Positive News SentimentPositive NewsNASDAQ:HFWA Heritage Financial (HFWA) Stock Price, News & Analysis $24.15 -0.08 (-0.33%) Closing price 02/21/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$24.15 0.00 (0.00%) As of 02/21/2025 04:05 PM 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 Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends About Heritage Financial Stock (NASDAQ:HFWA) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Get Heritage Financial alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$23.81▼$24.6450-Day Range$23.08▼$26.4852-Week Range$16.55▼$27.58Volume332,425 shsAverage Volume192,185 shsMarket Capitalization$824.72 millionP/E Ratio19.48Dividend Yield3.98%Price Target$25.67Consensus RatingHold Company OverviewHeritage Financial Corporation operates as the bank holding company for Heritage Bank that provides various financial services to small and medium sized businesses and individuals in the United States. It accepts various deposit products, such as noninterest demand deposits, interest bearing demand deposits, money market accounts, savings accounts, personal checking accounts, and certificates of deposit. The company's loan portfolio includes commercial and industrial loans, owner-occupied and non-owner occupied commercial real estate loans, one-to-four family residential loans, real estate construction and land development loans, consumer loans, commercial business loans, lines of credit, term equipment financing, and term real estate loans, as well as commercial business loans to a range of businesses in industries that include real estate and rental and leasing, healthcare, accommodation and food services, retail trade, and construction. It also originates loans that are guaranteed by the U.S. Small Business Administration; and provides objective advice from trusted advisers. The company was formerly known as Heritage Financial Corporation, M.H.C. and changed its name to Heritage Financial Corporation in 1998. Heritage Financial Corporation was founded in 1927 and is headquartered in Olympia, Washington.Read More… Heritage Financial Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks83rd Percentile Overall ScoreHFWA MarketRank™: Heritage Financial scored higher than 83% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 247th out of 932 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion1.2 / 5Analyst RatingHold Consensus RatingHeritage Financial has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.33, and is based on 1 buy rating, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Amount of Analyst CoverageHeritage Financial has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.Read more about Heritage Financial's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation3.1 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth9.09% Earnings GrowthEarnings for Heritage Financial are expected to grow by 9.09% in the coming year, from $2.09 to $2.28 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Heritage Financial is 19.48, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 22.61.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Heritage Financial is 19.48, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 23.28.Price to Book Value per Share RatioHeritage Financial has a P/B Ratio of 0.96. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.Read more about Heritage Financial's valuation and earnings. Short Interest5.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted1.71% of the float of Heritage Financial has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverHeritage Financial has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Heritage Financial has recently decreased by 11.19%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. Dividend4.2 / 5Dividend StrengthStrong Dividend LeadershipHeritage Financial is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.94%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.Dividend GrowthHeritage Financial has been increasing its dividend for 14 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Heritage Financial is 77.42%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, Heritage Financial will have a dividend payout ratio of 42.11% next year. This indicates that Heritage Financial will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.Read more about Heritage Financial's dividend. Sustainability and ESGN/AEnvironmental ScoreN/A Percentage of Shares Shorted1.71% of the float of Heritage Financial has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverHeritage Financial has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Heritage Financial has recently decreased by 11.19%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. News and Social Media3.8 / 5News SentimentN/A News SentimentHeritage Financial has a news sentiment score of 1.77. 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 0.89 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Heritage Financial this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.Search Interest1 people have searched for HFWA on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. MarketBeat Follows4 people have added Heritage Financial to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. Company Ownership2.5 / 5Insider TradingSelling Shares Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Heritage Financial insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $101,720.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 1.80% of the stock of Heritage Financial is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions78.30% of the stock of Heritage Financial is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.Read more about Heritage Financial's insider trading history. Receive HFWA Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Heritage Financial and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address HFWA Stock News HeadlinesPRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC Increases Stake in Heritage Financial CorpFebruary 13, 2025 | gurufocus.comHeritage financial director Frederick Rivera sells shares worth $101,722January 27, 2025 | msn.com My 2025 AI BlueprintI first recommended Bitcoin at $300 in 2013 … before it went up 33,645%. Now, I am revealing my 2025 AI Blueprint. And I have something surprising to tell you about it … It doesn't include Nvidia.February 22, 2025 | Weiss Ratings (Ad)Insider Sell: Frederick Rivera Sells 4,000 Shares of Heritage Financial Corp (HFWA)January 27, 2025 | gurufocus.comHeritage Bank Expands Into the Spokane, Washington, MarketJanuary 27, 2025 | prnewswire.comHeritage Financial (NASDAQ:HFWA) Is Increasing Its Dividend To $0.24January 26, 2025 | uk.finance.yahoo.comEarnings call transcript: Heritage Financial Q4 2024 misses EPS forecastJanuary 24, 2025 | msn.comHeritage Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:HFWA) Q4 2024 Earnings Call TranscriptJanuary 24, 2025 | msn.comSee More Headlines HFWA Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have HFWA shares performed this year? Heritage Financial's stock was trading at $24.50 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, HFWA stock has decreased by 1.4% and is now trading at $24.15. View the best growth stocks for 2025 here. How were Heritage Financial's earnings last quarter? Heritage Financial Co. (NASDAQ:HFWA) issued its earnings results on Thursday, January, 23rd. The financial services provider reported $0.51 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.45 by $0.06. Heritage Financial had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 7.17% and a net margin of 13.64%. Who are Heritage Financial's major shareholders? Heritage Financial's top institutional shareholders include Vanguard Group Inc. (7.14%), Jennison Associates LLC (6.46%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (6.06%) and Alliancebernstein L.P. (4.38%). Insiders that own company stock include Brian L Vance, John A Clees, Jeffrey S Lyon, Brian Charneski, Tony Chalfant, Cindy M Huntley and Frederick B Rivera. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of Heritage Financial? Shares of HFWA 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. What other stocks do shareholders of Heritage Financial own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Heritage Financial investors own include American Water Works (AWK), Waste Connections (WCN), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH), AUO (AUOTY), The RMR Group (RMR), iShares Micro-Cap ETF (IWC) and Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR). Company Calendar Last Earnings1/23/2025Ex-Dividend for 2/20 Dividend2/06/2025Dividend Payable2/20/2025Today2/21/2025Next Earnings (Estimated)4/24/2025Fiscal Year End12/31/2025Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNASDAQ SectorFinance Industry Savings institutions, except federal Sub-IndustryRegional Banks Current SymbolNASDAQ:HFWA CUSIP42722X10 CIK1046025 Webwww.hf-wa.com Phone(360) 943-1500Fax360-352-0864Employees830Year Founded1927Price Target and Rating Average Stock Price Target$25.67 High Stock Price Target$28.00 Low Stock Price Target$23.00 Potential Upside/Downside+6.3%Consensus RatingHold Rating Score (0-4)2.33 Research Coverage3 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$1.24 Trailing P/E Ratio19.48 Forward P/E Ratio11.56 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$43.26 million Net Margins13.64% Pretax Margin16.48% Return on Equity7.17% Return on Assets0.87% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.47 Current Ratio0.84 Quick Ratio0.82 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$216.84 million Price / Sales3.80 Cash Flow$1.92 per share Price / Cash Flow12.56 Book Value$25.28 per share Price / Book0.96Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares34,154,000Free Float33,539,000Market Cap$824.82 million OptionableOptionable Beta0.56 Social Links 10 Best Stocks to Own in 2025Enter your email address and we'll send you MarketBeat's list of the 10 best stocks to own in 2025 and why they should be in your portfolio. 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