WaFd (WAFD) Competitors $28.25 -0.31 (-1.09%) Closing price 03/20/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$28.25 0.00 (0.00%) As of 03/20/2025 04:43 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends WAFD vs. MTG, RDN, SMPL, TFSL, WSFS, WD, PFS, AGM, BANC, and NWBIShould you be buying WaFd stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of WaFd include MGIC Investment (MTG), Radian Group (RDN), Simply Good Foods (SMPL), TFS Financial (TFSL), WSFS Financial (WSFS), Walker & Dunlop (WD), Provident Financial Services (PFS), Federal Agricultural Mortgage (AGM), Banc of California (BANC), and Northwest Bancshares (NWBI). These companies are all part of the "thrifts & mortgage finance" industry. WaFd vs. MGIC Investment Radian Group Simply Good Foods TFS Financial WSFS Financial Walker & Dunlop Provident Financial Services Federal Agricultural Mortgage Banc of California Northwest Bancshares WaFd (NASDAQ:WAFD) and MGIC Investment (NYSE:MTG) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, valuation, risk, community ranking, profitability, earnings and analyst recommendations. Is WAFD or MTG more profitable? MGIC Investment has a net margin of 63.18% compared to WaFd's net margin of 12.66%. MGIC Investment's return on equity of 14.86% beat WaFd's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets WaFd12.66% 8.78% 0.82% MGIC Investment 63.18%14.86%11.69% Does the media refer more to WAFD or MTG? In the previous week, MGIC Investment had 5 more articles in the media than WaFd. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for MGIC Investment and 2 mentions for WaFd. WaFd's average media sentiment score of 1.39 beat MGIC Investment's score of 1.12 indicating that WaFd is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment WaFd 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive MGIC Investment 6 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is WAFD or MTG a better dividend stock? WaFd pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. MGIC Investment pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. WaFd pays out 49.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. MGIC Investment pays out 17.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Does the MarketBeat Community favor WAFD or MTG? MGIC Investment received 268 more outperform votes than WaFd when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.39% of users gave MGIC Investment an outperform vote while only 48.11% of users gave WaFd an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformWaFdOutperform Votes21648.11% Underperform Votes23351.89% MGIC InvestmentOutperform Votes48466.39% Underperform Votes24533.61% Which has better valuation and earnings, WAFD or MTG? MGIC Investment has higher revenue and earnings than WaFd. MGIC Investment is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than WaFd, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioWaFd$725.16M3.18$200.04M$2.1713.02MGIC Investment$1.21B4.76$762.99M$2.908.17 Do analysts prefer WAFD or MTG? WaFd currently has a consensus target price of $33.75, suggesting a potential upside of 19.47%. MGIC Investment has a consensus target price of $26.75, suggesting a potential upside of 12.94%. Given WaFd's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe WaFd is more favorable than MGIC Investment.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score WaFd 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00MGIC Investment 1 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.13 Which has more volatility & risk, WAFD or MTG? WaFd has a beta of 0.83, suggesting that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MGIC Investment has a beta of 1.28, suggesting that its share price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals and insiders believe in WAFD or MTG? 83.7% of WaFd shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.6% of MGIC Investment shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of WaFd shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of MGIC Investment shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. SummaryMGIC Investment beats WaFd on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get WaFd News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for WAFD and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart WAFD vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricWaFdNational commercial banks IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$2.30B$22.38B$11.40B$8.09BDividend Yield3.89%3.45%5.71%4.08%P/E Ratio13.0212.5424.1718.97Price / Sales3.182.8825.6189.86Price / Cash6.5011.1617.6234.64Price / Book0.851.172.784.35Net Income$200.04M$2.17B$1.03B$246.92M7 Day Performance0.04%0.69%0.89%1.37%1 Month Performance-3.45%-3.75%524.89%-6.51%1 Year Performance-1.60%16.49%557.05%3.35% WaFd Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WAFDWaFd4.5642 of 5 stars$28.25-1.1%$33.75+19.5%-0.1%$2.30B$725.16M13.022,130Positive NewsMTGMGIC Investment3.5782 of 5 stars$23.24-2.3%$26.75+15.1%+7.9%$5.64B$1.21B8.01680Short Interest ↑Positive NewsRDNRadian Group3.0032 of 5 stars$32.00-0.2%$36.80+15.0%-2.5%$4.64B$1.29B8.141,100Positive NewsSMPLSimply Good Foods2.6117 of 5 stars$36.09-1.2%$40.22+11.4%-0.5%$3.65B$1.36B25.60260News CoveragePositive NewsTFSLTFS Financial3.324 of 5 stars$12.30-2.7%$14.50+17.9%-2.2%$3.45B$302.58M43.931,000Positive NewsWSFSWSFS Financial4.7455 of 5 stars$50.54-3.7%$64.75+28.1%+18.4%$2.96B$1.04B11.432,160Positive NewsWDWalker & Dunlop2.4845 of 5 stars$86.44-1.4%$107.50+24.4%-7.0%$2.92B$1.13B27.101,326High Trading VolumePFSProvident Financial Services4.5001 of 5 stars$16.48-4.2%$24.00+45.6%+13.1%$2.15B$694.73M15.701,150Positive NewsAGMFederal Agricultural Mortgage4.6122 of 5 stars$192.35-4.2%$230.00+19.6%+0.1%$2.10B$375.18M11.69160Positive NewsBANCBanc of California4.7884 of 5 stars$12.97-6.1%$18.18+40.2%-3.9%$2.06B$985.89M23.152,304News CoveragePositive NewsNWBINorthwest Bancshares2.8666 of 5 stars$11.99-1.4%$12.50+4.3%+6.1%$1.53B$520.47M15.182,165 Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies MTG Competitors RDN Competitors SMPL Competitors TFSL Competitors WSFS Competitors WD Competitors PFS Competitors AGM Competitors BANC Competitors NWBI Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:WAFD) was last updated on 3/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersYour Wealth is Under AttackPlease don't wait—this is your moment to take action. 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