WAFD Price Forecast Based on Dividend Discount Model

The Dividend Discount Model (DDM) is a valuation model that attempts to determine a fair share price for a stock, based on the dividend it provides in comparison to several company-specific metrics indicative of the riskiness of the stock and the financial health of the company. Regarding Washington Federal Inc, the DDM model generated by StockNews estimates a return of negative 3.79% in comparison to its current price. To help understand and contextualize the model's evaluation of WAFD, investors may wish to consider are:

• Relative to all dividend yielding stocks in our set, Washington Federal Inc produces a dividend yield 4.09% -- which falls in the top 33.74%.
• WAFD's growth rate in terms of the amount of dividends it returns to shareholders is greater than 28.07% of its fellow dividend stocks in the Financial Services sector.
• In comparison to its fellow dividend issuing stocks in the Financial Services sector, Washington Federal Inc has an equity discount rate lower than 62.48% of them.

WAFD Dividends vs. Peers