WaFd (WAFD) Competitors $27.52 +0.16 (+0.58%) As of 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, PFS, BANC, 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), Provident Financial Services (PFS), Banc of California (BANC), 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 Provident Financial Services Banc of California Federal Agricultural Mortgage Northwest Bancshares WaFd (NASDAQ:WAFD) and MGIC Investment (NYSE:MTG) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, community ranking, earnings, dividends and profitability. Is WAFD or MTG 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 WaFd12.66% 8.78% 0.82% MGIC Investment 63.18%14.86%11.69% Does the media favor WAFD or MTG? In the previous week, WaFd had 12 more articles in the media than MGIC Investment. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for WaFd and 6 mentions for MGIC Investment. MGIC Investment's average media sentiment score of 0.86 beat WaFd's score of 0.64 indicating that MGIC Investment is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment WaFd 3 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive MGIC Investment 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more volatility and risk, WAFD or MTG? WaFd has a beta of 0.79, suggesting that its share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MGIC Investment has a beta of 0.93, suggesting that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate WAFD or MTG? WaFd currently has a consensus price target of $30.50, suggesting a potential upside of 10.83%. MGIC Investment has a consensus price target of $26.50, suggesting a potential upside of 11.06%. Given MGIC Investment's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe MGIC Investment is more favorable than WaFd.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score WaFd 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00MGIC Investment 1 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.13 Which has better valuation & earnings, WAFD or MTG? 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 RatioWaFd$725.16M3.09$200.04M$2.6510.38MGIC Investment$1.21B4.79$762.99M$2.908.23 Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of WAFD or MTG? 83.7% of WaFd shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.6% of MGIC Investment shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of WaFd shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of MGIC Investment shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is WAFD or MTG a better dividend stock? WaFd pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. MGIC Investment pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. WaFd pays out 40.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. MGIC Investment pays out 17.9% 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. Does the MarketBeat Community favor WAFD or MTG? MGIC Investment received 268 more outperform votes than WaFd when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.30% of users gave MGIC Investment an outperform vote while only 47.68% of users gave WaFd an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformWaFdOutperform Votes21647.68% Underperform Votes23752.32% MGIC InvestmentOutperform Votes48466.30% Underperform Votes24633.70% SummaryMGIC Investment beats WaFd on 16 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$2.24B$20.45B$10.76B$7.36BDividend Yield4.40%3.90%5.83%4.32%P/E Ratio12.6811.6821.5617.68Price / Sales3.092.6125.4692.88Price / Cash6.5011.1617.6234.64Price / Book0.821.082.563.94Net Income$200.04M$2.17B$1.03B$247.45M7 Day Performance4.12%-0.82%-0.07%0.48%1 Month Performance-2.55%-5.43%-3.71%-7.08%1 Year Performance2.92%15.60%534.20%-0.35% WaFd Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WAFDWaFd4.3 of 5 stars$27.52+0.6%$30.50+10.8%+1.4%$2.24B$725.16M12.682,130Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑Analyst RevisionNews CoverageHigh Trading VolumeMTGMGIC Investment3.8127 of 5 stars$22.50-2.8%$26.75+18.9%+24.0%$5.46B$1.21B7.76680Short Interest ↓Positive NewsGap DownRDNRadian Group3.3433 of 5 stars$30.62-2.4%$36.80+20.2%+8.8%$4.44B$1.29B7.791,400Short Interest ↓Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeSMPLSimply Good Foods3.1472 of 5 stars$33.89+0.1%$39.56+16.7%+18.7%$3.42B$1.36B24.04260Earnings ReportAnalyst RevisionNews CoveragePositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeTFSLTFS Financial2.999 of 5 stars$11.72+0.2%$14.50+23.7%+1.6%$3.29B$302.58M41.861,000Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeWSFSWSFS Financial4.7272 of 5 stars$46.36-0.6%$64.75+39.7%+11.5%$2.69B$1.04B10.492,160News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeWDWalker & Dunlop3.7249 of 5 stars$75.05-4.0%$107.50+43.2%-17.6%$2.55B$1.13B23.531,326News CoverageGap DownPFSProvident Financial Services4.1965 of 5 stars$15.27-1.5%$24.00+57.2%+9.8%$1.99B$694.73M14.541,150Positive NewsBANCBanc of California4.6389 of 5 stars$12.11-2.1%$18.18+50.2%-7.1%$1.92B$985.89M21.62680Upcoming EarningsHigh Trading VolumeAGMFederal Agricultural Mortgage4.6673 of 5 stars$168.07-3.7%$230.00+36.8%-5.0%$1.83B$375.18M10.22160News CoveragePositive NewsNWBINorthwest Bancshares3.5732 of 5 stars$11.10-0.7%$12.50+12.6%+3.7%$1.42B$520.47M14.052,160High Trading Volume Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies MTG Competitors RDN Competitors SMPL Competitors TFSL Competitors WSFS Competitors WD Competitors PFS Competitors BANC 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 4/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersCrypto’s crashing…but we’re still profitingMost traders are panicking right now. 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