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. Shareholders 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.05%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 10th. View Washington Federal's Dividend History.

Washington Federal announced that its board has initiated a stock buyback program on Thursday, January 25th 2018, which allows the company to repurchase 5,000,000 shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization allows the company to buy shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are typically a sign that the company's board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

Washington Federal Inc. (NASDAQ:WAFD) posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April, 11th. The bank reported $0.57 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 analysts' expectations 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 business posted $0.47 earnings per share. View Washington Federal's Earnings History.

4 brokerages have issued 12 month target prices for Washington Federal's shares. Their predictions range from $35.00 to $38.00. On average, they anticipate Washington Federal's share price to reach $36.25 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 9.5% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Ratings for Washington Federal.

4 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Washington Federal in the last year. There are currently 4 hold ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold."

Some companies that are related to Washington Federal include Zions Bancorp (ZION), Cullen/Frost Bankers (CFR), CIT Group (CIT), Synovus Financial (SNV), BOK Financial (BOKF), PacWest Bancorp (PACW), Webster Financial (WBS), First Horizon National (FHN), Akbank T.A.S. (AKBTY), Sterling Bancorp (STL), Pinnacle Financial Partners (PNFP), F.N.B. (FNB), TCF Financial (TCF), Valley National Bancorp (VLY) and MB Financial (MBFI).

Media headlines about WAFD stock have trended somewhat positive recently, according to Accern. The research group identifies positive and negative news coverage by analyzing more than 20 million news and blog sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Washington Federal earned a media sentiment score of 0.02 on Accern's scale. They also assigned media coverage about the bank an impact score of 45.15 out of 100, meaning that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near term.

Washington Federal's stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Dalton Greiner Hartman Maher & Co. (0.58%) and Bank of Montreal Can (0.05%). 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 Bank of Montreal Can. View Insider Buying and Selling for Washington Federal.

WAFD stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Dalton Greiner Hartman Maher & Co.. 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 $33.10.

Washington Federal has a market capitalization of $2.77 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]