WaFd (WAFD) Competitors $29.26 -0.60 (-2.01%) Closing price 02/21/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$29.26 0.00 (0.00%) As of 02/21/2025 04:40 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 Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends WAFD vs. MTG, RDN, TFSL, SMPL, 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), TFS Financial (TFSL), Simply Good Foods (SMPL), 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 TFS Financial Simply Good Foods 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 superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, community ranking, media sentiment and dividends. Does the media prefer MTG or WAFD? In the previous week, MGIC Investment and MGIC Investment both had 7 articles in the media. MGIC Investment's average media sentiment score of 1.04 beat WaFd's score of 0.02 indicating that MGIC Investment is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment MGIC Investment 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive WaFd 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Does the MarketBeat Community believe in 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 48.32% of users gave WaFd an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformMGIC InvestmentOutperform Votes48466.39% Underperform Votes24533.61% WaFdOutperform Votes21648.32% Underperform Votes23151.68% 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 2.2%. WaFd pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. MGIC Investment pays out 17.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. WaFd pays out 47.9% 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. 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 insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of WaFd shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility and risk, MTG or WAFD? MGIC Investment has a beta of 1.29, suggesting that its stock price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, WaFd has a beta of 0.85, suggesting that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate MTG or WAFD? MGIC Investment currently has a consensus target price of $26.75, indicating a potential upside of 11.61%. WaFd has a consensus target price of $33.75, indicating a potential upside of 15.35%. Given WaFd's higher possible 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 Which has preferable earnings and valuation, MTG or WAFD? MGIC Investment has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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$1.21B5.03$762.99M$2.908.26WaFd$1.43B1.67$200.04M$2.1713.48 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% SummaryMGIC Investment beats WaFd on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. 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$2.39B$23.59B$11.61B$8.98BDividend Yield3.46%3.18%5.38%3.85%P/E Ratio13.4813.1524.1318.82Price / Sales1.672.3526.1980.30Price / Cash6.5411.3318.1537.47Price / Book0.881.232.594.64Net Income$200.04M$2.17B$1.03B$245.69M7 Day Performance-1.71%-2.38%-1.40%-2.66%1 Month Performance0.27%0.48%0.68%-2.15%1 Year Performance6.17%23.57%14.94%12.90% WaFd Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WAFDWaFd4.4432 of 5 stars$29.26-2.0%$33.75+15.3%+3.9%$2.39B$1.43B13.482,208Analyst RevisionMTGMGIC Investment4.397 of 5 stars$24.70+0.7%$26.25+6.3%+24.5%$6.26B$1.21B8.52680Ex-DividendAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeRDNRadian Group2.9483 of 5 stars$32.74+1.2%$36.30+10.9%+17.6%$4.88B$1.29B8.331,100Analyst ForecastPositive NewsTFSLTFS Financial2.2596 of 5 stars$13.58-1.3%$14.50+6.8%+1.0%$3.81B$758.78M48.501,000Dividend AnnouncementSMPLSimply Good Foods1.9964 of 5 stars$37.69-1.8%$40.22+6.7%+5.3%$3.81B$1.33B26.73260News CoveragePositive NewsWSFSWSFS Financial4.4164 of 5 stars$56.04-0.8%$64.75+15.5%+30.0%$3.30B$1.40B12.682,229WDWalker & Dunlop3.4119 of 5 stars$86.33+0.2%$107.50+24.5%-11.5%$2.92B$1.07B30.831,326Analyst RevisionBANCBanc of California4.6509 of 5 stars$15.59-1.8%$18.18+16.6%+4.4%$2.48B$1.89B27.842,304PFSProvident Financial Services4.2446 of 5 stars$18.62-1.6%$24.00+28.9%+18.1%$2.43B$694.73M17.741,142AGMFederal Agricultural Mortgage4.0897 of 5 stars$199.80+0.1%$215.00+7.6%+12.5%$2.17B$1.42B12.85160Dividend IncreaseNews CoverageGap UpNWBINorthwest Bancshares2.3152 of 5 stars$13.04-0.4%$12.50-4.1%+8.2%$1.66B$756.21M16.512,165 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies MTG Competitors RDN Competitors TFSL Competitors SMPL Competitors WSFS Competitors WD Competitors BANC Competitors PFS Competitors AGM Competitors NWBI Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:WAFD) was last updated on 2/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersSecret financial plot unfolding in Washington DC… [DEVELOPING]What stocks are next up to soar in 2025? 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