Should I buy or sell Woori Financial Group stock right now?

1 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Woori Financial Group in the last year. There are currently 1 buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "buy" WF shares. View WF analyst ratings or view top-rated stocks .

How have WF shares performed in 2024?

Woori Financial Group's stock was trading at $30.22 at the start of the year. Since then, WF shares have decreased by 4.6% and is now trading at $28.83. View the best growth stocks for 2024 here .

Are investors shorting Woori Financial Group?

Woori Financial Group saw a decline in short interest in the month of March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 115,500 shares, a decline of 19.3% from the March 15th total of 143,100 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 51,800 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.2 days. View Woori Financial Group's Short Interest .

When is Woori Financial Group's next earnings date?

The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, May 21st 2024. View our WF earnings forecast .

How were Woori Financial Group's earnings last quarter?

Woori Financial Group Inc. (NYSE:WF) announced its earnings results on Thursday, February, 29th. The bank reported $0.06 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.94 by $0.88. The bank had revenue of $2.13 billion for the quarter. Woori Financial Group had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 7.31% and a net margin of 10.81%.

How often does Woori Financial Group pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Woori Financial Group?

Woori Financial Group announced an annual dividend on Tuesday, February 6th. Stockholders of record on Monday, April 1st will be paid a dividend of $1.1918 per share on Thursday, March 28th. This represents a yield of 5.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 28th. Read our dividend analysis for WF .

Is Woori Financial Group a good dividend stock?

Woori Financial Group (NYSE:WF) pays an annual dividend of $4.68 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 16.14%. WF has a dividend yield higher than 75% of all dividend-paying stocks, making it a leading dividend payer. The dividend payout ratio is 62.73%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, WF will have a dividend payout ratio of 51.94% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend. Read our dividend analysis for WF .

What is Pal-Seung Lee's approval rating as Woori Financial Group's CEO?

1 employees have rated Woori Financial Group Chief Executive Officer Pal-Seung Lee on Glassdoor.com . Pal-Seung Lee has an approval rating of 100% among the company's employees. This puts Pal-Seung Lee in the top 10% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies.

What other stocks do shareholders of Woori Financial Group own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Woori Financial Group investors own include Boeing (BA) , Walt Disney (DIS) , Pfizer (PFE) , Verizon Communications (VZ) , Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) , Carnival Co. & (CCL) , GSK (GSK) , United Airlines (UAL) , Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE) and Chevron (CVX) .

Who are Woori Financial Group's major shareholders?

Woori Financial Group's stock is owned by a number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Ballentine Partners LLC (0.01%), DGS Capital Management LLC (0.01%) and GAMMA Investing LLC (0.00%).

How do I buy shares of Woori Financial Group?

Shares of WF stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. Compare Top Brokerages Here .

NYSE:WF

Woori Financial Group (WF) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$28.88

-0.32 (-1.10%)

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Today's Range: $28.81
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$29.10
50-Day Range: $29.02
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$35.70
52-Week Range: $24.94
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$36.17

Volume: 19,764 shs
Average Volume: 50,610 shs
Market Capitalization: $7.15 billion

P/E Ratio: 3.87
Dividend Yield: 16.20%
Price Target: N/A

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Woori Financial Group MarketRank™ Stock Analysis

Analyst Rating: N/A
Upside/Downside: N/A
Short Interest: Healthy
0.05% of Shares Sold Short
Dividend Strength: Strong
Based on Four Factors
Sustainability: N/A
News Sentiment: 0.79
Based on 4 Articles This Week
Insider Trading: N/A
Proj. Earnings Growth: 12.06%
From $8.04 to $9.01 Per Share

Overall MarketRank^™

New Rank-Based ScoringMarketRank^™ is calculated by averaging available category scores (with extra weight given to analysis and valuation), then ranking the company's weighted average against that of other companies.

4.63 out of 5 stars

Finance Sector

137th out of 878 stocks

Commercial Banks, Not Elsewhere Classified Industry

3rd out of 28 stocks

N/A

Analyst's Opinion

Consensus Rating
There is not enough analysis data for Woori Financial Group.

5.0

Short Interest

Percentage of Shares Shorted
0.05% of the outstanding shares of Woori Financial Group have been sold short.
Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover
Woori Financial Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
Change versus previous month
Short interest in Woori Financial Group has recently decreased by 19.29%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

3.3

Dividend Strength

Dividend Leadership
Woori Financial Group is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 16.14%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.
Dividend Growth
Woori Financial Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth.
Dividend Coverage
The dividend payout ratio of Woori Financial Group is 62.73%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.
Dividend Sustainability
Based on earnings estimates, Woori Financial Group will have a dividend payout ratio of 51.94% next year. This indicates that Woori Financial Group will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

N/A

Sustainability and ESG

Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) Score
There is no current Upright™ data available for WF.

3.2

News and Social Media Coverage

News Sentiment
Woori Financial Group has a news sentiment score of 0.79. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.64 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.
News Coverage This Week
MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for Woori Financial Group this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.
Search Interest
1 people have searched for WF on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

0.0

Company Ownership

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling
In the past three months, Woori Financial Group insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.
Percentage Held by Institutions
Only 17.79% of the stock of Woori Financial Group is held by institutions.

4.4

Earnings and Valuation

Earnings Growth
Earnings for Woori Financial Group are expected to grow by 12.06% in the coming year, from $8.04 to $9.01 per share.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market
The P/E ratio of Woori Financial Group is 3.86, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 132.07.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector
The P/E ratio of Woori Financial Group is 3.86, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 56.57.
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
Woori Financial Group has a PEG Ratio of 0.38. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.
Price to Book Value per Share Ratio
Woori Financial Group has a P/B Ratio of 0.27. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

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About Woori Financial Group Stock (NYSE:WF)

Woori Financial Group Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a commercial bank that provides a range of financial services to individual, business, and institutional customers in Korea. It operates through Banking, Credit Card, Capital, Investment Banking, and Others segments. The company offers savings, demand, and installment deposits; time deposits, certificates of deposit, and repurchase instruments; and working capital, facilities, general purpose household, mortgage, and home equity loans. It also offers debit and credit cards, cash services, card loans, and related services; lease financing; and securities operation, sale of financial instruments, project financing, and other related solutions. In addition, the company provides credit purchase, cash advance, credit card loans, foreign exchange services and dealing, import and export-related services, offshore lending, syndicated loans and foreign currency securities investment, investment trust products, bancassurance, and private equity funds. Further, it is involved in the real estate, system software development and maintenance, financing, credit information, securities investment and trading, derivatives trading, asset securitization, investment and international banking, money transfer, and other service. Additionally, the company offers automated telephone, Internet, and mobile banking services; and trust management, trustee, and custodian service. Woori Financial Group Inc. was founded in 1899 and is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea.

WF Stock Price History

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WF Stock News Headlines

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Woori Financial Group Breaks Below 200-Day Moving Average - Notable for WF

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February 24, 2024 | msn.com

Woori Financial Group Inc. - Depositary Receipt () (WF) Price Target Increased by 16.01% to 35.09

February 13, 2024 | finance.yahoo.com

Woori Financial Group Inc. (NYSE:WF) Q1 2023 Earnings Call Transcript

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January 22, 2024 | finance.yahoo.com

Woori Financial Group Inc. Files Its Annual Report on Form 20-F

January 5, 2024 | stocknews.com

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Woori Financial: Consider International Expansion And M&A

November 11, 2023 | morningstar.com

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Woori Financial: Outlook Is Mixed

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July 17, 2023 | stocknews.com

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July 7, 2023 | msn.com

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May 15, 2023 | msn.com

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April 24, 2023 | markets.businessinsider.com

Bank of America Securities Remains a Hold on Woori Finance Holdings Co (WF)

April 4, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

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March 21, 2023 | seekingalpha.com

Woori Financial: Recent Developments Send Mixed Signals (Rating Downgrade)

February 10, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

Woori Financial Group Inc. (NYSE:WF) Q4 2022 Earnings Call Transcript

January 25, 2023 | seekingalpha.com

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Company Calendar

Ex-Dividend for 2/28 Dividend: 2/28/2024
Dividend Payable: 2/28/2024
Last Earnings: 2/29/2024
Ex-Dividend for 3/28 Dividend: 3/28/2024
Dividend Payable: 3/28/2024
Today: 4/16/2024
Next Earnings (Estimated): 5/21/2024
Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2024

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Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange: NYSE
Sector: Finance
Industry: Commercial banks, not elsewhere classified
Sub-Industry: N/A
Current Symbol: NYSE:WF
CUSIP: N/A
CIK: 1264136
Web: www.wooribank.com
Phone: (222) 125-2337
Fax: 82-0505001-0451
Employees: 97
Year Founded: 1899

Profitability

EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $7.46
Trailing P/E Ratio: 3.88
Forward P/E Ratio: 3.60
P/E Growth: 0.38
Net Income: $2.01 billion
Net Margins: 10.81%
Pretax Margin: 15.10%
Return on Equity: 7.31%
Return on Assets: 0.50%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.93
Current Ratio: 1.05
Quick Ratio: 1.07

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales: $17.78 billion
Price / Sales: 0.40
Cash Flow: $10.80 per share
Price / Cash Flow: 2.68
Book Value: $106.60 per share
Price / Book: 0.27

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares: 247,530,000
Free Float: 247,531,000
Market Cap: $7.16 billion
Optionable: Not Optionable
Beta: 1.04

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Key Executives

Mr. Jong-Yong Yim (Age 65)
President, CEO & Executive Chairman
Mr. Sung-Wook Lee (Age 59)
Senior Executive Vice President of Finance Section
Hong Sung Han
Head of IR
Mr. Hwa Jeon Jae (Age 56)
Deputy MD & Compliance Officer
Mr. Tae-Joong Ha (Age 65)
Executive Vice President of Corporate Banking Business Group
Mr. Chai-Pong Cheong (Age 65)
Executive Vice President of Business Promotion Unit/Retail Banking Business Group
Mr. Su Hyeong Cho
Deputy Executive Vice President of Consumer & Brand Group
Ms. Jong Sook Jeong
Deputy Executive Vice President of Wealth Management Group
Mr. Jong Deuk Kim
Deputy Executive Vice President of Financial Market Business Group
Cheol-soo Kim
Chief of Department

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WF Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Should I buy or sell Woori Financial Group stock right now?: 1 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Woori Financial Group in the last year. There are currently 1 buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "buy" WF shares.
View WF analyst ratings or view top-rated stocks.
How have WF shares performed in 2024?: Woori Financial Group's stock was trading at $30.22 at the start of the year. Since then, WF shares have decreased by 4.6% and is now trading at $28.83.
View the best growth stocks for 2024 here.
Are investors shorting Woori Financial Group?: Woori Financial Group saw a decline in short interest in the month of March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 115,500 shares, a decline of 19.3% from the March 15th total of 143,100 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 51,800 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.2 days.
View Woori Financial Group's Short Interest.
When is Woori Financial Group's next earnings date?: The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, May 21st 2024.
View our WF earnings forecast.
How were Woori Financial Group's earnings last quarter?: Woori Financial Group Inc. (NYSE:WF) announced its earnings results on Thursday, February, 29th. The bank reported $0.06 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.94 by $0.88. The bank had revenue of $2.13 billion for the quarter. Woori Financial Group had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 7.31% and a net margin of 10.81%.
How often does Woori Financial Group pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Woori Financial Group?: Woori Financial Group announced an annual dividend on Tuesday, February 6th. Stockholders of record on Monday, April 1st will be paid a dividend of $1.1918 per share on Thursday, March 28th. This represents a yield of 5.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 28th.
Read our dividend analysis for WF.

Is Woori Financial Group a good dividend stock?: Woori Financial Group (NYSE:WF) pays an annual dividend of $4.68 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 16.14%. WF has a dividend yield higher than 75% of all dividend-paying stocks, making it a leading dividend payer. The dividend payout ratio is 62.73%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, WF will have a dividend payout ratio of 51.94% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
Read our dividend analysis for WF.
What is Pal-Seung Lee's approval rating as Woori Financial Group's CEO?: 1 employees have rated Woori Financial Group Chief Executive Officer Pal-Seung Lee on Glassdoor.com. Pal-Seung Lee has an approval rating of 100% among the company's employees. This puts Pal-Seung Lee in the top 10% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies.
What other stocks do shareholders of Woori Financial Group own?: Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Woori Financial Group investors own include Boeing (BA), Walt Disney (DIS), Pfizer (PFE), Verizon Communications (VZ), Wells Fargo & Company (WFC), Carnival Co. & (CCL), GSK (GSK), United Airlines (UAL), Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE) and Chevron (CVX).
Who are Woori Financial Group's major shareholders?: Woori Financial Group's stock is owned by a number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Ballentine Partners LLC (0.01%), DGS Capital Management LLC (0.01%) and GAMMA Investing LLC (0.00%).
How do I buy shares of Woori Financial Group?: Shares of WF stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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Woori Financial Group (WF) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Woori Financial Group MarketRank™ Stock Analysis

Overall MarketRank™

Analyst's Opinion

Short Interest

Percentage of Shares Shorted

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Change versus previous month

Dividend Strength

Sustainability and ESG

Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) Score

News and Social Media Coverage

News Sentiment

News Coverage This Week

Search Interest

Company Ownership

Earnings and Valuation

About Woori Financial Group Stock (NYSE:WF)

WF Stock Price History

WF Stock News Headlines

Company Calendar

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Profitability

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Miscellaneous

Social Links

Key Executives

Key Competitors

Institutional Ownership

WF Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Overall MarketRank^™