NASDAQ:WAFD - Washington Federal Stock Price, News, Headlines & Rumors

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

Washington Federal declared a quarterly dividend on Monday, July 23rd. Investors of record on Friday, August 10th will be given a dividend of $0.18 per share on Friday, August 24th. This represents a $0.72 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.11%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, August 9th. This is a boost from Washington Federal's previous quarterly dividend of $0.17. View Washington Federal's Dividend History.

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

Washington Federal Inc. (NASDAQ:WAFD) announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July, 18th. The bank reported $0.61 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.59 by $0.02. The bank earned $132.30 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $131.70 million. Washington Federal had a net margin of 30.99% and a return on equity of 9.93%. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.49 earnings per share. View Washington Federal's Earnings History.

Washington Federal is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, October, 17th 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Washington Federal.

4 equities research analysts have issued 12 month price objectives for Washington Federal's shares. Their forecasts range from $35.00 to $38.00. On average, they anticipate Washington Federal's share price to reach $36.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 5.4% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets 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." View Analyst Ratings for Washington Federal.

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Media coverage about WAFD stock has trended somewhat positive this week, according to Accern Sentiment Analysis. Accern identifies positive and negative media coverage by analyzing more than twenty million news and blog sources. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Washington Federal earned a coverage optimism score of 0.04 on Accern's scale. They also assigned media coverage about the bank an impact score of 44.35 out of 100, meaning that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the immediate future. View Recent Headlines for Washington Federal.

Washington Federal's stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (14.10%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (8.62%), Frontier Capital Management Co. LLC (2.18%), FMR LLC (2.14%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.40%) and Brown Advisory Inc. (1.30%). 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 FMR LLC, Systematic Financial Management LP, Foundry Partners LLC, Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC, Millennium Management LLC, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP, Bank of Montreal Can and Frontier Capital Management Co. LLC. 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., Bank of America Corp DE, Federated Investors Inc. PA, Dalton Greiner Hartman Maher & Co., American Century Companies Inc., Brown Advisory Inc., Renaissance Technologies LLC and Citadel Advisors LLC. 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 $34.15.

Washington Federal has a market capitalization of $2.79 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]