NASDAQ:WAFD - Washington Federal Stock Price, Price Target & More

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

Washington Federal declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, May 1st. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 11th will be paid a dividend of $0.17 per share on Friday, May 25th. This represents a $0.68 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.11%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 10th. View Washington Federal's Dividend History.

Washington Federal announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a share repurchase plan on Thursday, January 25th 2018, which authorizes the company to repurchase 5,000,000 outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization authorizes the company to buy shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are generally a sign that the company's management believes its shares are undervalued.

Washington Federal (NASDAQ:WAFD) announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April, 11th. The bank reported $0.57 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.59 by $0.02. The bank earned $129.89 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $131.87 million. Washington Federal had a net margin of 30.61% and a return on equity of 9.53%. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.47 EPS. View Washington Federal's Earnings History.

Washington Federal is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, July, 16th 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Washington Federal.

4 brokers have issued 1 year target prices for Washington Federal's stock. Their forecasts range from $35.00 to $38.00. On average, they expect Washington Federal's stock price to reach $36.25 in the next year. View Analyst Ratings for Washington Federal.

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News coverage about WAFD stock has been trending somewhat positive this week, according to Accern Sentiment Analysis. The research group identifies positive and negative news coverage by reviewing more than 20 million news and blog sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Washington Federal earned a coverage optimism score of 0.01 on Accern's scale. They also gave news articles about the bank an impact score of 45.81 out of 100, indicating that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the next few days.

Washington Federal's stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (12.43%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (8.65%), Northern Trust Corp (3.51%), Frontier Capital Management Co. LLC (2.22%), Principal Financial Group Inc. (1.54%) and Systematic Financial Management LP (1.31%). Company insiders that own Washington Federal stock include Anna C Johnson, Brent J Beardall, Cathy E Cooper, Erin N Lantz, Mark Alan Schoonover, Roy M Whitehead 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 State of Tennessee Treasury Department, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP, Prudential Financial Inc., BNP Paribas Arbitrage SA, Hennessy Advisors Inc., Northern Trust Corp, Systematic Financial Management LP and Rhumbline Advisers. Company insiders that have sold Washington Federal company stock in the last year include Anna C Johnson and Thomas J Kelley. View Insider Buying and Selling for Washington Federal.

WAFD stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including BlackRock Inc., Dean Investment Associates LLC, LSV Asset Management, Principal Financial Group Inc., Millennium Management LLC, Frontier Capital Management Co. LLC, Chicago Equity Partners LLC and WBI Investments Inc.. 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 $32.20.

Washington Federal has a market capitalization of $2.72 billion and generates $601.13 million in revenue each year. The bank earns $173.53 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.94 on an earnings per share basis. Washington Federal employs 1,818 workers across the globe.

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]