federal's stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (14.47%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (8.70%), Northern Trust Corp (3.59%), Brown Advisory Inc. (1.57%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.34%) and Principal Financial Group Inc. (1.28%). 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 Principal Financial Group Inc., Boston Advisors LLC, D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc., Hsbc Holdings PLC, Brown Advisory Inc., Bank of New York Mellon Corp, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP and Barclays PLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for Washington Federal.

WAFD stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund, Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC, Rhumbline Advisers, Dalton Greiner Hartman Maher & Co., Northern Trust Corp, Boston Partners, Geode Capital Management LLC and Millennium Management 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 $30.67.

Washington Federal has a market capitalization of $2.49 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]