Washington Federal, Inc. (WAFD): Price and Financial Metrics

Washington Federal, Inc. (WAFD): $27.27

0.51 (+1.91%)

POWR Rating

Component Grades

Momentum

C

Stability

C

Sentiment

Quality

D

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Industry: Pacific Regional Banks

Industry

F

Ranked

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WAFD Price/Volume Stats

Current price $27.27 52-week high $34.07
Prev. close $26.76 52-week low $23.36
Day low $26.65 Volume 698,300
Day high $27.72 Avg. volume 356,368
50-day MA $28.74 Dividend yield 3.9%
200-day MA $28.11 Market Cap 1.77B

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WAFD POWR Grades

  • Value is the dimension where WAFD ranks best; there it ranks ahead of 65.63% of US stocks.
  • The strongest trend for WAFD is in Stability, which has been heading up over the past 26 weeks.
  • WAFD's current lowest rank is in the Sentiment metric (where it is better than 11.43% of US stocks).

WAFD Stock Summary

  • For WAFD, its debt to operating expenses ratio is greater than that reported by 91.53% of US equities we're observing.
  • With a year-over-year growth in debt of 70.23%, WAFD INC's debt growth rate surpasses 89.32% of about US stocks.
  • Shareholder yield, a measure of how much is returned to shareholders via dividends and share repurchases, for WAFD comes in at -70.6% -- higher than that of just 5.88% of stocks in our set.
  • Stocks that are quantitatively similar to WAFD, based on their financial statements, market capitalization, and price volatility, are PFS, BANC, HBNC, BHB, and HOPE.
  • WAFD's SEC filings can be seen here. And to visit WAFD INC's official web site, go to www.wafdbank.com.

WAFD Valuation Summary

  • WAFD's price/sales ratio is 3.1; this is 14.81% higher than that of the median Financial Services stock.
  • WAFD's price/sales ratio has moved down 4.4 over the prior 243 months.

Below are key valuation metrics over time for WAFD.

Stock Date P/S P/B P/E EV/EBIT
WAFD 2023-12-22 3.1 0.9 8.8 15.0
WAFD 2023-12-21 3.0 0.9 8.6 14.8
WAFD 2023-12-20 3.0 0.9 8.5 14.7
WAFD 2023-12-19 3.0 0.9 8.7 14.9
WAFD 2023-12-18 2.9 0.8 8.5 14.7
WAFD 2023-12-15 3.0 0.9 8.5 14.8

WAFD Growth Metrics

    Its 3 year price growth rate is now at -6.09%.
  • Its 2 year cash and equivalents growth rate is now at 30.22%.
  • Its 3 year net cashflow from operations growth rate is now at 7.53%.
WAFD's revenue has moved up $131,016,000 over the prior 34 months.

The table below shows WAFD's growth in key financial areas (numbers in millions of US dollars).

Date Revenue Operating Cash Flow Net Income to Common Stock
2022-12-31 699.967 307.724 250.934
2022-09-30 657.961 268.465 221.705
2022-06-30 622.819 236.164 200.682
2022-03-31 598.839 192.949 184.809
2021-12-31 586.103 247.116 181.255
2021-09-30 565.17 314.454 173.581

WAFD's Quality Factors

The “Quality” component of the POWR Ratings focuses on 31 different factors of a companies fundamentals and operational strength. Here are some key insights as we drill into the specifics of these quality attributes.
  • WAFD has a Quality Grade of C, ranking ahead of 45.78% of graded US stocks.
  • WAFD's asset turnover comes in at 0.028 -- ranking 398th of 428 Banking stocks.
  • CHCO, WSBF, and ECPG are the stocks whose asset turnover ratios are most correlated with WAFD.

The table below shows WAFD's key quality metrics over time.

Period Asset Turnover Gross Margin ROIC
2021-06-30 0.028 1 0.011
2021-03-31 0.027 1 0.010
2020-12-31 0.027 1 0.010
2020-09-30 0.030 1 0.012
2020-06-30 0.032 1 0.013
2020-03-31 0.034 1 0.014

WAFD Price Target

For more insight on analysts targets of WAFD, see our WAFD price target page. And for a list of of all stocks sorted by upside potential based on analyst target price, see our Top Price Target page.

Average Price Target $34.00 Average Broker Recommendation 2 (Hold)

Washington Federal, Inc. (WAFD) Company Bio


Washington Federal provides banking services to professionals, real estate investors, and non-profit organizations in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Arizona, Utah, Nevada, New Mexico, and Texas. The company was founded in 1917 and is based in Seattle, Washington.


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Here's What We Like About WaFd's (NASDAQ:WAFD) Upcoming Dividend

WaFd, Inc ( NASDAQ:WAFD ) stock is about to trade ex-dividend in three days. The ex-dividend date is one business day...

Yahoo | November 18, 2023

WaFd Announces Cash Dividend of 25 Cents Per Share

SEATTLE, November 14, 2023--Today, the Board of Directors of WaFd, Inc. (Nasdaq: WAFD) (the "Company"), parent company of Washington Federal Bank ("WaFd Bank"), announced a regular quarterly cash dividend of 25 cents per share. The dividend will be paid December 8, 2023, to common shareholders of record as of November 24, 2023. This will be the Company’s 163rd consecutive quarterly cash dividend.

Yahoo | November 14, 2023

WaFd, Inc (NASDAQ:WAFD) is largely controlled by institutional shareholders who own 88% of the company

Key Insights Significantly high institutional ownership implies WaFd's stock price is sensitive to their trading...

Yahoo | October 27, 2023

WaFd's Annual Earnings Per Share Increased 10% For 2023 Even After Net Interest Margin Contraction and Outsized Provision For Credit Losses

SEATTLE, October 17, 2023--WaFd, Inc. (Nasdaq: WAFD) (the "Company"), parent company of WaFd Bank (the "Bank"), today announced record annual earnings of $257,426,000 for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2023, an increase of $21,096,000 from earnings of $236,330,000 for the year ended September 30, 2022. After the effect of dividends on preferred stock, net income available for common shareholders was $3.72 per share for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2023, a $0.33 or 9.7% increase from

Yahoo | October 17, 2023

Investors in Washington Federal (NASDAQ:WAFD) have seen notable returns of 31% over the past three years

Low-cost index funds make it easy to achieve average market returns. But across the board there are plenty of stocks...

Yahoo | September 30, 2023

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WAFD Price Returns

1-mo -4.33%
3-mo -13.83%
6-mo 8.44%
1-year -7.23%
3-year -9.04%
5-year 9.66%
YTD -16.49%
2023 1.74%
2022 3.39%
2021 33.50%
2020 -27.26%
2019 40.64%

WAFD Dividends

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