WaFd (WAFDP) Competitors $17.00 +0.09 (+0.53%) Closing price 09/15/2025 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$17.32 +0.32 (+1.88%) As of 07:20 AM 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 AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsHeadlinesSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock WAFDP vs. ATLCP, AURCW, BOTJ, BETRW, BWBBP, CIFRW, CCNEP, CMPOW, CNOBP, and CORZZShould you be buying WaFd stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of WaFd include Atlanticus (ATLCP), Aurora Acquisition (AURCW), Bank of the James Financial Group (BOTJ), Better Home & Finance (BETRW), Bridgewater Bancshares (BWBBP), Cipher Mining (CIFRW), CNB Financial (CCNEP), CompoSecure (CMPOW), ConnectOne Bancorp (CNOBP), and Core Scientific (CORZZ). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. WaFd vs. Its Competitors Atlanticus Aurora Acquisition Bank of the James Financial Group Better Home & Finance Bridgewater Bancshares Cipher Mining CNB Financial CompoSecure ConnectOne Bancorp Core Scientific WaFd (NASDAQ:WAFDP) and Atlanticus (NASDAQ:ATLCP) are both financial services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, valuation and media sentiment. Is WAFDP or ATLCP a better dividend stock? WaFd pays an annual dividend of $1.22 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.2%. Atlanticus pays an annual dividend of $1.91 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.8%. Does the media prefer WAFDP or ATLCP? In the previous week, Atlanticus had 2 more articles in the media than WaFd. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Atlanticus and 3 mentions for WaFd. WaFd's average media sentiment score of 0.50 beat Atlanticus' score of 0.38 indicating that WaFd is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment WaFd 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Atlanticus 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Is WAFDP or ATLCP more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets WaFdN/A N/A N/A Atlanticus N/A N/A N/A Which has higher earnings and valuation, WAFDP or ATLCP? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioWaFd$725.85MN/AN/AN/AN/AAtlanticus$342.38MN/AN/AN/AN/A SummaryWaFd and Atlanticus tied by winning 2 of the 4 factors compared between the two stocks. 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Media 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 WAFDP vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricWaFdBanks IndustryFinancial SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket CapN/A$18.11B$6.40B$10.16BDividend Yield9.28%4.24%4.31%4.60%P/E RatioN/A38.411,776.7626.40Price / SalesN/A60.991,346.05175.37Price / CashN/A14.2548.9929.91Price / BookN/A0.712.086.28Net IncomeN/A$16.75B$1.23B$270.38M7 Day Performance-0.99%1.02%0.80%1.89%1 Month Performance4.55%1.07%1.85%6.01%1 Year Performance-9.24%25.60%31.69%25.26% WaFd Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WAFDPWaFdN/A$17.00+0.5%N/A-9.0%$0.00$725.85M0.002,130News CoverageShort Interest ↑ATLCPAtlanticusN/A$23.73-0.3%N/A+7.3%$0.00$342.38M0.00330AURCWAurora AcquisitionN/A$0.20-4.6%N/AN/A$0.00N/A0.001,300Gap DownBOTJBank of the James Financial Group2.0535 of 5 stars$15.490.0%N/A+12.6%$0.00$59.78M9.74160BETRWBetter Home & FinanceN/A$0.20+0.1%N/AN/A$0.00$159.81M0.001,300BWBBPBridgewater BancsharesN/A$20.05+0.8%N/A+1.8%$0.00$123.36M0.00250News CoverageShort Interest ↑CIFRWCipher MiningN/A$2.80+43.6%N/A+314.6%$0.00$158.85M0.0010High Trading VolumeCCNEPCNB FinancialN/A$24.89-0.2%N/A+4.9%$0.00$231.04M0.00760High Trading VolumeCMPOWCompoSecureN/A$10.93-4.0%N/A+314.0%$0.00$267.82M0.00720Positive NewsCNOBPConnectOne BancorpN/A$23.52+0.1%N/A+14.5%$0.00$288.35M0.00520News CoveragePositive NewsShort Interest ↑CORZZCore ScientificN/A$14.54+4.6%N/A+48.6%$0.00$348.43M0.00200 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Atlanticus Competitors Aurora Acquisition Competitors Bank of the James Financial Group Competitors Better Home & Finance Competitors Bridgewater Bancshares Competitors Cipher Mining Competitors CNB Financial Competitors CompoSecure Competitors ConnectOne Bancorp Competitors Core Scientific 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:WAFDP) was last updated on 9/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersNew Biotech Backed by Proven Incubator Now Open to PublicA successful biotech incubator just opened its next chapter - and you're invited to their raise. 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