WaFd (WAFD) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

WaFd, Inc. (NASDAQ: WAFD), formerly known as Washington Federal, is the holding company for WaFd Bank, a regional financial institution serving individuals, families, businesses and commercial real estate customers. The bank provides deposit accounts, residential and commercial real estate lending, consumer loans, business banking, treasury management and online and mobile banking services.

Founded in 1917, WaFd began as a savings and loan institution in Seattle and has expanded into a full-service regional bank. Its operations primarily serve communities across the western United States, including Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Utah, Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico and Texas, with additional reach developed through strategic expansion.

WaFd Bank serves customers through a network of branches and digital banking platforms, while its commercial banking activities include financing for businesses, multifamily properties and other commercial real estate projects. Brent J. Beardall serves as the company's president and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $33.72 to $34.45
• 50-Day Range: $33.85 to $39.32
• 52-Week Range: $26.31 to $39.49
• Volume: 1.00 million shs
• Average Volume: 657,965 shs
• Market Capitalization: $2.51 billion
• P/E Ratio: 10.69
• Dividend Yield: 3.19%
• Price Target: $36.25
• Consensus Rating: Hold

WaFd Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

WaFd scored higher than 69% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 430th out of 851 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

WaFd has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.20, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for WaFd is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

WaFd has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 7.12%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for WaFd are expected to grow by 7.12% in the coming year, from $3.23 to $3.46 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of WaFd is 10.69, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.17.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of WaFd is 10.69, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 25.67.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

WaFd has a P/B Ratio of 0.97. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

5.25% of the float of WaFd has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

WaFd has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 9.76.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in WaFd has recently decreased by 4.46%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

WaFd pays a meaningful dividend of 3.19%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

WaFd has only been increasing its dividend for 2 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of WaFd is 34.07%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, WaFd will have a dividend payout ratio of 31.21% next year. This indicates that WaFd will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.61

News Sentiment

WaFd has a news sentiment score of 0.61. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.87 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 18 news articles for WaFd this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

1 people have searched for WAFD on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, WaFd insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

1.49% of the stock of WaFd is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

83.71% of the stock of WaFd is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/17/2026
• Record date for 9/4 Dividend: 8/21/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/4 Dividend: 8/21/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/04/2026
• Today: 9/12/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 9/30/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/15/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Banks
• Sub-Industry: Regional Banks
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:WAFD
• CIK: 936528
• Web: www.wafdbank.com
• Phone: (206) 624-7930
• Fax: 206-626-8520
• Employees: 2,037
• Year Founded: 1917

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for WaFd: $36.25
• High Price Target: $38.00
• Low Price Target: $34.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +7.0%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.20
• Research Coverage: 5 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $3.17
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 10.69
• Forward P/E Ratio: 10.49
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $226.07 million
• Net Margins: 18.47%
• Pretax Margin: 23.63%
• Return on Equity: 8.98%
• Return on Assets: 0.89%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.20
• Current Ratio: 0.98
• Quick Ratio: 0.98

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $782.48 million
• Price / Sales: 3.20
• Cash Flow: $3.06 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 11.06
• Book Value: $34.77 per share
• Price / Book: 0.97

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 73,995,000
• Free Float: 72,892,000
• Market Cap: $2.51 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.83