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

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$32.27 +0.19 (+0.59%)
(As of 12/24/2024 04:45 PM ET)

About Woori Financial Group Stock (NYSE:WF)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$32.13
$32.39
50-Day Range
$31.83
$36.82
52-Week Range
$27.60
$38.05
Volume
20,273 shs
Average Volume
59,832 shs
Market Capitalization
$7.99 billion
P/E Ratio
4.20
Dividend Yield
3.75%
Price Target
N/A
Consensus Rating
Buy

Company Overview

Woori Financial Group Inc., a financial holding company, operates as a commercial bank that provides a range of financial products and services to individuals, corporations, and small- and medium-sized enterprises in Korea. It operates through Banking, Credit Card, Capital, Investment Banking, and Others segments. The company offers savings, demand, installment, and time deposits; certificates of deposit; repurchase instruments; and working capital, facilities, general purpose household, mortgage, and home equity loans. It also provides 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 offers 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 trust, system software development and maintenance, financing, credit information, securities investment and trading, derivatives trading, trust, asset securitization, investment and international banking, money transfer, and other services. Additionally, the company offers automated telephone, internet, and mobile banking services; and trust management, trustee, and custodian services. Woori Financial Group Inc. was founded in 1899 and is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea.

Woori Financial Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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84th Percentile Overall Score

WF MarketRank™: 

Woori Financial Group scored higher than 84% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 230th out of 936 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Woori Financial Group are expected to grow by 4.31% in the coming year, from $8.59 to $8.96 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Woori Financial Group is 4.20, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 113.18.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Woori Financial Group is 4.20, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 24.94.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Woori Financial Group has a PEG Ratio of 0.34. 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 0.31. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    0.01% 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 0.5, 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 20.09%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Leadership

    Woori Financial Group is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.78%, 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 15.73%. 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 13.50% next year. This indicates that Woori Financial Group will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Woori Financial Group's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    0.01% 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 0.5, 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 20.09%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Woori Financial Group has a news sentiment score of 0.61. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Finance companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Woori Financial Group this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 4 people have searched for WF on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -20% compared to the previous 30 days.
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WF Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Woori Financial Group's stock was trading at $30.22 at the start of the year. Since then, WF shares have increased by 6.8% and is now trading at $32.27.
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Woori Financial Group's top institutional investors include Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. (0.22%), Meritage Portfolio Management (0.07%), Creative Planning (0.06%) and CWA Asset Management Group LLC (0.03%).

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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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Woori Financial Group investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Broadcom (AVGO), Arista Networks (ANET), Jabil (JBL), e.l.f. Beauty (ELF), Meta Platforms (META) and Adobe (ADBE).

Company Calendar

Today
12/26/2024
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Sector
Finance
Industry
Commercial banks, not elsewhere classified
Sub-Industry
Banking
Employees
150
Year Founded
1899

Profitability

Net Income
$1.94 billion
Pretax Margin
14.67%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$12.63 trillion
Cash Flow
$10.48 per share
Book Value
$103.21 per share

Miscellaneous

Free Float
247,531,000
Market Cap
$7.99 billion
Optionable
Not Optionable
Beta
1.07

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This page (NYSE:WF) was last updated on 12/26/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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