Washington Federal Stock Forecast, Price & News

1 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Washington Federal in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "hold" Washington Federal stock. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in WAFD, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
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Washington Federal is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, October 13th 2021.
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Washington Federal, Inc. (NASDAQ:WAFD) posted its earnings results on Monday, July, 12th. The bank reported $0.61 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.51 by $0.10. The bank had revenue of $141.82 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $136.97 million. Washington Federal had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 8.13% and a net margin of 25.80%. Washington Federal's revenue was up 8.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.46 EPS.
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Washington Federal's stock was trading at $26.07 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 (Coronavirus) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, WAFD stock has increased by 21.9% and is now trading at $31.79.
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Washington Federal declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, April 28th. Investors of record on Friday, May 7th will be given a dividend of $0.23 per share on Friday, May 21st. This represents a $0.92 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.89%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 6th.
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Washington Federal pays an annual dividend of $0.92 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 2.88%. Washington Federal does not yet have a strong track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio of Washington Federal is 46.00%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, Washington Federal will have a dividend payout ratio of 36.65% next year. This indicates that Washington Federal will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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1 analysts have issued 12 month price objectives for Washington Federal's stock. Their forecasts range from $22.00 to $22.00. On average, they expect Washington Federal's share price to reach $22.00 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 30.8%.
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112 employees have rated Washington Federal CEO Brent Beardall on Glassdoor.com. Brent Beardall has an approval rating of 85% among Washington Federal's employees.

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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 retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include New Mexico Educational Retirement Board (0.02%) and State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.02%). Company insiders that own Washington Federal stock include Brent J Beardall, Cory D Stewart, Mark Tabbutt, Michael D Mulholland, 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 State of Alaska Department of Revenue.
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WAFD stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including New Mexico Educational Retirement Board. 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 WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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One share of WAFD stock can currently be purchased for approximately $31.79.

Washington Federal has a market capitalization of $2.30 billion and generates $708.22 million in revenue each year. The bank earns $173.44 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.00 on an earnings per share basis.

Washington Federal employs 2,080 workers across the globe.

The official website for Washington Federal is www.washingtonfederal.com.

Washington Federal is headquartered at 425 PIKE STREET, SEATTLE WA, 98101.

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]