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After finishing at $32.14 in the prior trading day, WaFd Inc (NASDAQ: WAFD) closed at $32.2, up 0.19%. In other words, the price has increased by $0.19 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.56 million shares were traded. WAFD stock price reached its highest trading level at $32.44 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $31.89.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of WAFD by taking a closer look at its different ratios. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.62 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.04.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In the most recent recommendation for the company, DA Davidson on February 06, 2025, Downgraded its rating to Neutral and sets its target price to $32 from $35 previously.
On October 21, 2024, Keefe Bruyette Downgraded its rating to Mkt Perform which previously was Outperform but kept the price unchanged to $40.
On December 08, 2023, Stephens started tracking the stock assigning a Equal-Weight rating and target price of $32.Stephens initiated its Equal-Weight rating on December 08, 2023, with a $32 target price.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Dec 03 ’25 when BEARDALL BRENT J bought 3,000 shares for $16.85 per share. The transaction valued at 50,550 led to the insider holds 6,000 shares of the business.
BEARDALL BRENT J bought 3,000 shares of WAFD for $49,650 on Nov 26 ’25. The President & CEO now owns 3,000 shares after completing the transaction at $16.55 per share. On Sep 17 ’25, another insider, Singleton Sean, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 1,004 shares for $31.71 each. As a result, the insider received 31,837 and left with 9,278 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, WAFD now has a Market Capitalization of 2537104384 and an Enterprise Value of 3903949312. As of this moment, WaFd’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 12.20, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 9.76. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.75 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.92. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 5.439.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for WAFD is 0.85, which has changed by -0.10548288 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.12469888 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, WAFD has reached a high of $36.65, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $23.75. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 6.79%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 9.04%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 624.45K shares per day over the past 3-months and 1027910 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 78.19M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 75.48M. Insiders hold about 1.60% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 80.50% stake in the company. Shares short for WAFD as of 1763078400 were 2608897 with a Short Ratio of 4.18, compared to 1760486400 on 1861202. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2608897 and a Short% of Float of 4.64.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, WAFD’s forward annual dividend rate was 1.07, compared to 1.08 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.03329185. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.18. The current Payout Ratio is 40.61% for WAFD, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-11-21 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-11-21. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2005-02-02 when the company split stock in a 11:10 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The stock of WaFd Inc (WAFD) is currently drawing attention from 4.0 analysts actively involved in the ongoing evaluation and rating process.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.73, with high estimates of $0.74 and low estimates of $0.72.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $3.14 and $2.92 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $3.05. EPS for the following year is $3.3, with 3.0 analysts recommending between $3.43 and $3.22.
Revenue Estimates
4 analysts predict $193.36M in revenue for. The current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $194.8M to a low estimate of $191.44M. As of. The current estimate, WaFd Inc’s year-ago sales were $171.13MFor the next quarter, 4 analysts are estimating revenue of $192.56M. There is a high estimate of $193.6M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $190.4M.
A total of 4 analysts have provided revenue estimates for WAFD’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $793.1M, while the lowest revenue estimate was $774.8M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $783.5M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $725.48MBased on 3 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $827.15M in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $849.4M and the low estimate is $814.6M.
