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 4.7% and is now trading at $24.84. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

1 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Washington Federal in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating 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) posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April, 21st. The bank reported $0.49 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.52 by $0.03. The bank had revenue of $133.85 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $133.20 million. Washington Federal had a return on equity of 9.38% and a net margin of 27.66%. View Washington Federal's earnings history.

Washington Federal announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, April 28th. Investors 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.54%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 7th. View Washington Federal's dividend history.

1 brokers have issued 12 month target prices for Washington Federal's stock. Their forecasts range from $36.00 to $36.00. On average, they expect Washington Federal's stock price to reach $36.00 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 44.9% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Washington Federal.

Media headlines about WAFD stock have trended neutral this week, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. The research group ranks the sentiment of news coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Washington Federal earned a daily sentiment score of 0.2 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media stories about the bank a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the immediate future. View the latest news about Washington Federal.

Washington Federal saw a decrease in short interest in June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 2,200,000 shares, a decrease of 7.9% from the June 15th total of 2,390,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 503,200 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 4.4 days. Currently, 3.0% of the shares of the company are sold short. 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 institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Dalton Greiner Hartman Maher & Co. (0.54%) and Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (0.04%). 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 acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Envestnet Asset Management Inc., and Dalton Greiner Hartman Maher & Co.. 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 $24.84.

Washington Federal has a market capitalization of $1.93 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]