Washington Federal Stock Forecast, Price & News

Washington Federal's stock was trading at $26.07 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, WAFD stock has decreased by 14.2% and is now trading at $22.37.
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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) released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July, 22nd. The bank reported $0.46 EPS for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.38 by $0.08. The bank earned $130.65 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate 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 declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, July 28th. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 7th will be given a dividend of $0.22 per share on Friday, August 21st. This represents a $0.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.93%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, August 6th.
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2 brokers have issued 12-month price objectives 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 37.5% from the stock's current price.
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Washington Federal saw a drop in short interest in August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 2,000,000 shares, a drop of 15.6% from the August 15th total of 2,370,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 446,300 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 4.5 days. Approximately 2.7% of the shares of the company are short sold.
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Washington Federal trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "WAFD."

Washington Federal's stock is owned by many different institutional and retail 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%), Principal Financial Group Inc. (1.66%) and Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. (1.37%). 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, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc., Marshall Wace North America L.P., and First Trust Advisors LP.
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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., Principal Financial Group Inc., Nuveen Asset Management LLC, Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Balyasny Asset Management LLC, Man Group plc, and SG Americas Securities LLC. 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 $22.37.

Washington Federal has a market capitalization of $1.69 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]