WaFd (WAFD) Competitors $28.65 -0.17 (-0.59%) As of 03/25/2025 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock WAFD vs. MTG, RDN, SMPL, TFSL, WSFS, WD, BANC, PFS, AGM, and NWBIShould you be buying WaFd stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of WaFd include MGIC Investment (MTG), Radian Group (RDN), Simply Good Foods (SMPL), TFS Financial (TFSL), WSFS Financial (WSFS), Walker & Dunlop (WD), Banc of California (BANC), Provident Financial Services (PFS), Federal Agricultural Mortgage (AGM), and Northwest Bancshares (NWBI). These companies are all part of the "thrifts & mortgage finance" industry. WaFd vs. MGIC Investment Radian Group Simply Good Foods TFS Financial WSFS Financial Walker & Dunlop Banc of California Provident Financial Services Federal Agricultural Mortgage Northwest Bancshares MGIC Investment (NYSE:MTG) and WaFd (NASDAQ:WAFD) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, community ranking, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, risk, valuation, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations. Do analysts prefer MTG or WAFD? MGIC Investment currently has a consensus target price of $26.75, indicating a potential upside of 10.08%. WaFd has a consensus target price of $33.75, indicating a potential upside of 17.80%. Given WaFd's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe WaFd is more favorable than MGIC Investment.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score MGIC Investment 1 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.13WaFd 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Does the media favor MTG or WAFD? In the previous week, MGIC Investment had 3 more articles in the media than WaFd. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for MGIC Investment and 5 mentions for WaFd. WaFd's average media sentiment score of 1.42 beat MGIC Investment's score of 1.25 indicating that WaFd is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment MGIC Investment 7 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive WaFd 3 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Does the MarketBeat Community prefer MTG or WAFD? MGIC Investment received 268 more outperform votes than WaFd when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.39% of users gave MGIC Investment an outperform vote while only 48.11% of users gave WaFd an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformMGIC InvestmentOutperform Votes48466.39% Underperform Votes24533.61% WaFdOutperform Votes21648.11% Underperform Votes23351.89% Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in MTG or WAFD? 95.6% of MGIC Investment shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.7% of WaFd shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of MGIC Investment shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of WaFd shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is MTG or WAFD more profitable? MGIC Investment has a net margin of 63.18% compared to WaFd's net margin of 12.66%. MGIC Investment's return on equity of 14.86% beat WaFd's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets MGIC Investment63.18% 14.86% 11.69% WaFd 12.66%8.78%0.82% Which has stronger earnings and valuation, MTG or WAFD? MGIC Investment has higher revenue and earnings than WaFd. MGIC Investment is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than WaFd, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioMGIC Investment$1.21B4.88$762.99M$2.908.38WaFd$725.16M3.22$200.04M$2.1713.20 Is MTG or WAFD a better dividend stock? MGIC Investment pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. WaFd pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. MGIC Investment pays out 17.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. WaFd pays out 49.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Which has more risk & volatility, MTG or WAFD? MGIC Investment has a beta of 1.28, indicating that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, WaFd has a beta of 0.83, indicating that its stock price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryMGIC Investment beats WaFd on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get WaFd News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for WAFD and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart WAFD vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricWaFdNational commercial banks IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$2.34B$22.84B$11.48B$8.30BDividend Yield3.78%3.40%5.57%4.02%P/E Ratio13.2012.6122.8719.25Price / Sales3.222.9125.7294.10Price / Cash6.5011.1617.6134.64Price / Book0.861.192.804.46Net Income$200.04M$2.17B$1.03B$247.07M7 Day Performance0.32%0.46%1.17%1.77%1 Month Performance-2.32%-2.90%496.64%-3.31%1 Year Performance4.41%19.27%540.12%5.26% WaFd Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WAFDWaFd4.6175 of 5 stars$28.65-0.6%$33.75+17.8%+3.3%$2.34B$725.16M13.202,130Positive NewsMTGMGIC Investment3.577 of 5 stars$23.04-0.2%$26.75+16.1%+11.2%$5.59B$1.21B7.95680Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeRDNRadian Group2.7607 of 5 stars$31.52+0.0%$36.80+16.8%0.0%$4.57B$1.29B8.021,100Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeSMPLSimply Good Foods2.6986 of 5 stars$34.45-0.2%$40.22+16.8%+0.0%$3.48B$1.36B24.43260Analyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsTFSLTFS Financial3.3019 of 5 stars$12.34+0.2%$14.50+17.5%-0.9%$3.47B$302.58M44.071,000Positive NewsWSFSWSFS Financial4.4888 of 5 stars$52.06+0.1%$64.75+24.4%+22.0%$3.05B$1.04B11.782,160Positive NewsWDWalker & Dunlop2.2769 of 5 stars$87.99+0.9%$107.50+22.2%-8.3%$2.97B$1.13B27.581,326BANCBanc of California4.4683 of 5 stars$14.22+1.8%$18.18+27.9%-1.0%$2.26B$985.89M25.38680Gap UpPFSProvident Financial Services4.5217 of 5 stars$17.08-0.4%$24.00+40.5%+16.8%$2.23B$694.73M16.261,150Positive NewsAGMFederal Agricultural Mortgage4.414 of 5 stars$194.39-0.4%$230.00+18.3%+2.1%$2.12B$375.18M11.82160Positive NewsNWBINorthwest Bancshares3.2502 of 5 stars$12.11-0.6%$12.50+3.2%+8.0%$1.54B$520.47M15.332,165 Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies MTG Competitors RDN Competitors SMPL Competitors TFSL Competitors WSFS Competitors WD Competitors BANC Competitors PFS Competitors AGM Competitors NWBI Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:WAFD) was last updated on 3/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersDOGE could send 6 AI stocks through the roofStay alert for Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency's next move … Expect an announcement f...Weiss Ratings | SponsoredNew “Trump” currency proposed in DCAccording to one of the most connected men in Washington… A surprising new bill was just introduced in Wash...Paradigm Press | SponsoredThe Dirty Secret About Gold Mining Stocks...Here's something most gold analysts won't tell you: 90% of gold mining companies actually destroy sharehold...Golden Portfolio | SponsoredDOGE officially begins retirement transformationElon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency ("DOGE") just announced the first-ever "fully digital retireme...Altimetry | SponsoredCollect $7k per month from Tesla’s SECRET dividendTesla doesn't pay a traditional dividend.... 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