WaFd, Inc (NASDAQ:WAFD - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for shares of WaFd in a report released on Monday, February 17th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the bank will post earnings of $0.60 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.62. The consensus estimate for WaFd's current full-year earnings is $2.56 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for WaFd's Q3 2025 earnings at $0.64 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.70 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $2.57 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.73 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.76 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.73 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.70 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $2.92 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.74 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $3.04 EPS.
Several other equities analysts have also issued reports on WAFD. StockNews.com upgraded shares of WaFd from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Tuesday, November 12th. Piper Sandler lowered their price objective on WaFd from $37.00 to $31.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, January 21st. Stephens reissued an "equal weight" rating and issued a $38.00 target price on shares of WaFd in a research note on Friday, January 17th. DA Davidson downgraded WaFd from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating and reduced their price target for the company from $35.00 to $32.00 in a report on Thursday, February 6th. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods dropped their price target on shares of WaFd from $42.00 to $34.00 and set a "market perform" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, January 21st. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $33.75.
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WaFd Stock Down 2.0 %
NASDAQ WAFD traded down $0.60 during trading hours on Wednesday, reaching $29.26. 537,826 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 516,786. WaFd has a 52-week low of $25.78 and a 52-week high of $38.62. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.05, a current ratio of 1.04 and a quick ratio of 1.04. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $31.09 and a 200 day simple moving average of $33.91. The firm has a market cap of $2.39 billion, a PE ratio of 13.48 and a beta of 0.85.
WaFd Increases Dividend
The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 7th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 21st will be issued a $0.27 dividend. This is a positive change from WaFd's previous quarterly dividend of $0.26. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 21st. This represents a $1.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.69%. WaFd's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 47.93%.
Institutional Inflows and Outflows
A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of WAFD. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC raised its position in WaFd by 42.8% in the 4th quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 225,602 shares of the bank's stock worth $7,273,000 after buying an additional 67,640 shares during the last quarter. Systematic Financial Management LP grew its stake in shares of WaFd by 5.2% in the fourth quarter. Systematic Financial Management LP now owns 1,506,368 shares of the bank's stock worth $48,565,000 after acquiring an additional 73,845 shares during the period. Rafferty Asset Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of WaFd by 18.7% during the fourth quarter. Rafferty Asset Management LLC now owns 107,324 shares of the bank's stock valued at $3,460,000 after purchasing an additional 16,942 shares during the last quarter. Millennium Management LLC bought a new position in WaFd during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $950,000. Finally, MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. boosted its holdings in WaFd by 4.0% in the fourth quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 38,002 shares of the bank's stock worth $1,225,000 after purchasing an additional 1,454 shares during the last quarter. 83.71% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.
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WaFd, Inc operates as the bank holding company for Washington Federal Bank that provides lending, depository, insurance, and other banking services in the United States. The company offers deposit products, including business and personal checking accounts, and term certificates of deposit, as well as money market accounts and passbook savings accounts.
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