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WaFd (WAFDP) Competitors

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$16.19 -0.16 (-0.98%)
Closing price 05/19/2026 04:00 PM Eastern
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$16.18 -0.02 (-0.09%)
As of 05/19/2026 04:04 PM Eastern
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WAFDP vs. ATLCP, AURCW, BETRW, BWBBP, and CCNEP

Should you buy WaFd stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares WaFd with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with WaFd include Atlanticus (ATLCP), Aurora Acquisition (AURCW), Better Home & Finance (BETRW), Bridgewater Bancshares (BWBBP), and CNB Financial (CCNEP). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry.

How does WaFd compare to Atlanticus?

WaFd (NASDAQ:WAFDP) and Atlanticus (NASDAQ:ATLCP) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, dividends and valuation.

WaFd pays an annual dividend of $1.22 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.5%. Atlanticus pays an annual dividend of $1.91 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.9%.

In the previous week, WaFd had 2 more articles in the media than Atlanticus. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for WaFd and 0 mentions for Atlanticus. WaFd's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Atlanticus' score of 0.00 indicating that WaFd is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
WaFd Positive
Atlanticus Neutral

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
WaFd$762.89MN/AN/AN/AN/A
Atlanticus$461.84MN/AN/AN/AN/A

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
WaFdN/A N/A N/A
Atlanticus N/A N/A N/A

Summary

WaFd beats Atlanticus on 3 of the 4 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does WaFd compare to Aurora Acquisition?

WaFd (NASDAQ:WAFDP) and Aurora Acquisition (NASDAQ:AURCW) are both banking companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation and institutional ownership.

In the previous week, WaFd had 2 more articles in the media than Aurora Acquisition. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for WaFd and 0 mentions for Aurora Acquisition. WaFd's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Aurora Acquisition's score of -0.39 indicating that WaFd is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
WaFd Positive
Aurora Acquisition Neutral

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
WaFdN/A N/A N/A
Aurora Acquisition N/A N/A N/A

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
WaFd$762.89MN/AN/AN/AN/A
Aurora AcquisitionN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

Summary

WaFd beats Aurora Acquisition on 3 of the 3 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does WaFd compare to Better Home & Finance?

Better Home & Finance (NASDAQ:BETRW) and WaFd (NASDAQ:WAFDP) are both financial services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and risk.

In the previous week, WaFd had 2 more articles in the media than Better Home & Finance. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for WaFd and 0 mentions for Better Home & Finance. WaFd's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Better Home & Finance's score of 0.00 indicating that WaFd is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Better Home & Finance Neutral
WaFd Positive

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Better Home & FinanceN/A N/A N/A
WaFd N/A N/A N/A

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Better Home & Finance$227.88MN/AN/AN/AN/A
WaFd$762.89MN/AN/AN/AN/A

Summary

WaFd beats Better Home & Finance on 3 of the 3 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does WaFd compare to Bridgewater Bancshares?

WaFd (NASDAQ:WAFDP) and Bridgewater Bancshares (NASDAQ:BWBBP) are both financial services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, dividends and analyst recommendations.

WaFd pays an annual dividend of $1.22 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.5%. Bridgewater Bancshares pays an annual dividend of $1.47 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.4%.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
WaFd$762.89MN/AN/AN/AN/A
Bridgewater Bancshares$156.19MN/AN/AN/AN/A

In the previous week, WaFd had 1 more articles in the media than Bridgewater Bancshares. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for WaFd and 1 mentions for Bridgewater Bancshares. WaFd's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Bridgewater Bancshares' score of 0.00 indicating that WaFd is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
WaFd
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Bridgewater Bancshares
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
WaFdN/A N/A N/A
Bridgewater Bancshares N/A N/A N/A

Summary

WaFd beats Bridgewater Bancshares on 4 of the 4 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does WaFd compare to CNB Financial?

WaFd (NASDAQ:WAFDP) and CNB Financial (NASDAQ:CCNEP) are both financial services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, risk, valuation and profitability.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
WaFdN/A N/A N/A
CNB Financial N/A N/A N/A

WaFd pays an annual dividend of $1.22 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.5%. CNB Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.78 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.2%.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
WaFd$762.89MN/AN/AN/AN/A
CNB Financial$303.05MN/AN/AN/AN/A

In the previous week, WaFd had 2 more articles in the media than CNB Financial. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for WaFd and 0 mentions for CNB Financial. WaFd's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat CNB Financial's score of 0.00 indicating that WaFd is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
WaFd Positive
CNB Financial Neutral

Summary

WaFd beats CNB Financial on 4 of the 4 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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WAFDP vs. The Competition

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MetricWaFdBanks IndustryFinancial SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market CapN/A$23.75B$5.78B$12.23B
Dividend Yield9.28%4.30%5.25%5.32%
P/E RatioN/A14.9915.9225.05
Price / SalesN/A67.25989.7872.69
Price / CashN/A15.0189.1854.25
Price / BookN/A0.756.526.83
Net IncomeN/A$16.02B$1.15B$335.69M
7 Day Performance-2.59%-0.19%-0.23%-2.15%
1 Month Performance-2.65%0.41%0.36%-2.47%
1 Year Performance-1.28%28.09%18.28%27.13%

WaFd Competitors List

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CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
WAFDP
WaFd
N/A$16.19
-1.0%		N/A-1.8%$0.00$762.89MN/A2,130
ATLCP
Atlanticus
N/A$23.86
+0.8%		N/A+4.6%$0.00$402.60MN/A330
AURCW
Aurora Acquisition
N/A$0.27
0.0%		N/AN/A$0.00N/AN/A1,300
BETRW
Better Home & Finance
N/A$0.24
-7.6%		N/A+77.0%$0.00$206.90MN/A1,300
BWBBP
Bridgewater Bancshares
N/A$19.89
-0.3%		N/A+6.0%$0.00$156.19MN/A250

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This page (NASDAQ:WAFDP) was last updated on 5/20/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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