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Updated Jul 30, 3:04 PM EDT
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3 months
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Year to date
-8.64%
1 year
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5 years
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10 years
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About: WaFd Inc is engaged in providing lending, depository, insurance, and other banking services to consumers, mid-sized to large businesses, and owners and developers of commercial real estate. Through the WaFd Bank, it is involved in accepting deposits from the general public and investing these funds in loans of various types, including first-lien mortgages on single-family dwellings, construction loans, land acquisition and development loans among others. The Bank also invests in certain United States government and agency obligations along with other investments and also performs insurance brokerage activities. Geographically, it operates in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Arizona, Utah, Nevada, New Mexico, California and Texas.

Employees: 2,208

0
Funds holding %
of 7,323 funds
0
Analysts bullish %
of 4 analysts

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2025 Q1 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

13% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 86 | Existing positions reduced: 76

0.05% less ownership

Funds ownership: 79.59% [Q4 2024] → 79.54% (-0.05%) [Q1 2025]

3% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 31 | Existing positions closed: 32

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 247 [Q4 2024] → 241 (-6) [Q1 2025]

11% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.09B [Q4 2024] → $1.85B (-$234M) [Q1 2025]

58% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $13K | Put options by funds: $31K

Research analyst outlook

4 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months

Low target
$31
6%
upside
Avg. target
$32
10%
upside
High target
$33
13%
upside

4 analyst ratings

positive
0%
neutral
100%
negative
0%
DA Davidson
Jeff Rulis
13%upside
$33
Neutral
Maintained
21 Jul 2025
Piper Sandler
Matthew Clark
6%upside
$31
Neutral
Maintained
21 Jul 2025
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods
Kelly Motta
10%upside
$32
Market Perform
Maintained
21 Jul 2025
Stephens & Co.
13%upside
$33
Equal-Weight
Maintained
21 Jul 2025

Financial journalist opinion

Based on 3 articles about WAFD published over the past 30 days

Neutral
Zacks Investment Research
1 week ago
WAFD Gains as Q3 Earnings Beat on Fee Income, Weak Lending Hurts NII
WaFd beats fiscal Q3 estimates on higher fee income and decline in costs, but weak lending and rising credit loss provisions weigh on it.
WAFD Gains as Q3 Earnings Beat on Fee Income, Weak Lending Hurts NII
Neutral
Business Wire
1 week ago
WaFd Announces Quarterly Earnings Per Share of $0.73
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)---- $wafd #banking--WaFd, Inc. (Nasdaq: WAFD): Q3 Highlights   $62 Million   $0.73   0.92%   10.2% Net Income   Diluted Earnings per Common Share   Return on Average Assets   Return on Tangible Common Equity   "The third quarter delivered strong core earnings driven by improved margin and resultant net interest income. Our cost of funds in dollars decreased 6.5% on a linked quarter basis, benefiting from lower rates on deposits and reduced borrowings as we chose to shrink the balance shee.
WaFd Announces Quarterly Earnings Per Share of $0.73
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
3 weeks ago
WaFd (WAFD) Expected to Beat Earnings Estimates: What to Know Ahead of Q3 Release
WaFd (WAFD) possesses the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.
WaFd (WAFD) Expected to Beat Earnings Estimates: What to Know Ahead of Q3 Release
Neutral
Business Wire
2 months ago
WaFd, Inc. Announces Cash Dividend of 27 cents per share
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)---- $WAFD #banking--Today, the Board of Directors of WaFd, Inc. (Nasdaq: WAFD) (the “Company”), announced a regular quarterly cash dividend of 27 cents per share. The dividend will be paid June 6, 2025, to common shareholders of record as of May 23, 2025. This will be the Company's 169th consecutive quarterly cash dividend. WaFd, Inc. is the parent company of Washington Federal Bank, a federally insured Washington state chartered commercial bank dba WaFd Bank that operates branches in Was.
WaFd, Inc. Announces Cash Dividend of 27 cents per share
Negative
CNBC Television
3 months ago
WaFd Bank president on weak loan demand, impact of market uncertainty and the state of the consumer
Brent Beardall, WaFd Bank president, joins 'Power Lunch' to discuss loan demand, recession fears and the state of the banking customer.
WaFd Bank president on weak loan demand, impact of market uncertainty and the state of the consumer
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
3 months ago
WAFD's Q2 Earnings Beat Estimates on Higher NII & Fee Income
WaFd's fiscal Q2 earnings beat estimates on the back of higher revenues and lower expenses. However, a decline in loan balance is a headwind.
WAFD's Q2 Earnings Beat Estimates on Higher NII & Fee Income
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
3 months ago
WaFd (WAFD) Reports Q2 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say
The headline numbers for WaFd (WAFD) give insight into how the company performed in the quarter ended March 2025, but it may be worthwhile to compare some of its key metrics to Wall Street estimates and the year-ago actuals.
WaFd (WAFD) Reports Q2 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
3 months ago
WaFd (WAFD) Q2 Earnings Surpass Estimates
WaFd (WAFD) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.65 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.60 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.73 per share a year ago.
WaFd (WAFD) Q2 Earnings Surpass Estimates
Neutral
Business Wire
3 months ago
WaFd Announces Quarterly Earnings Per Share of $0.65
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)---- $WAFD #banking--WaFd, Inc. (Nasdaq: WAFD): Q2 Highlights   $56 Million   $0.65   0.82%   7.68% Net Income   Diluted Earnings per Common Share   Return on Average Assets   Return on Average Common Equity "In the second quarter of fiscal 2025 our margin bounced back, expenses declined, and bottom-line results improved for shareholders. We are enthusiastic about the shift toward business banking we implemented last quarter and are pleased to see early successes including 382 new small bu.
WaFd Announces Quarterly Earnings Per Share of $0.65
Positive
Seeking Alpha
4 months ago
WaFd: Regional Bank With A 7.3% Yielding Preferred Share
WaFd's preferred shares offer a 7.35% dividend yield, making them attractive for income investors despite recent value drops. The bank's net interest income has declined due to rising borrowing yields and falling asset yields, impacting profitability. The Luther Burbank merger improved WaFd's loan to deposit ratio, reducing dependence on costly external financing.
WaFd: Regional Bank With A 7.3% Yielding Preferred Share
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