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After finishing at $32.94 in the prior trading day, WaFd Inc (NASDAQ: WAFD) closed at $31.68, down -3.83%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$3.83 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.57 million shares were traded. WAFD stock price reached its highest trading level at $32.86 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $31.595.
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 0.82 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.82.
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 2421883904 and an Enterprise Value of 4475379712. As of this moment, WaFd’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 10.97, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 9.79. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.74 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.89. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 6.093.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for WAFD is 0.86, which has changed by 0.047272682 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.15024745 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, WAFD has reached a high of $33.92, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $23.75. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -1.91%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 4.74%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 672.29K shares per day over the past 3-months and 624780 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 76.45M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 75.14M. Insiders hold about 1.69% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 80.72% stake in the company. Shares short for WAFD as of 1767139200 were 2131062 with a Short Ratio of 3.17, compared to 1764288000 on 2627756. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2131062 and a Short% of Float of 3.85.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, WAFD’s forward annual dividend rate was 0.8, compared to 1.08 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.024286583. 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
At present, 4.0 analysts are actively evaluating the performance of WaFd Inc (WAFD) in the stock market.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.76, with high estimates of $0.8 and low estimates of $0.74.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $3.14 and $2.97 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $3.06. EPS for the following year is $3.23, with 4.0 analysts recommending between $3.45 and $3.05.
Revenue Estimates
4 analysts predict $190.51M in revenue. The current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $191.54M to a low estimate of $189.6M. The current estimate, WaFd Inc’s year-ago sales were $179.79MFor the next quarter, 4 analysts are estimating revenue of $192.18M. There is a high estimate of $193.5M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $191.32M.
A total of 4 analysts have provided revenue estimates for WAFD’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $769.8M, while the lowest revenue estimate was $763.12M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $767.4M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $725.48MBased on 4 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $798.39M in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $828.8M and the low estimate is $781.25M.
