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

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

Washington Federal announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, May 1st. Investors of record on Friday, May 11th will be given 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 2.08%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 10th. View Washington Federal's Dividend History.

Washington Federal announced that its board has approved a stock buyback plan on Thursday, January 25th 2018, which authorizes the company to buyback 5,000,000 shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization authorizes the company to purchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are often an indication that the company's management believes its stock is undervalued.

Washington Federal (NASDAQ:WAFD) posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April, 11th. The bank reported $0.57 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.59 by $0.02. The bank had revenue of $129.89 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $131.87 million. Washington Federal had a return on equity of 9.53% and a net margin of 30.61%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.47 earnings per share. 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 brokerages have issued 1-year price targets 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 year. View Analyst Ratings for Washington Federal.

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Media stories about WAFD stock have been trending somewhat positive on Monday, Accern reports. The research group identifies positive and negative media coverage by analyzing more than twenty million blog and news sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Washington Federal earned a news sentiment score of 0.22 on Accern's scale. They also assigned media headlines about the bank an impact score of 46.40 out of 100, meaning that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the next few days.

Washington Federal's stock is owned by many different of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors 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 purchased 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 $32.70.

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]