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 increased by 14.5% and is now trading at $29.85. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

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." View analyst ratings for Washington Federal.

Washington Federal is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, July 21st 2020. View our earnings forecast for Washington Federal.

Washington Federal Inc. (NASDAQ:WAFD) announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April, 21st. The bank reported $0.49 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.52 by $0.03. The bank earned $133.85 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $133.20 million. Washington Federal had a net margin of 27.66% and a return on equity of 9.38%. View Washington Federal's earnings history.

Washington Federal announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, April 28th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 8th will be paid a dividend of $0.22 per share on Friday, May 22nd. This represents a $0.88 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.95%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 7th. View Washington Federal's dividend history.

2 brokers have issued twelve-month price objectives for Washington Federal's shares. Their forecasts range from $34.00 to $36.00. On average, they expect Washington Federal's stock price to reach $35.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 17.3% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Washington Federal.

Headlines about WAFD stock have trended somewhat positive this week, InfoTrie reports. InfoTrie rates the sentiment of press coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Washington Federal earned a coverage optimism score of 0.8 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media headlines about the bank a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the next few days. View the latest news aboutWashington Federal.

Washington Federal saw a drop in short interest during the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 2,580,000 shares, a drop of 20.4% from the April 15th total of 3,240,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 617,700 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 4.2 days. Currently, 3.4% of the shares of the company are short sold. View Washington Federal's Current Options Chain.

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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 investors include BlackRock Inc. (12.62%), Janus Henderson Group PLC (3.99%), State Street Corp (3.59%), Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. (2.31%), Frontier Capital Management Co. LLC (2.09%) and Invesco Ltd. (1.64%). Company insiders that own Washington Federal stock include Brent J Beardall, Cory D Stewart and Mark Tabbutt. View institutional ownership trends for Washington Federal.

WAFD stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including First Trust Advisors LP, JPMorgan Chase & Co., UBS Group AG, BlackRock Inc., Morgan Stanley, Morgan Stanley, Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V., and Principal Financial Group Inc.. View insider buying and selling activity for Washington Federal.

WAFD stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Janus Henderson Group PLC, Victory Capital Management Inc., Victory Capital Management Inc., Eaton Vance Management, Acadian Asset Management LLC, Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc., Advisor Group Holdings Inc., and Geode Capital Management LLC. Company insiders that have bought Washington Federal stock in the last two years include Brent J Beardall, Cory D Stewart, and Mark Tabbutt. View insider buying and selling activity 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 $29.85.

Washington Federal has a market capitalization of $2.32 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]