Waterstone Financial (WSBF) Stock Forecast, Price & News

Waterstone Financial's stock was trading at $17.24 at the beginning of 2023. Since then, WSBF shares have decreased by 35.7% and is now trading at $11.09.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, October 25th 2023.
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Waterstone Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:WSBF) issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July, 25th. The savings and loans company reported $0.20 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.27 by $0.07. The savings and loans company earned $36.20 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $37.70 million. Waterstone Financial had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 3.37% and a net margin of 7.21%.

Waterstone Financial announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, June 29th. Investors of record on Monday, July 10th will be paid a dividend of $0.20 per share on Wednesday, August 2nd. This represents a $0.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 7.21%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, July 7th.
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Waterstone Financial (NASDAQ:WSBF) pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 6.96%. WSBF has a dividend yield higher than 75% of all dividend-paying stocks, making it a leading dividend payer. The dividend payout ratio is 135.59%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable. Based on EPS estimates, WSBF will have a dividend payout ratio of 77.67% in the coming year. This indicates that the company may not be able to sustain their current dividend.
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8 employees have rated Waterstone Financial Chief Executive Officer Douglas Gordon on Glassdoor.com. Douglas Gordon has an approval rating of 76% among the company's employees.

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Waterstone Financial trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "WSBF."

Waterstone Financial's stock is owned by many different institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (8.34%), BlackRock Inc. (7.44%), Renaissance Technologies LLC (6.17%), State Street Corp (2.19%), Geode Capital Management LLC (1.85%) and Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC (1.67%). Insiders that own company stock include Ellen Syburg Bartel, Mark Raymond Gerke, Michael L Hansen, Thomas E Dalum and William F Bruss.
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One share of WSBF stock can currently be purchased for approximately $11.09.

Waterstone Financial (NASDAQ:WSBF) has a market capitalization of $236.19 million and generates $139.93 million in revenue each year. The savings and loans company earns $19.49 million in net income (profit) each year or $0.59 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 742 workers across the globe.

Waterstone Financial's mailing address is 11200 WEST PLANK COURT, WAUWATOSA WI, 53226. The official website for the company is www.wsbonline.com. The savings and loans company can be reached via phone at (414) 761-1000, via email at markgerke@wsbonline.com, or via fax at 414-918-0890.