NASDAQ:WAFDWashington Federal Stock Price, Forecast & News

Washington Federal's stock was trading at $26.07 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus (COVID-19) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, WAFD shares have decreased by 5.3% and is now trading at $24.70.
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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 data on Wednesday, July, 22nd. The bank reported $0.46 EPS for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.38 by $0.08. The bank had revenue of $130.65 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates 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 announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, July 28th. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 7th will be paid 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 is Thursday, August 6th.
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2 brokerages have issued 1-year price targets for Washington Federal's shares. Their forecasts range from $25.50 to $36.00. On average, they anticipate Washington Federal's stock price to reach $30.75 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 24.5% from the stock's current price.
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Media headlines about WAFD stock have been trending negative this week, InfoTrie reports. InfoTrie identifies positive and negative media coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Washington Federal earned a news sentiment score of -2.7 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news articles about the bank a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near future.
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Washington Federal saw a decrease in short interest in the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 2,250,000 shares, a decrease of 8.2% from the July 15th total of 2,450,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 439,700 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 5.1 days. Approximately 3.0% of the shares of the stock 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 number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Vanguard Group Inc. (10.50%), Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (2.83%), Frontier Capital Management Co. LLC (2.13%), Principal Financial Group Inc. (1.62%), Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. (1.37%) and Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.30%). 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., Vanguard Group Inc., Advisor Group Holdings Inc., Marshall Wace LLP, WINTON GROUP Ltd, Marshall Wace North America L.P., First Trust Advisors LP, and Bank of New York Mellon Corp.
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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., Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Balyasny Asset Management LLC, Man Group plc, SG Americas Securities LLC, Bank of America Corp DE, and Victory Capital Management 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 $24.70.

Washington Federal has a market capitalization of $1.87 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]