NASDAQ:WAFDWashington Federal Stock Price, Forecast & News

Washington Federal's stock was trading at $26.07 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, WAFD shares have decreased by 5.1% and is now trading at $24.74.
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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, October 20th 2020.
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Washington Federal Inc. (NASDAQ:WAFD) issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July, 22nd. The bank reported $0.46 EPS for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.38 by $0.08. The bank had revenue of $130.65 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $131.40 million. Washington Federal had a return on equity of 8.46% and a net margin of 25.93%.
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Washington Federal declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, July 28th. Investors 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 dividend yield of 3.56%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, August 6th.
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2 brokers have issued twelve-month price targets for Washington Federal's stock. Their forecasts range from $25.50 to $36.00. On average, they expect Washington Federal's stock price to reach $30.75 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 24.3% from the stock's current price.
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Media stories about WAFD stock have been trending somewhat positive recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research group identifies negative and positive media coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog 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 1.3 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news articles about the bank a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the immediate future.
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Washington Federal saw a decline in short interest in July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 2,250,000 shares, a decline of 8.2% from the July 15th total of 2,450,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 439,700 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 5.1 days. Currently, 3.0% of the shares of the company 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 institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Frontier Capital Management Co. LLC (2.13%), Principal Financial Group Inc. (1.62%), Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. (1.37%), Victory Capital Management Inc. (0.76%), Dalton Greiner Hartman Maher & Co. (0.54%) and Foundry Partners LLC (0.47%). 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 Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V., WINTON GROUP Ltd, First Trust Advisors LP, Russell Investments Group Ltd., Seizert Capital Partners LLC, Texas Permanent School Fund, Strs Ohio, and UBS Group AG.
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WAFD stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including ProShare Advisors LLC, Principal Financial Group Inc., SG Americas Securities LLC, Victory Capital Management Inc., Frontier Capital Management Co. LLC, Swiss National Bank, Foundry Partners LLC, and Smith Graham & Co. Investment Advisors LP. 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 $24.74.

Washington Federal has a market capitalization of $1.92 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.

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]