WaFd (WAFD) Competitors $31.35 +0.98 (+3.23%) As of 01/14/2025 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends WAFD vs. MTG, RDN, SMPL, TFSL, WD, WSFS, 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), Walker & Dunlop (WD), WSFS Financial (WSFS), 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 Walker & Dunlop WSFS Financial 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 stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, community ranking, dividends, media sentiment, risk, valuation, profitability and analyst recommendations. 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 3.3%. MGIC Investment pays out 18.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. WaFd pays out 41.9% 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. Is MTG or WAFD more profitable? MGIC Investment has a net margin of 64.09% compared to WaFd's net margin of 13.97%. MGIC Investment's return on equity of 14.99% beat WaFd's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets MGIC Investment64.09% 14.99% 11.75% WaFd 13.97%9.44%0.87% Does the MarketBeat Community believe in MTG or WAFD? MGIC Investment received 268 more outperform votes than WaFd when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.67% of users gave MGIC Investment an outperform vote while only 48.76% of users gave WaFd an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformMGIC InvestmentOutperform Votes48466.67% Underperform Votes24233.33% WaFdOutperform Votes21648.76% Underperform Votes22751.24% Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of MTG or WAFD? 95.6% of MGIC Investment shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.7% of WaFd shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of MGIC Investment shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of WaFd shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has better 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$1.19B5.04$712.95M$2.848.34WaFd$721.83M3.53$200.04M$2.4812.64 Does the media favor MTG or WAFD? In the previous week, MGIC Investment had 3 more articles in the media than WaFd. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for MGIC Investment and 1 mentions for WaFd. WaFd's average media sentiment score of 1.25 beat MGIC Investment's score of -0.12 indicating that WaFd is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment MGIC Investment Neutral WaFd Positive Do analysts recommend MTG or WAFD? MGIC Investment presently has a consensus price target of $25.86, suggesting a potential upside of 9.15%. WaFd has a consensus price target of $38.00, suggesting a potential upside of 21.21%. Given WaFd's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly 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) 4 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.14WaFd 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.25 Which has more volatility and risk, MTG or WAFD? MGIC Investment has a beta of 1.29, indicating that its share price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, WaFd has a beta of 0.87, indicating that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryMGIC Investment beats WaFd on 14 of the 20 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$2.55B$22.12B$11.31B$8.80BDividend Yield3.24%3.35%5.94%4.00%P/E Ratio12.6426.6124.6216.96Price / Sales3.532.8926.68118.01Price / Cash7.6910.9818.5837.77Price / Book0.941.252.534.89Net Income$200.04M$2.24B$1.04B$228.40M7 Day Performance-2.31%0.52%-0.43%-1.79%1 Month Performance-11.32%-5.10%-3.83%0.03%1 Year Performance1.92%16.57%13.04%13.56% WaFd Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WAFDWaFd4.5752 of 5 stars$31.35+3.2%$38.00+21.2%+1.9%$2.55B$721.83M12.642,130Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsMTGMGIC Investment2.084 of 5 stars$23.48-1.6%$26.00+10.7%+22.3%$5.95B$1.19B8.27680RDNRadian Group2.0862 of 5 stars$31.67-1.7%$36.10+14.0%+10.5%$4.72B$1.30B8.201,100Short Interest ↑News CoverageSMPLSimply Good Foods3.4118 of 5 stars$37.11-6.1%$40.22+8.4%-18.3%$3.75B$1.33B26.89260Earnings ReportAnalyst RevisionPositive NewsTFSLTFS Financial3.8004 of 5 stars$12.56+0.2%$14.50+15.4%-9.2%$3.53B$303.16M46.521,000Positive NewsWDWalker & Dunlop2.4478 of 5 stars$94.52-1.5%$111.00+17.4%-9.9%$3.19B$1.07B33.761,326WSFSWSFS Financial4.1497 of 5 stars$53.58+0.5%$59.75+11.5%+19.5%$3.16B$1.05B12.232,160BANCBanc of California4.527 of 5 stars$15.81+1.9%$18.10+14.5%+23.5%$2.51B$1.97B-3.702,304Gap UpPFSProvident Financial Services4.055 of 5 stars$18.77-0.8%$23.50+25.2%+12.5%$2.45B$603.57M18.051,150AGMFederal Agricultural Mortgage4.825 of 5 stars$193.24-0.8%$215.00+11.3%+5.1%$2.10B$358.82M12.43185Short Interest ↓NWBINorthwest Bancshares1.0247 of 5 stars$13.06-0.6%$12.50-4.3%+6.8%$1.66B$502.26M17.182,165 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies MTG Competitors RDN Competitors SMPL Competitors TFSL Competitors WD Competitors WSFS 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 1/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersCollect $7k per month from Tesla’s SECRET dividendTesla doesn't pay a traditional dividend.... 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